| Unit name | Personal and Professional Development Year 1 |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ORDS10014 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Miss. Caesley |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
N/A |
| Co-requisites |
N/A |
| School/department | Bristol Dental School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit is only taught on the Diploma in Dental Hygiene.
Year 1
Elements:
1.Law and Ethics
2.Professional Development
3.Personal Development(including Reflective Practice)
4.Protection of Vulnerable Patients
The unit aims to provide students with an introduction to law and ethics, communication and research skills applicable to dentistry with a specific focus on the needs of different patient groups including children, adults, older people, and those with special care requirements.
Aims:
To provide an understanding of the requirements as a registrant for life long learning and Continuing Professional Development (CPD) with relevance specifically to the working practice of the dental hygienist and the consequences of professional malpractice.
20 x Lectures
Small group teaching
Independent study
Continuous clinical experience
Chairside as operator or assister
Formative:
Law & Ethics/Professional/Personal Development/Protection of Vulnerable Patients
Reflective Practice – Each student to complete ongoing personal journal/log book/e-portfolio and opportunity to self-reflect and progress discussed with Tutors during and at the end of the Unit.
Law & Ethics essay encompasses aspects of disability, consent and mental capacity (3 hour workshop with case studies and feedback)
Continuous assessment on clinic using a predetermined standard assessment scheme, graded with immediate feedback to the student by clinical staff.
Students overall performance in the programme will be reviewed and discussed at the School Progress committee.
Feedback from role play sessions (Communication Skills) and outcome questions at the end of lectures.
Failure to comply with completion of formative assessments by the stated end of term deadlines will be raised at the Progress Committee. Any performance not completed or deemed unsatisfactory will be reviewed along with the students overall performance and may affect the students progression. Students overall performance in the programme will be reviewed and discussed at the School Progress committee.
Summative:
This unit has no substantive internal summative assessment. However, the unit contributes stations to a Pre-Clinical ‘Gateway to seeing Patients’ must-pass 8 station Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in various clinical procedures in the following manner:
Communication Skills
2 OSCE stations
Personal and Professional Development topics can be assessed within Finals examinations for the Diploma in Dental Hygiene.
