Postgraduate Course: Diagnosis and treatment planning (DENT12024)

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	40	ECTS Credits	20
Summary	This course will train the student how to describe an orthodontic problem accurately from the clinical examination and records; how to formulate a problem list; to describe the aims of treatment; and to make a treatment plan (and alternative plans).
Course description	This module will teach the student (a) how to analyse and asses a clinical problem in orthodontics (b) formulate a problem list (c) outline the aims of treatment and (d) devise a course of treatment that will achieve the desired result. Consideration of the patient¿s clinical, psychological and medical needs in relation to such treatment will be paramount.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Be able to describe an orthodontic problem accurately from the clinical examination and clinical records Be able to formulate a problem list Describe the aims of treatment Make a treatment plan and any alternatives to this