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Postgraduate Course: Restoration of the Endentulous space (DENT11112)

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 11 (Postgraduate) Credits10
Home subject areaDentistry Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThis course is designed to help postgraduate students to appreciate the indications for the replacement of missing teeth in the partially dentate patient.

It will help them to review skills and to be able to evaluate the merits of the various types of partial prostheses.

It will also facilitate the provision of removable chrome-cobalt partial dentures and tooth-supported fixed bridgework.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Introduction to Clinical Evidence (DENT11105) AND Diagnosis and treatment planning (DENT11106) AND Direct Restorations (DENT11107) AND Occlusal management of the restored natural dentition (DENT11108) AND Endodontics in Primary Dental Care (DENT11109) AND Periodontal Management in Primary Dental Care (DENT11110) AND Indirect Restoration (DENT11111)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2013/14 Flexible, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Learn enabled:  No Quota:  None
Web Timetable Web Timetable
Course Start Date 05/08/2013
Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 5, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 5, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 5, Online Activities 5, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Formative Assessment Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 75 )
Additional Notes
Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) Written Exam 80 %, Coursework 20 %, Practical Exam 0 %
No Exam Information
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes
¿ To be able to advise a patient with a missing tooth or teeth of the options for treatment.
¿ To be able to provide an appropriate design for a partial denture for the Dental Technician.
¿ To be able to design a fixed prosthesis appropriate for a given clinical situation.
¿ To be able to provide tooth preparations for bridge retainers consistent with the mechanical and biological demands to be placed on the prosthesis.
¿ To know the considerations in assessing a patient for dental implants and to understand the prosthodontic stages of treatment.
Assessment Information
Participation in tutorials and discussion board 20%
Written assignment 20%
Clinical cases 40%
Reflective account 20%
Special Arrangements
Computer specification to enable participation
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Detail still to be finalised
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Available on the VLE as links to the University of Edinburgh library
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern A mixture of reading material, virtual classroom tutorials, recorded lectures, labyrinth scenarios, screen capture videos and video demonstrations. This course will also be supported by a clinical skills summer school.
KeywordsMissing teeth, fixed prostheses, removable prostheses, bridgework, tooth preparation, implants
Contacts
Course organiserDr Oonagh Lawrie
Tel: (0131) 536 4930
Email: Oonagh.Lawrie@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Monika Wenham
Tel: 0131 536 4416
Email: Monika.Wenham@ed.ac.uk
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