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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Dentistry

Postgraduate Course: Examination, Diagnosis and Management of Dento-alveolar Trauma (DENT12032)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits30 ECTS Credits15
SummaryThe aim of this course is to teach the student about the prevalence, classification, aetiology examination diagnosis, immediate and long term management of trauma of the teeth and supporting structures
Course description Dento-alveolar trauma is relatively common in the younger age groups. Diagnosis and immediate management of such injuries are vital for the long-term prognosis of injured teeth. These topics as well prevention, classification and epidemiology of dental trauma are taught in this course.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2022/23, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 300 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 294 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 25 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Formative: Workplace-based assessments
Discussion during seminars
End of term exams
Summative: Written: 50%
Case presentations: 25%
Unseen cases: 25%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Describe the clinical and radiographic presentation of dento-alveolar trauma
  2. Describe the immediate management and plan for long term management of dento-alveolar trauma and its sequelae
  3. Recognise the need for multidisciplinary input in complex cases
  4. Understand the difference in management of dento-alveolar trauma in the primary and permanent dentition
  5. Recognise the possibility of non-accidental injury
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsPrevention,non-accidental injury,trauma sequelae,autotransplantation
Contacts
Course organiserMrs Antoniella Busuttil Naudi
Tel: (0131) 536 3981
Email: A.Busuttil-Naudi@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMs Anna Atluri
Tel: (0131) 536 3979
Email: Anna.Atluri@ed.ac.uk
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