Postgraduate Course: Biomechanics and Appliance Systems (DENT12021)

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 present the mechanics and biomechanical principles underlying tooth movement; the appliance systems used in orthodontics; and the development of the various appliance systems.
Course description	The different types of appliance systems will be demonstrated and compared, together with their advantages and disadvantages. The physics and mechanics of appliance systems will form a large proportion of this module. Treatment of patients on the clinics will familarise the student with the practicalities of everyday specialist practice of orthodontics.

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 Ťbr /ť End of term exams, end of year examsŤbr /ť Summative: end of year exam 100%Ťbr /ť
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No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Be able to describe the five basic types of tooth movement and the appliances needed to produce them Be fully conversant with the different types of appliances used in orthodontics Understand the history of the development of fixed appliances