Undergraduate Course: Preparation for Practice 1 (DENT08004)
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 |
20 |
| 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 safe working practices, emergency care, infection control and transmissible disease, behavioural sciences and pain & anxiety control. |
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 | Lecture | | 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 implementing and performing satisfactory infection control and preventing physical, chemical and microbiological contamination in the clinic
- be competent at arranging and using the working clinical environment in the most safe and efficient manner
- have knowledge of health and safety legislation as it affects dental practice
- be competent at carrying out resuscitation techniques
- have knowledge of how to identify medical emergencies and provide immediate management of anaphylactic reaction, hypoglycaemia, upper respiratory obstruction, cardiac arrest, fits, vasovagal attack, inhalation or ingestion of foreign bodies, and haemorrhage
- be familiar with the principles of first aid
- be competent at communication with patients, their families and carers, other members of the dental team and other healthcare professionals
- have knowledge of managing patients from different social and ethnic backgrounds
- have knowledge of working as part of the dental team
- be familiar with the social and psychological issues relevant to the care of patients
- be competent at managing fear and anxiety with behavioural techniques and empathise with patients in stressful situations
- be competent at infiltration and inferior dental regional block analgesia
- be familiar with the dental application of drugs in the control of pain and anxiety
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Assessment Information
Examination 50%, course work 50%
Combined assessment methods including short answer tests, multiple-choice questions, OSCE, case reports and 360o feedback are employed throughout the course. 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 |
Mrs Margaret Ross
Tel: 0131 (536 4997)
Email: Margaret.K.Ross@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Mrs Jacqueline Mcgurk
Tel: 0131 536 4970
Email: Jackie.McGurk@ed.ac.uk |
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