Undergraduate Course: Clinical Practice 1(b) (DENT08006)

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	15	ECTS Credits	7.5
Summary	The areas of study in this course include dental hygiene clinical skills, dental hygiene clinical practice, team working, introduction to special needs patients, preventive dentistry and introduction to gerodontology
Course description	CLINICAL PRACTICE Four-handed dentistry & teamworking Periodontal clinics Preventive clinics Local analgesia practice Care of Implants ADDITIONAL NEEDS PATIENTS Introduction to additional needs patients Domiciliary visits & treatment PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY Fluoride & water fluoridation Systemic & topical applications Fluorosis and removal Fissure sealants Smoking cessation

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	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 150 ( Lecture Hours 30, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 100, Formative Assessment Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 3, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 5 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Examination 100% Structured Short Answer Tests. Combined assessment methods including short answer tests, multiple-choice questions, case reports and 360o feedback are employed throughout the course. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) and Structured Clinical Operative Tests (SCOTS) are used to determine clinical ability and progress, and a logbook of clinical work is kept which contributes to a personal portfolio and is assessed at the end of each semester. 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)	Clinical Practice 1(b)		2:00

Learning Outcomes
Students will be expected to: żbe competent at obtaining a detailed history of the patient's dental state żbe competent at checking and evaluating a patient's medical history żbe familiar with the complex interactions between oral health, nutrition, general health, drugs and diseases that can have an impact on dental care and disease żbe competent at the use of indices to screen and monitor disease żbe competent at instructing patients in the various methods of plaque control, including both chemical and mechanical means and incorporating appropriate modifications for patients with special needs żbe competent in the treatment and monitoring of periodontal diseases żhave knowledge of the principles of prevention of dental disease with an appreciation of the dynamics involved, including therapeutic, educational, social and environmental factors żbe competent in the use of fluoride topically żhave knowledge of the use of fluoride systemically żhave knowledge of other preventive techniques which may be available żbe competent at providing smoking cessation advice for patients żbe familiar with an evidence-based approach to treatment żbe competent to provide dental hygiene care for the older adult