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Undergraduate Course: Health & Disease 2a (DENT09006)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 9 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits30 ECTS Credits15
SummaryThe areas of study in this course will include Microbiology, dental caries, general pathology and periodontal disease.
Course description Year 2 Semester 1 will concentrate on the significance of microbiology within the human body and focus specifically on how it may affect the oral cavity, causing disease. You will begin to look at general aspects of oral pathology whilst also building and cementing your knowledge on periodontal disease and the important associated risk factors. This course is all lecture based.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Semester 1
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 300 ( Lecture Hours 170, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 18, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 40, Formative Assessment Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Revision Session Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 34 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Examination 100%
Combined assessment methods including short answer tests, essays, clinical assessment, continual assessment.
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Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)Health & Disease 2a2:00
Resit Exam Diet (August)Health & Disease 2a2:00
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. - Demonstrate an understanding of relevant aspects of microbiology and associated conditions affecting patients and the oral cavity
  2. - Show a broad knowledge of and be able to explain the important principles associated with dental caries
  3. - Demonstrate an understanding of the aetiology and pathogenesis of oral disease.
  4. - Recognise and describe periodontium in health & disease along with other associated factors and treatment.
Reading List
A reading list for the course is available through Talis Aspire.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
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Contacts
Course organiserMs Joanne Healy
Tel: 0131 526 4996
Email: Joanne.Healy@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Shereen Arabshahi
Tel: (0131) 536 4964
Email: Shereen.Arabshahi@ed.ac.uk
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