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DRPS : Course Catalogue : Deanery of Clinical Sciences : Dentistry

Postgraduate Course: Paediatric Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Surgery (DENT11128)

Course Outline
SchoolDeanery of Clinical Sciences CollegeCollege of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThe aim of this course is to teach the student about common pathological conditions of the soft and hard tissues of the mouth in children and adolescents and their management.
Course description Children sometimes present with anomalies affecting their oral soft tissues and hard tissues other than teeth. In this course students learn how to diagnose and manage these lesions. This course also deals with the issues of delayed eruption of teeth and how to surgically correct these.
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 Full Year
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Seminar/Tutorial Hours 24, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 74 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 25 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Formative: Workplace based assessments
Open book assignments
End of terms exams
Summative: Written: 50%
Case presentations: 25%
Unseen cases: 25%
Feedback Not entered
No Exam Information
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Discuss the common paediatric oral medical conditions and their management
  2. Understand the principles of flap design for common surgical procedure
  3. Explain the aetiology and prevalence of supernumerary teeth, unerupted maxillary incisors and canines
  4. Discuss the management options for unerupted incisors and canines
  5. Understand the principles of soft tissue surgery and biopsy procedures
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsSupernumerary teeth,unerupted maxillary incisors,impacted canines,minor oral surgery.
Contacts
Course organiserMrs Antoniella Busuttil Naudi
Tel: 0131 536 3981
Email:
Course secretaryMrs Jacqueline Mcgurk
Tel: 0131 536 3979
Email:
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