Postgraduate Course: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 2 (ORTH12005)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 10 | 
ECTS Credits | 5 | 
 
 
| Summary | This course builds on the skills and attributes gained in the first year and augments the knowledge and motor skills for diagnosis and treatment planning. | 
 
| Course description | 
    
    This course will teach the student  
 
(a) how to analyse and asses a clinical problem in orthodontics at a more advanced level than year 1; 
(b) formulate a problem list  
(c) outline the aims of treatment and  
(d) devise a course of treatment that will achieve the desired result.  
 
Consideration of the patient¿s clinical, psychological and medical needs in relation to such treatment will be emphasised.  
    
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
		| High Demand Course? | 
		Yes | 
     
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2021/22, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Full Year | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
100
(
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
98 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
100% written exam | 
 
| Feedback | 
Feedback is generally provided within three weeks of the exam date. | 
 
| Exam Information | 
 
    | Exam Diet | 
    Paper Name | 
    Hours & Minutes | 
    
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| Outwith Standard Exam Diets January | Orthodontics Written Exam Year 2 Semester 1 - Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 2 | 0:15 |  |  
 
Learning Outcomes 
    On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
    
        - describe an orthodontic problem accurately from the clinical examination and records;
 - how to formulate a problem list;
 - to describe the aims of treatment; and
 - formulate an ideal treatment plan and any alternatives
 
     
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Reading List 
| To be provided prior to the start of teaching |   
 
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
Graduates will acquire a higher degree of personal skills in dealing with patients, such a communication, analysis of problems, and ability to deliver a clear and concise treatment plan. | 
 
| Keywords | diagnosis,treatment plan,advanced,orthodontics | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Niall McGuinness 
Tel: (0131) 536 4964 
Email: niall.mcguinness@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk | 
Course secretary | Ms Petra Hopert 
Tel: 0131 536 3982 
Email: Petra.Hopert@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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