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Postgraduate Course: Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics (DENT12005)

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 Credits60 ECTS Credits30
SummaryThis course is compromised of two elements:
1. A seminar programme that will review classic and contemporary literature that forms the Evidence base for contemporary treatment approaches for patients requiring tooth-supported, fixed prosthodontic treatment.
2. Supervised treatment of patients requiring prosthodontics care and attendance at Consultant-led diagnostic clinics.
Course description Syllabus/Lecture List:
marginal fit of indirect restorations
contours and pontic design in fixed prosthodontics
impression techniques
soft tissue control
posts and cores for non vital teeth
direct cores for vital teeth
Resin-retained bridgework
tooth preparation - periodontal considerations
Cementation of indirect restorations
tooth preparation geometry
provisional restorations
smile design
abutment tooth assessment
strategic extraction in prosthodontics treatment


Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Course Start Date 20/09/2021
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 600 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 588 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 10 %, Practical Exam 20 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Written Examination - 90 minutes - 70%«br /»
Practical Examination - 30 minutes - 20%«br /»
Course Work - 10% (2 x Open-Book Essay)«br /»
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Possess the skills to establish a diagnosis, prognosis and treatment strategy for the management of the partially dentate patient.
  2. Have knowledge and understanding of the effect that loss of teeth has on function, aesthetics and psychological well-being.
  3. Have knowledge of when and how to provide the most appropriate restorative modalities to restore function and aesthetics in a predictable manner.
  4. Be familiar with the evidence base that supports contemporary approaches to fixed, prosthodontics treatment.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsFixed Prosthodontics,Oral Rehabilitation,Fixed Partial Dentures,Crowns,Indirect Restorations,Direct
Contacts
Course organiserDr Krishna Bhatia
Tel: (0131) 536 3976
Email: kbhatia@exseed.ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3979
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk
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