Health Professions Subcommittee
	REPORT
	MARCH 2007
I. SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY
A.  New	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2007
Minor	Craniofacial and Dental Biotechnology
	(20)
20-unit program if all the prerequisites are completed as part of other degree programs, for whom the 
minor is targeted.
>	Approved
Includes one new course, DENT-412.  With prerequisites, the minor exceeds the usual limit for minors, 
but the minor is aimed at biology and BME majors, who will have completed most or all of the 
prerequisites.

B.  New	Course	Eff. 	Fall 2007
DENT-412	Fundamentals of Craniofacial and Dental Technology
	(3)  
Biomedical engineering and technology applied to oral health professions. Dental biomaterials, CAD-CAM, digital dental technology and tissue engineering applications to craniofacial diseases, disorders, and enhancements.  Recommended preparation: Junior standing.  Duplicates credit in the former BME-412.
>	Approved
Replaces BME-412 (dropped on Administrative report).

II.  KECK SCHOOL OF MEDICINE	Physiology and Biophysics
Revise	Program	Eff. Term:	Fall 2008
Ph.D.	Pathobiology
	(60)
Remove PATH 552ab (3-2) and PATH 570c (2) from list of required courses and add them to list of 
electives for this program.
>	Approved
The subcommittee reviewers suggest that the Department consider adding an Ethics course to their 
Ph..D. program if this is not already included.