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Postgraduate Course: Dental Caries and Periodontal Disease in Children and Adolescents (DENT11123)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe aim of this course is to teach the student about the epidemiology, prevention and diagnosis of dental caries and periodontal disease in the child and adolescent.
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 21, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 77 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Formative: Workplace-based assessments
Discussion during seminars
End of term exams
Summative: End of year exams 100%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the epidemiology of dental disease
2. Discuss the prevalence, risk factors, diagnosis and management of periodontal disease in the child and adolescent
3. Identify the different methods available for the diagnosis of dental caries
4. Explain the caries risk assessment process and be able to carry out a caries risk assessment for each individual patient
5. Discuss the evidence base behind the prevention of dental disease and choose the most appropriate prevention method for individual patients
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsCaries risk assessment, fluoride, fissure sealants
Contacts
Course organiserMrs Antoniella Busuttil Naudi
Tel: 0131 536 3981
Email: A.Busuttil-Naudi@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Jacqueline Mcgurk
Tel: 0131 536 3979
Email: Jackie.McGurk@ed.ac.uk
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