Postgraduate Course: Examination, Diagnosis and Management of Dento-alveolar Trauma (DENT11125)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences |
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The aim of this course is to teach the student about the prevalence, classification, aetiology examination diagnosis, immediate and long term management of trauma to the teeth and supporting structures. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 53,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
45 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
100 %,
Coursework
0 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Formative: Workplace-based assessments
Discussion during seminars
End of term exams
Summative: End of year exam 100%
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
1. Examine the child and adolescent who has sustained dento-alveolar trauma.
2. Classify injuries of the teeth and supporting structures.
3. Describe the clinical and radiographic presentation of dento-alveolar trauma.
4. Describe the immediate management of dentoalveolar trauma
5. Explain the long term sequelae of dento-alveolar trauma.
6. Plan for long term management of dento-alveolar trauma and its sequelae
7. Recognise the need for multidisciplinary input in complex cases.
8. Understand the difference in management of dento-alveolar trauma in the primary and permanent dentition.
9. Discuss methods for the prevention of traumatic dental injuries
10. Recognise the possibility of non-accidental injury
11. Describe the clinical presentation and significance of non-dental facial injuries and know when to transfer care for the management of these injuries
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Prevention, non-accidental injury, trauma sequelae, autotransplantation |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mrs Antoniella Busuttil Naudi
Tel: 0131 536 3981
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Jacqueline Mcgurk
Tel: 0131 536 3979
Email: |
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