Postgraduate Course: Surgical management of endodontic disease (ENDO12004)
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 | This course aims to develop diagnostic and clinical surgical skills for the management of endodontic disease. |
| Course description |
As an endodontist, the surgical management of endodontic disease is an essential component of specialist care. This course will aim to explore the following areas:
Recognise the endodontic cases requiring surgical intervention.
Appropriately plan the surgical endodontic case.
Understand the risks and benefits of surgical intervention.
Have a knowledge of the correct surgical armamentarium.
Be aware of and practice various flap designs for the management of these cases.
Understand hard tissue management in surgical cases
Recognise the role of root end resection and filling
Be aware of the material choices for root end filling
Utilise various suture materials for wound closure
Understand the importance of follow up in these cases
Students will also be asked to prepare material in advance and present some cases to discuss via short presentations. Emphasis will be placed on students taking responsibility of exploring broader areas around the course themes as applied to clinical care.
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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
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Written examination: 100% weighting |
| Feedback |
15 working days after the assessment |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Have critical and detailed knowledge of surgical endodontic techniques.
- Recognise the role of surgery in the overall management of endodontic disease.
- Have specialist clinical skills for the management of surgical cases.
- Recognise the importance of long-term follow up to assess the outcomes of their clinical cases.
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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 |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
1. Understand their role in the management of complex cases requiring surgical endodontic intervention.
2. Be able to inform patients about treatment options, technical details and prognosis in relation to surgical endodontics.
3. Utilise evidence-based techniques to achieve optimal outcomes in surgical endodontics.
4. Understand the role of surgical endodontics within the multi-disciplinary management of complex restorative cases. |
| Keywords | Periradicular,surgery,techniques |
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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