Postgraduate Course: Clinical Practice in Implant Dentistry (DENT11145)
Course Outline
| School | Deanery of Clinical Sciences | 
College | College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 60 | 
ECTS Credits | 30 | 
 
 
| Summary | Aims: 
To promote understanding of the theory and practice of routine restorative dentistry and how this influences management with implants. 
	 
Objectives: 
At the end of this module students should be able to: 
. demonstrate an understanding of restorative devices available within the system(s) encountered on the course 
. make an appropriate restorative treatment plan and execute this to the satisfaction of patients and staff 
. communicate effectively with patients and technical staff 
. appropriately incorporate dental implants into the whole care/treatment of patients 
. demonstrate an understanding of occlusion and biomechanics in relation to implant restorations 
. demonstrate knowledge of complications and their management 
. demonstrate basic clinical skills in the assessment and management of restorative patients 
. demonstrate basic knowledge in the management of the edentulous patient, partially edentulous patient, trauma to the teeth, periodontal disease and tooth surface loss 
. ability to rationalise treatment plans with evidence and deliver treatment in their own clinical practice  
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    Not entered
    
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |   
Learning Outcomes 
    Aims: 
To promote understanding of the theory and practice of routine restorative dentistry and how this influences management with implants. 
	 
Objectives: 
At the end of this module students should be able to: 
. demonstrate an understanding of restorative devices available within the system(s) encountered on the course 
. make an appropriate restorative treatment plan and execute this to the satisfaction of patients and staff 
. communicate effectively with patients and technical staff 
. appropriately incorporate dental implants into the whole care/treatment of patients 
. demonstrate an understanding of occlusion and biomechanics in relation to implant restorations 
. demonstrate knowledge of complications and their management 
. demonstrate basic clinical skills in the assessment and management of restorative patients 
. demonstrate basic knowledge in the management of the edentulous patient, partially edentulous patient, trauma to the teeth, periodontal disease and tooth surface loss 
. ability to rationalise treatment plans with evidence and deliver treatment in their own clinical practice  
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
Not entered | 
 
| Special Arrangements | 
Must have access to a computer and the internet (i.e. world wide web) | 
 
| Keywords | Osteointegration, Restorative devices, Implant biomechanics, Periodontal disease | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Issam Bakri 
Tel: 0131 536 3972 
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Course secretary | Mrs Jacqueline Mcgurk 
Tel: 0131 536 3979 
Email:  | 
   
 
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