Undergraduate Course: Health & Disease 2a (DENT09006)

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 Microbiology, general pathology, periodontology and dental caries.
Course description	MICROBIOLOGY 2 Oral bacteria and Fungi Viruses & viral infections Blood-borne viruses Prion disease DENTAL CARIES Principals of diagnosis & clinical picture Cariogenesis & host factors Diet and Stephan curve Histopathology ż enamel and dentine lesions Root caries Intrinsic & extrinsic sugars Non sugar sweeteners GENERAL PATHOLOGY 2 Tissue enlargement Neoplasia PERIODONTAL DISEASE 2 Histopathology of gingivitis and periodontitis Halitosis Gingival hyperplasia Gingival recession Furcation lesions Healing after RSD Local factors Systemic factors Smoking and periodontal disease Aggressive periodontitis Acute periodontal conditions Periodontal abscesses Perio-endo lesions Corrective phase therapy Supportive phase therapy Full mouth Disinfection

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 1
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% Combined assessment methods including short answer tests, essays, clinical assessment, continual assessment.
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Exam Information
Exam Diet	Paper Name		Hours & Minutes
Main Exam Diet S1 (December)	Health & Disease 2a		2:00

Learning Outcomes
Students will be expected to: żapply their knowledge and understanding of biomedical sciences, oral biology and biomolecular sciences to the management of patients żrecognise the changes that occur with normal growth and ageing and apply their knowledge in the management of the oral environment żhave knowledge of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry relevant to dental hygiene and therapy 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 żhave knowledge of the aetiology, pathology, progression and presentation of periodontal diseases 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 żbe competent at recognising the clinical appearance of the carious lesion żhave knowledge of the aetiology, pathology, progression and presentation of dental caries