Undergraduate Course: Health & Disease 2b (DENT09005)

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	30	ECTS Credits	15
Summary	The areas of study in this course will include Genetics & development, pharmacology, immunology, human disease, periodontology and dental caries
Course description	HUMAN DISEASE 2 Medically compromised patients Circulatory pathology Motor disabilities Childhood illnesses IMMUNOLOGY 2 Hypersensitivity Immunosuppression Autoimmune disease PHARMACOLOGY Legal control & BNF Pharmacology in Dentistry Antibiotics Analgesics Anti fungal drugs Antiviral drugs Drugs in medicine Locally delivered antimicrobials GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT Introduction to Genetics Craniofacial Embryology & Growth Cleft Lip & Palate Developmental disorders of teeth GENERAL PATHOLOGY 3 Wound healing after extractions

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: 300 ( Lecture Hours 170, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 18, Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 40, Formative Assessment Hours 10, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Revision Session Hours 20, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 34 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Examination 100%
Feedback	Not entered
Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)	Health & Disease 2b		2:00

Learning Outcomes
Students will be expected to: żhave knowledge and understanding of those aspects of the biomedical sciences and of oral physiology and craniofacial, oral and dental anatomy that are significant in the management of patients żhave knowledge of the pharmacological properties of those drugs used in general dental practice, including their unwanted effects żbe competent at infiltration and inferior dental regional block analgesia żbe familiar with the dental application of drugs in the control of pain and anxiety żbe familiar with manifestations of common human diseases and disorders relevant to the practice of dental hygiene and therapy, including their investigation and management żbe familiar with the role of therapeutics in the management of patients requiring dental treatment żhave knowledge of the causes and effects of oral diseases needed for their prevention and management żbe competent at the use of indices to screen and monitor disease żhave knowledge of the aetiology, pathology, progression and presentation of periodontal diseases żbe familiar with the main medical disorders that may impinge on dental treatment żbe familiar with pathological features and dental relevance of common disorders of major organ systems żbe competent at recognising the clinical appearance of the carious lesion żhave knowledge of the aetiology, pathology, progression and presentation of dental caries