Postgraduate Course: Assessment of the Dental Sedation Patient (DSAM11003)
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 | Online Distance Learning |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | An introduction to the assessment of the patient for conscious sedation. |
| Course description |
The course will cover how to obtain detailed histories from patients, to ensure that any conditions that could impact on the safe delivery of dental sedation are identified. The use of relevant risk stratification systems to help assess patients appropriately will be evaluated, and how to assess the risk of any potential complications occurring. It will explore how the stage of development of children may influence their management and how the dental procedure may influence the choice of technique.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 3 (Sem 2) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Examination - 100%
20 single best answer questions and 20 situational judgement test questions |
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided within three weeks of the scheduled exam date. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of those issues which may relate to the suitability of a patient for dental-led conscious sedation
- Deal with complex issues and make informed judgements about the suitability of a patient for dental-led conscious sedation
- Critically evaluate the clinical parameters such as BP and SpO2 when assessing the patient for conscious sedation
- Exercise autonomy and manage complex ethical issues, whilst taking responsibility for their work
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Reading List
- Practical Conscious Sedation (Craig and Boyle)
- Clinical Sedation in Dentistry (Girdler, Hill and Wilson)
- Coulthard, P. The indicator of sedation need. Dent Update, 2013
The reading list will be provided year on year, updated to reflect the current literature.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
The graduates of this course will:
Enquiry
- be able to critically assess existing understanding and the limitations of their own knowledge and recognise the need to regularly challenge all knowledge
- search for, evaluate and use information to develop their knowledge and understanding
- have an informed respect for the principles, methods, standards, values and boundaries of their discipline(s) and the capacity to question these
Aspiration and personal development
- recognise the importance of reflecting on their learning experiences and be aware of their own learning style
- be independent learners who take responsibility for their own learning, and are committed to continuous reflection, self-evaluation and self-improvement
- be able to make decisions on the basis of independent thought, taking into account ethical and professional issues
Outlook and engagement
- be able to use collaboration and debate effectively to test, modify and strengthen their own views
- be intellectually curious and able to sustain intellectual interest
Research and enquiry
- be able to identify, define and analyse problems and identify or create processes to solve them
- be able to exercise critical judgment in creating new understanding
- be ready to ask key questions and exercise rational enquiry
Personal and intellectual autonomy
- be able to respond effectively to unfamiliar problems in unfamiliar contexts
- be open to new ideas, methods and ways of thinking
- be able to identify processes and strategies for learning
Personal effectiveness
- appreciate and use talents constructively
- be able to create and harness opportunities
- be able to manage risk while initiating and managing change
- be responsive to their changing surroundings, being both flexible and proactive
- have the confidence to make decisions based on their understandings and their personal and intellectual autonomy
Communication
- make effective use of oral, written and visual means to critique, negotiate, create and communicate understanding
- further their own learning through effective use of the full range of communication approaches
- seek and value open feedback to inform genuine self-awareness
- use effective communication to articulate their skills as identified through self reflection
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| Keywords | Assessment,Medical history,Dental history,Anxiety,Dental Sedation,Risk |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Miss Suzanne Lello
Tel: (0131) 536 3972
Email: slello@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jennifer Allison
Tel: (0131) 536 3975
Email: Jen.Allison@ed.ac.uk |
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