Postgraduate Course: Growth and Development of the Normal Child (DENT12018)

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	20	ECTS Credits	10
Summary	This will cover the normal growth of the skull, midface and jaws, including the development of the teeth, relevant embryology and anomalies of growth, and the clinical relevance will be emphasised
Course description	This module will cover the growth and development of the normal child from birth to adolescence. The relevant milestones of growth will be outlined together with somatic, psychological and other growth-related matters. Deviations and anomalies of growth will also be discussed.

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: 200 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 196 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 33 %, Coursework 34 %, Practical Exam 33 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Workplace-based assessments«br /» End of term exams, end of year exams«br /» Summative: end of year exam 100%«br /»
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Have an understanding of the normal growth of the head and jaws Will understand what influences this Will have knowledge of the various anomalies of craniofacial growth Will appreciate the clinical implications of craniofacial growth