Postgraduate Course: Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics (DENT12005)

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	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	This course is compromised of two elements: 1. A seminar programme that will review classic and contemporary literature that forms the Evidence base for contemporary treatment approaches for patients requiring tooth-supported, fixed prosthodontic treatment. 2. Supervised treatment of patients requiring prosthodontics care and attendance at Consultant-led diagnostic clinics.
Course description	Syllabus/Lecture List marginal fit of indirect restorations contours and pontic design in fixed prosthodontics impression techniques soft tissue control posts and cores for non vital teeth direct cores for vital teeth Resin-retained bridgework tooth preparation - periodontal considerations Cementation of indirect restorations tooth preparation geometry provisional restorations smile design abutment tooth assessment strategic extraction in prosthodontics treatment Syllabus/Lecture List: marginal fit of indirect restorations contours and pontic design in fixed prosthodontics impression techniques soft tissue control posts and cores for non vital teeth direct cores for vital teeth Resin-retained bridgework tooth preparation - periodontal considerations Cementation of indirect restorations tooth preparation geometry provisional restorations smile design abutment tooth assessment strategic extraction in prosthodontics treatment

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

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Course Start Date	21/09/2015
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 588 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 70 %, Coursework 10 %, Practical Exam 20 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Written Examination - 90 minutes - 70%Ťbr /ť Practical Examination - 30 minutes - 20%Ťbr /ť Course Work - 10% (2 x Open-Book Essay)Ťbr /ť
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Possess the skills to establish a diagnosis, prognosis and treatment strategy for the management of the partially dentate patient. Have knowledge and understanding of the effect that loss of teeth has on function, aesthetics and psychological well-being. Have knowledge of when and how to provide the most appropriate restorative modalities to restore function and aesthetics in a predictable manner. Be familiar with the evidence base that supports contemporary approaches to fixed, prosthodontics treatment.