Postgraduate Course: Introductory Course in Endodontics (ENDO11001)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course is aimed as a postgraduate introduction to the Edinburgh Dental Institute (EDI) and the MClinDent/DClinDent Endodontics Programme.
It is designed to offer students training that will allow them to engage with patient workflows within the EDI and raise the standard of their clinical skills.
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| Course description |
This course will prepare students for safe and effective clinical management of patients within the EDI. Students must develop an understanding of the NHS and how it will relate to their programme of study. This course is also used to set a minimum practical standard of clinical skills (within a clinical skills laboratory) and dental laboratory skills (within a dental laboratory setting).
Students will attend a series of lectures (including pre-recorded content available on Media Hopper via a Learn VLE), seminars and practical clinical skills sessions focusing on the following areas:
1. Working within the NHS.
2. Introducing students to the endodontic degree and supporting virtual learning environment.
3. Communicating with patients and the dental team.
4. Development of practical skills.
5. Introduce the patient work up for treatment.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
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: 2 |
| Course Start |
Flexible |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
196 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
50 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
50 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Practical Assessment: 50% Written Assessment: 50%
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| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided within 15 working days of the assessment/exam. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Navigate the virtual learning environment and demonstrate they can access the MClinDent/DClinDent Endodontic Programme handbook, timetables, assessment requirements and key readings.
- Critically apply their understanding of restorative clinical skills in simulated practical exercises.
- Demonstrate an appropriate range of practical skills to accurately transfer simulated clinical scenarios to the dental laboratory.
- Troubleshoot practical problems as they arise and utilise critical thinking and analysis to solve them before presenting completed work to supervisors.
- Critically evaluate simulated patient information and demonstrate competence in communicating to a dental laboratory technician and referring general dental practitioner using NHS approved mediums.
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Reading List
1. Reading lists will be provided via learn VLE and Discovered.
2. Additional supporting resources will be provide via pre-recorded lectures and clinical demonstrations accessible from Media Hopper (accessed through learn VLE).
3. Facility of clinical skills and dental laboratory. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
1. Understand the importance of self-reflection and critical analysis in the development of their clinical skills.
2. Possess skills to promote autonomy in the initial management of patients at the EDI.
3. Demonstrate safe handling of patient information and communication skills/techniques necessary to work within the dental team.
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| Keywords | Endodontic,Introductory,Induction |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Bob Philpott
Tel: 0131 536 3970
Email: bob.philpott@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Petra Hopert
Tel: 0131 536 3982
Email: Petra.Hopert@ed.ac.uk |
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