Undergraduate Course: Preparation for Practice 3 (DENT09011)
Course Outline
| School | School of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Dentistry |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The areas of study in this course will include:
Semester 1
Oral Health Promotion, Pain & Anxiety Control, Special Care Dentistry
Semester 2
All skills and learning outcomes achieved during previous periods of study
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2012/13 Full Year, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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| No Classes have been defined for this Course |
| First Class |
First class information not currently available |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will be expected to:
&·be competent in the principles of health promotion, including oral health promotion
&·have knowledge of the importance of community-based prevention
&·be competent at managing fear and anxiety with behavioural techniques and empathise with patients in stressful situations
&·be competent at infiltration and inferior dental regional block analgesia
&·be familiar with the dental application of drugs in the control of pain and anxiety
&·be competent in the dental care of patients with physical or learning disabilities, mental health problems, or who are medically compromised or terminally ill
&·be competent in relation to the principles and problems involved in the provision of domiciliary dental care and the role of the dental hygienist and dental therapist within this environment
&·have knowledge of their role within general dentistry
&·be competent at the provision of dental care within the different branches of dentistry
&·be competent in safe working practice, emergency care, infection control, communication, pain & anxiety control, oral health promotion, occupational risk assessment
&·have knowledge of dental public health and its significance in disease prevention
&·be competent in the care of special needs patients
&·have knowledge of alternative clinical therapies
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Assessment Information
Semester 1
Examination 70%, Coursework 30%
Semester 2
Examination 100% |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | |
Course secretary | Mrs Jacqueline Mcgurk
Tel: 0131 536 4964
Email: Jackie.McGurk@ed.ac.uk |
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