Postgraduate Course: Diagnosis and Management of Oral Disease (DENT12010)

Course Outline
School	Deanery of Clinical Sciences	College	College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 12 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	30	ECTS Credits	15
Summary	The aim of this course is to teach the student how to take a comprehensive history and conduct a thorough examination leading to a diagnosis.
Course description	To teach the student how to take a comprehensive history and conduct a thorough examination leading to a diagnosis.

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: 300 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 6, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 294 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 50 %, Coursework 25 %, Practical Exam 25 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Formative: Workplace-based assessments«br /» Discussion during seminars«br /» End of term Exams«br /» «br /» Summative: End of year exams 100%«br /» 50% Written exam.«br /» 25% Clinical (50% unseen cases and 50% viva exam).«br /» 25% Dissertation.«br /»
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Take a systematic history from a patient Conduct a thorough extra- and intra-oral examination in a manner which is appropriate to the age and presentation of the patient Discuss the Ionising radiation regulations List the appropriate radiographic techniques Appropriate investigation leading to a clinical diagnosis