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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Clinical Sciences : Dentistry

Undergraduate Course: Clinical Skills 1 (DENT08002)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) Credits30
Home subject areaDentistry Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe areas of study in this course include dental hygiene clinical skills, dental hygiene clinical practice, dental biomaterials science and restorative clinical skills.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 16/09/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Learning and Teaching Activities
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Please contact the School directly for a breakdown of Assessment Methods
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)2:00
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
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.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
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Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserMrs Joanne Macleod
Tel: 0131 526 4996
Email: J.MacLeod@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Anne Azak
Tel: 0131 536 4964
Email: A.Azak@ed.ac.uk
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