Postgraduate Course: Patient Case Reports (PDEN11005)
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 | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to demonstrate competence in the clinical care of the child and adolescent patient with a range of dental conditions. |
| Course description |
The student will be required to present four fully-documented cases to demonstrate competency in the management of four child patients with the following treatment needs;
Case One: comprehensive care of a child in the primary, mixed or permanent dentition;
Case Two: management of a child patient who has suffered dento-alveolar trauma;
Case Three: management of a child patient with a developmental anomaly or one that covers the paediatric-orthodontic interface;
Case Four: management of a child patient with a medical condition.
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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: None |
| 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
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 100% |
| Feedback |
Students receive informal feedback / feed forward from their on-line tutor on a weekly basis. Students receive formal feedback at the end of each module on assessed course-work and written assignments. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Display clinical competence for an appropriate range of treatment techniques and display an appreciation of and exhibit an evidence based clinical practice
- Describe the scientific principles of critical evaluation and analytical thinking for a range of clinical problems
- Consider, appraise and evaluate the relative benefits of different modalities of dental treatment appropriate to the discipline
- Determine evidence based best practice according to individual patient need and the ability to evaluate the efficacy of treatments
- Demonstrate an understanding of the ethical and clinical responsibilities towards patient and carer groups
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Reading List
| The reading list is available through the University of Edinburgh online resource list system so that students are able to link directly to essential items and be signposted to further reading. |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Be able to apply the skills necessary for study and enquiry in an on-line academic environment.
Possess skills in understanding research in this subject and have the ability to analyse literature in an appropriate way. |
| Keywords | Clinical Care,Competence,Independent Practice |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jennifer Foley
Tel:
Email: jfoley10@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3979
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk |
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