Mechanisms of bacterial pathogenesis: entry into the human body; adhesion, colonization and invasion; pathogenic actions of bacteria (tissue destruction, toxins); mechanisms for escaping host defenses.
Antibacterials and their mechanisms of action. Mechanisms of drug resistance.
Gram-positive cocci: Staphylococci, Streptococci. Gram-negative cocci: Neisseria. Gram-positive rods: Mycobacterium, Actinomyces. Gram-negative rods: Enterobacteriaceae, Vibrionaceae, Campylobacter, Helicobacter. Spore-forming Gram-positive bacilli: Clostridium and Bacillus. Anaerobic bacteria in oral cavity. Spirochaetes.
RNA viruses: Orthomyxovirus, Rotavirus, Filovirus, Retrovirus, Coronavirus, Flavivirus, Picornavirus, Delta virus. DNA viruses: Poxvirus, Herpesvirus, Hepadnavirus, Papillomavirus. Antiviral drugs.
Prions.
Hospital-acquired infection.

Oral bacterial diseases: dental caries, periodontal diseases, peri-implantitis, dental abscess, pulpitis and dental pulp necrosis. Oral fungal and viral infections. Antimicrobial prophylaxis.
Selection, collection procedure, storage, transport and processing of clinical specimens.
Culture: use of non-selective and selective media.
Microbial Identification: conventional and molecular methods.
Disinfection and sterilization, and dental asepsis.