Undergraduate Course: Clinical Practice 2(a) (DENT09016)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Course type | Standard | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 2 Undergraduate) | 
Credits | 15 | 
 
| Home subject area | Dentistry | 
Other subject area | None | 
   
| Course website | 
None | 
Taught in Gaelic? | No | 
 
| Course description | The areas of study of this course include Clinical Practice, Gerontology, Dental Biomaterials Science 
Restorative Skills 1, Paediatric Dentistry Clinical Skills 1 | 
 
 
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
 Students MUST have passed:  
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2014/15  Semester 1, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Learn enabled:  Yes | 
Quota:  None | 
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Web Timetable  | 
	
Web Timetable | 
 
| Course Start Date | 
15/09/2014 | 
 
| Breakdown of Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
150
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 Lecture Hours 60,
 Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 50,
 Formative Assessment Hours 10,
 Summative Assessment Hours 4,
 Other Study Hours 11,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
12 )
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| Additional Notes | 
Self-directed learning
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| Breakdown of Assessment Methods (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
30 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
70 %
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| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
    Paper Name | 
    Hours & Minutes | 
    
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Clinical Practice 2(a) (DENT09016) | 1:00 |  |  | Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Clinical Practice 2(a) (DENT09016) - Pre-clinical Practical Restorative Examination | 1:00 |  |  | Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Clinical Practice 2(a) (DENT09016) - OSCE | 0:40 |  |  
 
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes 
Students will be expected to: 
 
¿ be competent at providing preventive oral care for the individual patient who presents with dental caries, periodontal disease and tooth wear 
¿ be competent at completing a periodontal examination and charting 
¿ be competent in the use of appropriate anti-microbial therapy in the management of plaque-related diseases 
¿ be competent at completing a range of procedures in restorative dentistry including the placement of temporary dressings, temporary cementation of crowns, appropriate moisture control techniques and taking impressions 
¿ be familiar with the clinical precautions required to treat patients with temporomandibular joint disorders 
¿ be competent to provide dental hygiene care for the older adult 
¿ be familiar with the physiology of ageing and the management of problems associated with care of the older adult 
¿ be familiar with the presentation of oral and dental diseases and disorders in the older adult 
¿ be competent in the application of fissure sealants, with good knowledge of their properties and composition 
¿ be competent in the use of fluoride topically 
¿ be competent at providing smoking cessation advice for patients 
¿ have knowledge of the principles of prevention of dental disease with an appreciation of the dynamics involved, including therapeutic, educational, social and environmental factors 
¿ be familiar with an evidence-based approach to treatment 
¿ be competent at fissure sealing, preventive resin restorations, and pit and fissure restorations 
¿ be competent in undertaking approximal and incisal tip restorations 
¿ have knowledge of preformed stainless steel crown and pulp therapy in primary molar teeth 
¿ have knowledge of extraction of primary teeth and the removal of roots where necessary 
¿ have knowledge of the disorders associated with dental exfoliation and eruption, and of oral and dental diseases in childhood 
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Assessment Information 
Written Examination 30%, Practical Examination 70% (Pre-clinical restorative & OSCE) 
 
Short answer tests, multiple-choice questions, case reports, clinical assessments, Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) and Structured Clinical Operative Tests (SCOTS).   
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Special Arrangements 
| None |   
 
Additional Information 
| Academic description | 
Not entered | 
 
| Syllabus | 
Clinical Practice: 
Periodontal clinical practice 
Preventive clinical practice 
 
Gerontology: 
Dental hygiene care of the older adult 
 
Dental Biomaterials Science: 
Impression materials and procedures 
Structure and properties of restorative dental materials 
Dental amalgam 
Composite resin 
Cements and bases 
Glass ionomer 
Adhesion and resin systems 
Temporary materials 
 
Restorative Skills 1: 
Introduction to restorative dentistry & charting 
non-carious tooth surface loss 
Rotary  & hand instrumentation 
Moisture control and isolation 
Principles of cavity design (Blacks) 
Pit & fissure lesions Class I 
Preventive resin restorations 
Matrices and stabilisation 
Class II cavities 
Class III & Class IV cavities 
Smooth surface lesions Class V 
Finishing restorations 
Deep carious lesions 
Pulp Reactions & exposure 
Pulpal protection 
 
Paediatric Dentistry Clinical Skills 1: 
Behavioural management of the child patient 
Principles of cavity design in deciduous teeth 
ART 
local anaesthesia for the child patient 
Pulpotomies 
Performed metal crowns 
Deciduous extractions | 
 
| Transferable skills | 
Not entered | 
 
| Reading list | 
Not entered | 
 
| Study Abroad | 
Not entered | 
 
| Study Pattern | 
Not entered | 
 
| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Mrs Joanne Macleod 
Tel: 0131 526 4996 
Email: J.MacLeod@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Theodora Christidou 
Tel: 0131 536 4964 
Email: Theodora.Christidou@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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