PART 1: GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY

 1. Why study microbiology?

 2. Bacterial structure and taxonomy

 3. Bacterial physiology and genetics

 4. Viruses and prions

 5. Pathogenesis of microbial disease

 6. Diagnostic microbiology and laboratory methods

 7. Antimicrobial chemotherapy

PART 2: BASIC IMMUNOLOGY

 8. The immune system and the oral cavity

 9. The immune response

 10. Immunity and infection

PART 3: MICROBES OF RELEVANCE TO DENTISTRY

 11. Streptococci, staphylococci and micrococci

 12. Lactobacilli, corynebacteria and propionibacteria

 13. Actinomycetes, clostridia and Bacillus species

 14. Neisseriaceae, Veillonella, parvobacteria and Capnocytophaga

 15. Enterobacteria

 16. Vibrios, campylobacters and Wolinella

 17. Bacteroides, Tannerella, Porphyromonas and Prevotella

 18. Fusobacteria, Leptotrichia and spirochaetes

 19. Mycobacteria and legionellae

 20. Chlamydiae, rickettsiae and mycoplasmas

 21. Viruses of relevance to dentistry

 22. Fungi of relevance to dentistry

PART 4: INFECTIONS OF RELEVANCE TO DENTISTRY

 23. Infections of the respiratory tract

 24. Infections of the cardiovascular system

 25. Infections of the central nervous and locomotor systems

 26. Infections of the gastrointestinal tract

 27. Infections of the genitourinary tract

 28. Skin and wound infections

 29. Viral hepatitis

 30. Human immunodeficiency virus infection, AIDS and infections in compromised patients

PART 5: ORAL MICROBIOLOGY

 31. Oral microbiome and the oral ecosystem

 32. Microbiology of dental caries

 33. Microbiology of periodontal disease

 34. Dentoalveolar and endodontic infections

 35. Oral mucosal and salivary gland infections

PART 6: CROSS INFECTION AND CONTROL

 36. Principles of infection control

 37. Infection control procedures in dentistry: personal protection, sharps injuries protocol, and immunization

 38. Infection control procedures in dentistry: sterilization, disinfection and antisepsis

 Glossary of terms and abbreviations