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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Dental Sedation and Anxiety Management

Postgraduate Course: Clinical Practice (DSAM11005)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course typeOnline Distance Learning AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course will explore the relevant clinical governance including note keeping, relevant guidance, consent, confidentiality and legal issues. The basic practical techniques required including cannulation and monitoring the sedated patient will be covered. Administration of sedation and the safe recovery of patients will be demonstrated and practiced.
Course description This course will run alongside the four online courses in the form of one contact day a month. It will explore the relevant clinical governance including note keeping, relevant guidance, consent, confidentiality and legal issues. The basic practical techniques required including cannulation and monitoring the sedated patient will be covered. Administration of sedation and the safe recovery of patients will be demonstrated and practiced.

Course syllabus includes:

Dealing with medical emergencies and other complications relevant to conscious sedation
Monitoring the sedated patient
Cannulation and other clinical skills
Application of simple sedation techniques to treat patients
Recovering the sedated patient
Clinical governance in relation to conscious sedation practice in dentistry
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs Travel/accommodation in Edinburgh as required for clinical study days. These are expected to be one day a month and dates will be provided prior to the start of the programme.
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
High Demand Course? Yes
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1) Quota:  None
Course Start Block 5 (sem 2)
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 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Coursework - 100%
A reflective clinical case report of a case treated by the student during the programme with reference to the relevant literature, 1500-2000 words. (60%)
Submission of four WBA scores of the student's choice from their time on the programme. (10% each = 40%)
Feedback Feedback will be provided within three weeks of the coursework submission.
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the principal theories of dealing with medical emergencies and other complications relative to conscious sedation in dentistry
  2. Apply knowledge and understanding to demonstrate clinical competence in the specialised skills required for conscious sedation in dentistry
  3. Interpret, appraise and apply evidence-based best-practice in conscious sedation in dentistry according to individual patient need
  4. Use a range of routine skills and be familiar with more advanced skills to communicate with a range of audiences with different levels of knowledge or expertise
  5. Summarise, interpret and apply the principles of good clinical practice and governance; including record keeping, guidelines, consent and legal issues relating to conscious sedation in dentistry
Reading List
- Practical Conscious Sedation (Craig and Boyle)
- Clinical Sedation in Dentistry (Girdler, Hill and Wilson)
- Pain and Anxiety Control for the Conscious Dental Patient (Meechan, Robb, Seymour)

The reading list will be provided year on year, updated to reflect the current literature.

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 rigorous and independent thought, taking into account ethical and professional issues
- have a personal vision and goals and be able to work towards these in a sustainable way

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
- work with, manage, and lead others in ways that value their diversity and equality and that encourage their contribution

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
- 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
- use communication as a tool for collaborating and relating to others
- further their own learning through effective use of the full range of communication approaches
- seek and value open feedback to inform genuine self-awareness
- recognise the benefits of communicating with those beyond their immediate environments
- use effective communication to articulate their skills as identified through self reflection
KeywordsAdministration,Monitoring,Medical emergencies,Complications,Clinical governance
Contacts
Course organiserMiss Suzanne Lello
Tel: (0131) 536 3972
Email: slello@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMiss Jennifer Allison
Tel: (0131) 536 3975
Email: Jen.Allison@ed.ac.uk
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