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 Human disease, Immunology, pharmacology, genetics and development and pathology.
Course description	Year 2 Semester 2 begins a more detailed look into the understanding of human disease and a range of conditions relevant to the dental care professional. This will see you building on knowledge from Year 1. You will have your introduction to pharmacology and learn about the use of drugs in dentistry and medicine. This semester will also include didactic teaching on the principles of genetics alongside craniofacial development and disorders. This course is all lecture based.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, 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 2(b)		2:00

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: - Recognise and explain the implications of systemic disease on/for ourselves and the dental patient - Have knowledge of immunological conditions which may affect our patients - Have a sound knowledge of common and relevant drugs, their properties and indications for use. - Be aware of genetic development and disorders associated with the head and neck. -Consider and discuss the significance of wound healing