Undergraduate Course: Clinical Skills 1 (DENT08002)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Clinical Sciences and Community Health |
College |
College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 08 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
30 |
| Home subject area |
Dentistry |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None |
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| Course description |
The areas of study in this course include dental hygiene clinical skills, dental hygiene clinical practice, dental biomaterials science and restorative clinical skills. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2010/11 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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WebCT enabled: No |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| Central | Laboratory | | 1-22 | | 09:00 - 09:50 | | | | | Central | Laboratory | | 1-22 | | | | 09:00 - 09:50 | |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will be expected to:
- be competent at obtaining a detailed history of the patient's dental state
- be competent at checking and evaluating a patient's medical history
- be familiar with the complex interactions between oral health, nutrition, general health, drugs and diseases that can have an impact on dental care and disease
- be competent at the use of indices to screen and monitor disease
- be competent at instructing patients in the various methods of plaque control, including both chemical and mechanical means and incorporating appropriate modifications for patients with special needs
- be competent in the treatment and monitoring of periodontal diseases
- be competent at the correct selection and manipulation of dental biomaterials used by the dental hygienist or therapist
- have knowledge of the science that underpins the dental biomaterials used by the dental hygienist or therapist
- be competent at completing a range of procedures in restorative dentistry, including amalgam and tooth-coloured restorations in both permanent and primary dentitions
- have knowledge of advanced restorative techniques for both dentitions
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Assessment Information
Examination 50%, course work 50%
Combined assessment methods including short answer tests, multiple-choice questions, case reports and 360o feedback are employed throughout the course. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) and Structured Clinical Operative Tests (SCOTS) are used to determine clinical ability and progress, and a logbook of clinical work is kept which contributes to a personal portfolio and is assessed at the end of each semester. There are examinations at the end of each semester which must be passed satisfactorily before any student is permitted to continue to the next phase of study.
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Special Arrangements
| Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser |
Prof Richard Ibbetson
Tel: (0131) 536 4975
Email: R.Ibbetson@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Jacqueline Mcgurk
Tel: 0131 536 4970
Email: Jackie.McGurk@ed.ac.uk |
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