Undergraduate Course: Preparation for Practice 3 (DENT09011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The areas of study in this course will include:
Semester 1
Oral Health Promotion, Pain & Anxiety Control, Special Care Dentistry
Semester 2
All skills and learning outcomes achieved during previous periods of study
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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 96,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
0 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
70 %,
Coursework
30 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Semester 1
Examination 70%, Coursework 30%
Semester 2
Examination 100% |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
Students will be expected to:
¿be competent in the principles of health promotion, including oral health promotion
¿have knowledge of the importance of community-based prevention
¿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
¿be competent in the dental care of patients with physical or learning disabilities, mental health problems, or who are medically compromised or terminally ill
¿be competent in relation to the principles and problems involved in the provision of domiciliary dental care and the role of the dental hygienist and dental therapist within this environment
¿have knowledge of their role within general dentistry
¿be competent at the provision of dental care within the different branches of dentistry
¿be competent in safe working practice, emergency care, infection control, communication, pain & anxiety control, oral health promotion, occupational risk assessment
¿have knowledge of dental public health and its significance in disease prevention
¿be competent in the care of special needs patients
¿have knowledge of alternative clinical therapies
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Charles Maran
Tel:
Email: charles.maran@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Theodora Christidou
Tel: (0131 6)50 6410
Email: Theodora.Christidou@ed.ac.uk |
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