Postgraduate Course: Clinical Practice (DENT12025)
Course Outline
School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
SCQF Credits | 100 |
ECTS Credits | 50 |
Summary | The clinical practice section comprises 50% of the students time in the Dental Institute (20 hours per week), treating personal patients under supervision and attending new patient and joint clinics. |
Course description |
This section occupies 50% of the student¿s time. In this the student will treat their own personal caseload of patients under the supervision of experienced specialist teachers and consultants. All the other modules on this course will have an input into clinical practice. The student will learn how to deal with patients in the real world of orthodontic practice, including the treatment of patients with special and / or additional needs; how to deal with problems that arise in the treatment of patients, how to deal with emergencies in practice, and how to adapt treatment plans to suit the progress of any particular case. The risks and benefits of orthodontic treatment and the legal and ethical obligations of practitioners will be taught. The student will learn how to deal with patient expectations and alternative treatments in orthodontics.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Academic year 2021/22, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
1000
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 20,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
980 )
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Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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Additional Information (Assessment) |
Workplace-based assessments«br /»
End of term exam«br /»
Summative: end of course term exam 100%«br /»
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Feedback |
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No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Be clinically skilled in the use of orthodontic appliances
- Be proficient in dealing with all types of orthodontic patients
- Be able to run their own clinics in a timely and efficient way
- Understand the relationships between orthodontics and the other disciplines of dentistry in order to provide the best possible treatment to patients
- Have carried a number of orthodontic patients¿ treatment to a satisfactory conclusion
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Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
Course organiser | Dr Niall McGuinness
Tel: (0131) 536 4964
Email: niall.mcguinness@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3979
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk |
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