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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Dentistry

Postgraduate Course: Direct Restorations (DENT11107)

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 Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course is designed to review clinical operative techniques in the management of dental caries. It will review isolation techniques with rubber dam, cavity preparation, the use of dental matrices and modern techniques for the placement of direct dental restorative materials.
Course description Detail still to be finalised
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Students MUST have passed: Introduction to Clinical Evidence (DENT11105) AND Diagnosis and treatment planning (DENT11106)
Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Flexible
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 10, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 10, Online Activities 10, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4, Formative Assessment Hours 6, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 150 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Contribution to discussion boards 5%
E portfolio 5%
Wiki group activity 5%
Clinical case report 85%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes
¿ To know the principles of preventive and operative management of dental caries.
¿ To begin development of the principles of self-evaluation in restorative procedures
¿ To have reviewed and updated some traditional operative skills.
¿ To understand the efficacy of restorative procedures in the light of current knowledge

Reading List
Available on the VLE as links to the University of Edinburgh library
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements Computer specification to enable participation
KeywordsCavity preparation, pulp protection, matrices, choice of material
Contacts
Course organiserDr Oonagh Lawrie
Tel: (0131) 536 3974
Email: Oonagh.Lawrie@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Jennifer Allison
Tel: (0131) 536 3975
Email: Jen.Allison@ed.ac.uk
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