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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Dentistry

Postgraduate Course: Diagnosis and Management of Oral Disease (DENT12010)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits30 ECTS Credits15
SummaryThe aim of this course is to teach the student how to take a
comprehensive history and conduct a thorough examination
leading to a diagnosis.
Course description To teach the student how to take a comprehensive history and conduct a thorough examination leading to a diagnosis.
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: 300 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 294 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 25 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Formative: Workplace-based assessments«br /»
Discussion during seminars«br /»
End of term Exams«br /»
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Summative: End of year exams 100%«br /»
50% Written exam.«br /»
25% Clinical (50% unseen cases and 50% viva exam).«br /»
25% Dissertation.«br /»
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Take a systematic history from a patient
  2. Conduct a thorough extra- and intra-oral examination in a manner which is appropriate to the age and presentation of the patient
  3. Discuss the Ionising radiation regulations
  4. List the appropriate radiographic techniques
  5. Appropriate investigation leading to a clinical diagnosis
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsRadiology,history-taking,oral disease,diagnosis
Contacts
Course organiserDr Julie Burke
Tel: (0131) 536 3972
Email: jburke2@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3979
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk
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