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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Dentistry

Postgraduate Course: Basic Principles of Orthodontics (DENT11129)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe aim of this course is to teach the student the basic principles of orthodontics and the interface between paediatric dentistry and orthodontics in the management of the developing dentition and the growing child.
Course description Students will learn the basics underlying orthodontic assessment and treatment planning to enable them to carry out a comprehensive assessment for their patients.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2018/19, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 18, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 80 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 25 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Formative: Workplace-based assessments
End of term exams
Summative: Written: 50%
Case presentations: 25%
Unseen cases: 25%

Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Understand the growth and development of the dento-alveolar complex
  2. Carry out an orthodontic assessment of the developing and established dentition
  3. Identify the need for orthodontic referral
  4. Understand the basic principles of orthodontic appliances
  5. Discuss the multidisciplinary management of hypodontia
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsInterceptive orthodontics,removable appliances,fixed appliances,functional appliances,hypodontia
Contacts
Course organiserMrs Antoniella Busuttil Naudi
Tel: (0131) 536 3981
Email: A.Busuttil-Naudi@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3979
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk
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