Undergraduate Course: Preparation for Practice 1 (DENT08004)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The areas of study in this course include safe working practices, emergency care, infection control and transmissible disease, behavioural sciences and pain & anxiety control.
Course description	SAFE WORKING PRACTICES Health & Safety Policies Fire Safety EMERGENCY CARE First Aid Medical Emergencies BLS INFECTION CONTROL Sterilisation, disinfection & antisepsis Routes of infection Practical infection control and clinical procedures BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES 1 Introduction to Communication PAIN & ANXIETY CONTROL 1 Pharmacokinetics of local analgesia Techniques for local infiltration analgesia EMERGENCY CARE Medical Emergencies & BLS

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 200 ( Lecture Hours 62, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 100, Formative Assessment Hours 27, Summative Assessment Hours 1, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 6 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Examination 100% Combined assessment methods including short answer tests, multiple-choice questions, OSCE, case reports and 360o feedback are employed throughout the course. There are examinations at the end of each semester which must be passed satisfactorily before any student is permitted to continue to the next phase of study.
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)			1:00

Learning Outcomes
Students will be expected to: - be competent at implementing and performing satisfactory infection control and preventing physical, chemical and microbiological contamination in the clinic - be competent at arranging and using the working clinical environment in the most safe and efficient manner - have knowledge of health and safety legislation as it affects dental practice - be competent at carrying out resuscitation techniques - have knowledge of how to identify medical emergencies and provide immediate management of anaphylactic reaction, hypoglycaemia, upper respiratory obstruction, cardiac arrest, fits, vasovagal attack, inhalation or ingestion of foreign bodies, and haemorrhage - be familiar with the principles of first aid - be competent at communication with patients, their families and carers, other members of the dental team and other healthcare professionals - have knowledge of managing patients from different social and ethnic backgrounds - have knowledge of working as part of the dental team - be familiar with the social and psychological issues relevant to the care of patients - 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