Postgraduate Course: Paediatric Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Surgery (DENT11128)
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 common pathological conditions of the soft and hard tissues of the mouth in children and adolescents and their management. |
| Course description |
Children sometimes present with anomalies affecting their oral soft tissues and hard tissues other than teeth. In this course students learn how to diagnose and manage these lesions. This course also deals with the issues of delayed eruption of teeth and how to surgically correct these.
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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 2016/17, 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
50 %,
Coursework
25 %,
Practical Exam
25 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formative: Workplace based assessments
Open book assignments
End of terms exams
Summative: Written: 50%
Case presentations: 25%
Unseen cases: 25%
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Discuss the common paediatric oral medical conditions and their management
- Understand the principles of flap design for common surgical procedure
- Explain the aetiology and prevalence of supernumerary teeth, unerupted maxillary incisors and canines
- Discuss the management options for unerupted incisors and canines
- Understand the principles of soft tissue surgery and biopsy procedures
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Supernumerary teeth,unerupted maxillary incisors,impacted canines,minor oral surgery. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Antoniella Busuttil Naudi
Tel: (0131) 536 3981
Email: A.Busuttil-Naudi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3982
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk |
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