Unit name | Applied Pharmacology: Pain and Anxiety Control - Dental Therapy |
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Unit code | DENT10014 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Miss. Susan Vine |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
To provide knowledge and clinical skills relating to the delivery of local analgesia. To provide knowledge relating to the pharmacological management of the medically compromised patient.
The unit aims are:
By the end of this unit the student will be:
Summative
2 hour written essay paper on LA techniques and equipment. Pass mark is 50%.
Formative
Continuous assessment in clinical reporting and practical delivery of local anaesthetic during patient treatment sessions. Regular review meetings with students and staff ensure progress and development are monitored.
Pharmacology and Dental Therapeutics (3rd Edition), Seymour/Meecham/Yates, ISBN: 01926 29522
Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist (3rd Edition), Requa-Clark/Holroyd, ISBN: 08151 72338
Practical Dental Anaesthesia, J. Meecham, ISBN: 08509 70513
Introduction to Local Anaesthesia, Hans Evers/Glen Haegerstam, ISBN: 28823 90133