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, dental caries, general pathology and periodontal disease.
Course description	Year 2 Semester 1 will concentrate on the significance of microbiology within the human body and focus specifically on how it may affect the oral cavity, causing disease. You will begin to look at general aspects of oral pathology whilst also building and cementing your knowledge on periodontal disease and the important associated risk factors. 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 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
Resit Exam Diet (August)	Health & Disease 2a		2:00

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: - Demonstrate an understanding of relevant aspects of microbiology and associated conditions affecting patients and the oral cavity - Show a broad knowledge of and be able to explain the important principles associated with dental caries - Demonstrate an understanding of the aetiology and pathogenesis of oral disease. - Recognise and describe periodontium in health & disease along with other associated factors and treatment.