Postgraduate Course: Pathology of the oral and dental tissues (DENT11173)
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is designed to ensure that the students have an understanding of the importance of a thorough clinical history and examination, how to carry out an accurate assessment in an emergency and have a wide knowledge base and understanding of oral pathology. |
| Course description |
This course is designed to ensure that the students have an understanding of the importance of a thorough clinical history and examination, how to carry out an accurate assessment in an emergency and have a wide knowledge base and understanding of oral pathology.
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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 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 50,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 5,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
139 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
50 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Clinical skills/ OSCE-type assessment 50%
Written 50%
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the epidemiology of oral disease
- Discuss the prevalence, risk factors, diagnosis and management of oral disease
- Identify the different methods available for the diagnosis of oral disease and evaluate them
- Demonstrate the ability to carry out a thorough history and examination
- Describe the assessment of dental emergency and achieve an accurate diagnosis
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Reading List
Clinical Examination and Record-Keeping: Good Practice. FGDP. May 2016
Guidelines Neuropathic pain ¿ pharmacological management.The pharmacological management of neuropathic pain in adults in non-specialist settings. Issued: November 2013 last modified: December 2014. NICE clinical guideline 173
Oral Medicine 9: Orofacial Pain OralMedicine-UpdatefortheDentalTeam 2013
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome. Drugs, diseases and procedures 2015. Kaplan et al.
Oral Pathology (Oxford Medical Publications) Paperback ¿ 10 Feb 2005 by J. V. Soames (Author), J. C. Southam (Author) or Cawson's Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, 8e Paperback ¿ 15 Feb 2008 Roderick A. Cawson MD FDSRCS FDSRCPS(Glas) FRCPath FAAOMP (Author),
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Development of critical awareness of oral pathology.
Develop skills of critically reviewing, consolidating and extending knowledge, skills and thinking the assessment and management of a dental emergency |
| Keywords | History and examination,Dental emergency,Oral pathology |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Julie Burke
Tel: (0131) 536 3972
Email: jburke2@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3982
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk |
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