Postgraduate Course: Patient Case Reports (DENT11158)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This modules aims to demonstrate competence in the clinical care of the child and adolescent patient with a range of dental conditions. |
| Course description |
The student will be required to present four fully-documented cases to demonstrate competency in the management of four child patients with the following treatment needs;
¿ Case One: comprehensive care of a child in the primary, mixed or permanent dentition;
¿ Case Two: management of a child patient who has suffered dento-alveolar trauma;
¿ Case Three: management of a child patient with a developmental anomaly or one that covers the paediatric-orthodontic interface;
¿ Case Four: management of a child patient with a medical condition.
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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 |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written case reports 100% |
| Feedback |
Students receive informal feedback / feed forward from their on-line tutor on a weekly basis. Students receive formal feedback at the end of each module on assessed course-work and written assignments. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Display clinical competence for an appropriate range of treatment techniques and display an appreciation of and exhibit an evidence based clinical practice
- Decribe the scientific principles of critical evaluation and analytical thinking for a range of clinical problems
- Consider, appraise and evaluate the relative benefits of different modalities of dental treatment appropriate to the discipline
- Determine evidence based best practice according to individual patient need and the ability to evaluate the efficacy of treatments
- Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and clinical responsibilities towards patient and carer groups
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Reading List
| Available on the VLE as links to the University of Edinburgh library. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Be able to apply the skills necessary for study and enquiry in an on-line academic environment.
Possess skills in understanding research in this subject and have the ability to analyse literature in an appropriate way.
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| Keywords | Clinical Care,Competence,Independent Practice |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jennifer Foley
Tel:
Email: jfoley10@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Allison
Tel: 0131 536 3975
Email: Jen.Allison@ed.ac.uk |
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