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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Dentistry

Postgraduate Course: Biomechanics and Appliance Systems (DENT12021)

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 Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course will present the mechanics and biomechanical principles underlying tooth movement; the appliance systems used in orthodontics; and the development of the various appliance systems.
Course description The different types of appliance systems will be demonstrated and compared, together with their advantages and disadvantages. The physics and mechanics of appliance systems will form a large proportion of this module. Treatment of patients on the clinics will familarise the student with the practicalities of everyday specialist practice of orthodontics.
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
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 33 %, Coursework 34 %, Practical Exam 33 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Workplace based assessments «br /»
End of term exams, end of year exams«br /»
Summative: end of year exam 100%«br /»
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Be able to describe the five basic types of tooth movement and the appliances needed to produce them
  2. Be fully conversant with the different types of appliances used in orthodontics
  3. Understand the history of the development of fixed appliances
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Niall McGuinness
Tel: (0131) 536 4964
Email: niall.mcguinness@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Course secretaryMs Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3979
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk
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