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Postgraduate Course: Research Dissertation and Clinical Case Reports (DENT11114)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	The final course is equivalent to three courses or modules. It is designed to draw together all the teaching and clinical activity from the previous courses and allow students to present and demonstrate the accumulated knowledge. The presentation of case reports represents clinical activity and problem solving skills and the research dissertation or clinic management project represents the skills and attributes in research and enquiry.
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) AND Direct Restorations (DENT11107) AND Occlusal management of the restored natural dentition (DENT11108) AND Endodontics in Primary Dental Care (DENT11109) AND Periodontal Management in Primary Dental Care (DENT11110) AND Indirect Restoration (DENT11111) AND Restoration of the Endentulous space (DENT11112) AND Dental Clinic Management (DENT11113)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes - To be able to present a review of the current dental literature pertaining to a particular research question - To be able to select a range of methods of enquiry when researching the dental literature - To present a portfolio of evidence on completion of this degree programme - To be able to present a clinical case in a logical sequence - To have knowledge and critical understanding of the essential theories, principles and concepts of evidence based dentistry and its application in dental primary care.

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
Keywords	Research dissertation,clinical case report,clinical environment management,literature review

Contacts
Course organiser	Dr Oonagh Lawrie Tel: (0131) 536 3974 Email: Oonagh.Lawrie@ed.ac.uk	Course secretary	Miss Jennifer Allison Tel: (0131) 536 3975 Email: Jen.Allison@ed.ac.uk

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