Postgraduate Course: Biomechanics and Appliance Systems (DENT12021)
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 will present the mechanics and biomechanical principles underlying tooth movement; the appliance systems used in orthodontics; and the development of the various appliance systems. |
| Course description |
The different types of appliance systems will be demonstrated and compared, together with their advantages and disadvantages. The physics and mechanics of appliance systems will form a large proportion of this module. Treatment of patients on the clinics will familarise the student with the practicalities of everyday specialist practice of orthodontics.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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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 |
Full Year |
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
33 %,
Coursework
34 %,
Practical Exam
33 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Workplace based assessments «br /»
End of term exams, end of year exams«br /»
Summative: end of year exam 100%«br /»
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Be able to describe the five basic types of tooth movement and the appliances needed to produce them
- Be fully conversant with the different types of appliances used in orthodontics
- Understand the history of the development of fixed appliances
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Niall McGuinness
Tel: (0131) 536 4964
Email: niall.mcguinness@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3979
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk |
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