Undergraduate Course: Preparation for Practice 2 (DENT09001)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 9 (Year 1 Undergraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	The areas of study in this course will include Behavioural sciences, dental public health, occupational risk assessments, behavioural sciences and oral health promotion.
Course description	Not entered

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 80, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 40, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 9, Formative Assessment Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 1, Revision Session Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 16 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Examination 75%, course work 25%
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	Preparation for Practice 2		1:00

Learning Outcomes
Students will be expected to: żbe competent at communication with patients, their families and carers, other members of the dental team and other healthcare professionals żhave knowledge of managing patients from different social and ethnic backgrounds żbe familiar with the social and psychological issues relevant to the care of patients żbe competent at managing fear and anxiety with behavioural techniques and empathise with patients in stressful situations żbe competent in the principles of health promotion, including oral health promotion żhave knowledge of the importance of community-based prevention żbe familiar with the social, cultural and environmental factors which contribute to health or illness żbe familiar with the structures of the public health services żbe familiar with the use of indices in the recording of oral conditions and in evaluating data żbe familiar with the prevalence of certain dental conditions in the UK żbe familiar of risks to the healthcare worker żrecognise signs of physical or traumatic injury żbe aware of abuse in the workplace żbe competent in the principles of health promotion, including oral health promotion żhave knowledge of the importance of community-based prevention