Postgraduate Course: Strategies for Treating Tooth Loss (DENT11143)
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 | Aims:
. Introduce students to the principles of treatment planning and to the wider management options available for patients suffering from tooth loss.
. Emphasise the impact of physiological and psychological factors in planning.
Objectives:
At the end of this module students should be able to:
. Demonstrate an understanding of the range of treatment options available for patients suffering from tooth loss
. Demonstrate the relative indications for use of the various options
. Demonstrate the ability to assess a patient as suitable for dental implants
. Demonstrate an understanding of treatment options available should implant treatment fail
. Should understand the effect of occlusal factors in the success of implant treatment
. Should understand the effect of psychological factors in planning implant treatment for patients
. Be aware of the outcomes of a variety of treatment options
Topics to be covered are:
1. Alternative strategies for treating toothloss
2. Treatment planning of non-implant cases
a. Edentulous patients
b. Single tooth replacement
c. Partial tooth replacement
3. Occlusion and dental implants
4. Implant loading
5. Same day teeth
6. Conventional vs. implant restorations
7. New developments in prosthodontics
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| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
Aims:
. Introduce students to the principles of treatment planning and to the wider management options available for patients suffering from tooth loss.
. Emphasise the impact of physiological and psychological factors in planning.
Objectives:
At the end of this module students should be able to:
. Demonstrate an understanding of the range of treatment options available for patients suffering from tooth loss
. Demonstrate the relative indications for use of the various options
. Demonstrate the ability to assess a patient as suitable for dental implants
. Demonstrate an understanding of treatment options available should implant treatment fail
. Should understand the effect of occlusal factors in the success of implant treatment
. Should understand the effect of psychological factors in planning implant treatment for patients
. Be aware of the outcomes of a variety of treatment options
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
Must have access to a computer and the internet (i.e. world wide web) |
| Keywords | Single tooth replacement, Implant loading, patient factors, implant restorations |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Issam Bakri
Tel: 0131 536 3972
Email: |
Course secretary | Mrs Jacqueline Mcgurk
Tel: 0131 536 3979
Email: |
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