Postgraduate Course: Paediatric Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Surgery (DENT12037)
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 | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The aim of this course is to teach the student about common pathological conditions of the soft and hard tissues of the mouth in children and adolescents and their management |
| Course description |
Children sometimes present with anomalies affecting their oral soft tissues and hard tissues other than teeth. In this course students learn how to diagnose and manage these lesions. This course also deals with the issues of delayed eruption of teeth and how to surgically correct these.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Manage the common paediatric oral medical conditions
- Apply the principles of flap design for common surgical procedure
- Apply the principles of soft tissue surgery and biopsy procedures
- Explain the aetiology and prevalence of supernumerary teeth, unerupted maxillary incisors and canines
- Choose the appropriate management options for unerupted incisors and canines
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Reading List
| The reading list will be made available prior to the start of teaching. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The postgraduate will use initiative and will demonstrate self-motivation whilst developing the ability to be critical with respect to their own performance. The postgraduates will develop their skills in all aspects of Paediatric Dentistry, including diagnosis, treatment planning, clinical skills and all aspects of patient management |
| Keywords | Supernumerary teeth,Unerupted maxillary incisors,Impacted canines,Minor oral surgery. |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Antoniella Busuttil Naudi
Tel: (0131) 536 3981
Email: A.Busuttil-Naudi@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3979
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk |
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