Postgraduate Course: Management of Anxious Children and Adolescents (DENT11122)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The aim of this course is to teach the student about the aetiology, prevalence, assessment and management of dental anxiety in children and adolescents using the most appropriate non-pharmacological and pharmacological behaviour management techniques. |
| Course description |
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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 2015/16, 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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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 24,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
74 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formative: Workplace-based assessments
Discussion during seminars
End of term exams
Summative: End of year exam 100%
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
1. Discuss the aetiology, prevalence and assessment of dental anxiety
2. Discuss the non-pharmacological behaviour management techniques used in the United Kingdom (UK).
3. Describe the use of local anaesthesia and procedural pain management in paediatric dentistry
4. Discuss conscious sedation techniques used in the UK, including inhalation sedation, intravenous sedation and transmucosal sedation
5. Discuss the indications, contraindications and decision making processes involved in referring children for treatment under General Anaesthesia
6. Understand the guidelines underpinning the use of pharmacological and non-pharmacological behaviour management techniques in the UK
7. Discuss the legislation in relation to obtaining consent for treatment of children and adolescents.
8. Select the most appropriate behaviour management technique for each individual child in the clinical setting.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Local anaesthetic, Sedation, General Anaesthesia |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Antoniella Busuttil Naudi
Tel: 0131 536 3981
Email: A.Busuttil-Naudi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Jacqueline Mcgurk
Tel: 0131 536 3979
Email: Jackie.McGurk@ed.ac.uk |
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