Oral health education for medical students.

With a view to improving oral health in Oman, particularly in the interior of the country where dental services are very scarce, medical students have been receiving a grounding in this field since 1988. The results achieved so far have proved encouraging.

Epidermoid cyst of the spleen: a clinico-pathologic correlation.

A large epidermoid cyst of the spleen in a 39-year-old woman is reported. Diagnosis and treatment are discussed. Epidermoid cysts of the spleen occur in newborns, children and adults up to 50 years of age, with the peak incidence in the second and third decades. Abdominal mass, discomfort and non-specific gastrointestinal complaints are most common clinical presentations. Radionuclide imaging, computed tomography and sonography are the preferred preoperative noninvasive diagnostic methods.