Postgraduate Course: Biology of Tooth Movement (DENT12020)

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 course will outline the biological, histological and biochemical changes that occur during tooth movement.
Course description	The histology, biochemical and histochemical changes that take place in bone and the supporting tissues during tooth movement will be presented. Anomalies and problems with tooth movement will form part of this module.

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: Be able to describe the normal anatomy of the tooth attachment to bone Be able to describe the changes that take place in the periodontal ligament and bone when force is applied to the tooth Understand the basics of the biochemical and histochemical pathway that results in tooth movement and bone remodelling