Komal
Marwaha
MD
Reader and Head Department of Physiology Dr HSJ Institute of Dental Sciences and Hospital Panjab University
Chandigarh,
India
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Workbook of Practical Human Physiology for BDS
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5Preface
Medicine is a practical part of treatment rather than a theoretical one. The fascinating aspect of medicine lies in learning by doing process. History of medicine is replete with examples where basic physiological discoveries have led to advances in clinical disciplines. Repetitions of some fundamental experiments by students, correspondingly, give them a better understanding of clinical subjects. In training program of medical, dental and science students’ practical work has always held an important place. This is particularly important in fundamental disciplines like physiology.
All the teachers of physiology in dental colleges know how teaching of practical human physiology to these students has been handed down from one to another in the form of tradition. Teachers have always found it hard to rationalize what is needed to be taught and what should not be taught. Often the technique advocated has been passed from one generation of teachers to another with some modifications and justifications. Keeping all these problems in mind I have come up with this workbook of practical human physiology which is in line with the curriculum policy of Dental Council of India. The book contains all the essential underlying principles of practical human physiology as per the latest recommendations of Dental Council of India (DCI). The instruction of DCI to lay emphasis on the applied aspect of physiology has been adequately taken care of in this book.
Earlier BDS first year students had to depend on practical physiology books or manuals which were meant for MBBS. This workbook of practical human physiology serves the purpose of textbook, manual as well as workbook. It has covered all the practical aspects of human physiology.
The work book is divided in two sections:
- Practicals
- Demonstrations.
The practical procedures are to be performed by the students during practical classes to acquire skills. All the procedures are to be included in the University practical examination. Those categorized as demonstrations are to be shown to the students during practical classes. However, these demonstrations would not be included in the University examinations but question based on this would be given in the form of charts, graphs and calculations for interpretation by the students.
All the chapters are covered under following sections:
Objectives: A set of objectives have been given at the beginning of each practical. They are intended to inform the student what they must learn from a particular exercise. Student should go through them before starting the practical and should again look at them after completing the practical, to assess whether he has acquired the necessary skill and the knowledge. The objectives covered in this book are based on what a student must know but these do not limit what he/she may know.
Introduction: It covers the basic knowledge of the topic on which the practical is based.
6Method: Keeping in view the fast growing world of medical science, we want our students to remain abridged with the latest methodology used in physiology and clinical medicine. So this section covers different methods employed for performing a particular practical. Thereafter, one particular method (required by BDS student to know) is discussed in detail.
The principle of the method, all the factual knowledge and the technical data of the apparatus to be used are discussed. Great care is taken in the description of the apparatus to be used in the practical and in the description of principles underlying their working. The whole procedure is dealt with in detail in a stepwise manner.
Precautions: Immediately after the procedure sound and updated precautions to be observed are given to avoid fruitless work. After that the way to record observation, perform calculations (if any) and express result is described.
Besides the technical details, a clear concept regarding the theoretical background of the experiment performed, its importance and uses and clinical correlation is covered under discussion. Well labeled diagrams and photographs of the apparatus are provided along with the text for proper understanding.
To overcome the need of using additional practical file, work space has been provided at the end of each chapter where students will record observations, perform calculations and give the results. Important viva questions are also given to help students prepare for their examination.
Besides covering the minimum and essential practicals listed by DCI curriculum for first year BDS, this book has also covered additional practicals being followed by most of the dental and allied science colleges throughout the country. This book will also benefit the students of first year BAMS, DHMS, BHMS, BPT, BSc nursing and other life sciences.
As far as possible each statement included in the workbook is drawn from some well recognized sources and care has been taken to cover every aspect of practical human physiology for BDS 1st year curriculum.
I express my sincere thanks and deep appreciation to my colleague Dr Sujata Upadhyay for editing the whole manuscript and providing constructive inputs. I must express my gratitude to my husband, Mr Ajay Kumar, for his endless support and understanding. I express my thanks to M/s Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers for bringing out this workbook in excellent form. I request all the students and the teachers using this workbook to evaluate it with open mind and give their valuable suggestions.