Unit name | Advanced Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology |
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Unit code | ORDSM0025 |
Credit points | 60 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Spiteri Staines |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
1. Formally undertake acceptance of compliance and commitment to observe professional and clinical codes of conduct as stipulated by UoB, UHBristol and NBT2. Must be eligible for temporary or permanent registration with the GDC and remain registered during the period of study. Candidates must notify teaching and relevant trust staff of any change in their registration status or of any investigations undertaken by the GDC.3. Have completed the Basic Oral Medicine and Pathology unit in this MSc |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
1. Define the indications for, relevant advantages and disadvantages of imaging investigations in the context of clinical oral medicine and oral pathology practice.
2. Define the indications for, relevant advantages and disadvantages of tissue based investigations in the context of clinical oral medicine and diagnostic oral pathology.
3. To have a sound understanding of the methodology of selected histopathological techniques relevant to the practice of Oral Medicine and Pathology.
3. Define the indications for, relevant advantages and disadvantages of blood based investigations in the context of clinical oral medicine practice.
4. Define the indications for, relevant advantages and disadvantages of microbiological sampling based investigations in the context of clinical oral medicine practice.
5. Define the indications for, relevant the indications, contraindications and limitations of investigations requested through allied medical specialties such as, but not limited to: Contact urticarial testing, Epicutaneous patch testing with relevance to the clinical practice of Oral Medicine.
6. Define the indications for, relevant advantages and disadvantages, relative and absolute contraindications of both surgical and medical treatment options with relevance to the clinical practice of Oral Medicine.
7. To show competence in the microscopic assessment and description of a selection of relevant oral lesions and oral disease processes.
8. To gain insight into the multidisciplinary team management of patients presenting with oral pre-malignancy and malignancy.
Clinical chairside teaching -Consultant clinics in CLINICAL ORAL MEDICINE encompassing reflection and personalised feedback. Work placed based assessment with a grade (Graded A –E) awarded based on overall performance, professional conduct and on presentation and discussion of a single case on a 4 weekly basis. Peer based learning will occur at clinical meetings and at the chairside (CC)
Classroom based small group teaching:
o Students can participate in the detailed discussion of difficult clinical problems.
o Journal Club to discuss journal articles, research.
o Participation in clinical governance& management activity & meetings.
o Participation in clinic-pathological meetings
o Oral disease lecture course Clinical Oral Medicine/ Maxillofacial Surgery/ Pathology/ Radiology/ Special Needs selected lectures available on MEDIADENT. Students would be expected to complete self- directed learning with 1 to 1 support and guidance from Lecturers. We would expect 1-2 hours pre reading and 1-2 hours follow up per lecture/ topic teaching.
o Accessing NICE, SIGN, GMC and GDC published guidance and relevant literature.
o Medical emergencies and Basic Life Support by local certified trainers (NHS UHBristol)
Summative Assessment within 'the Unit of Advanced Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology
Formative Assessment within 'the Unit of Advanced Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology
Continuous feedback in Oral Pathology laboratory and Oral Medicine clinics
Case discussions with oral feedback
Multisource feedback
Oral & Maxillofacial Medicine 3rd edition; 2013; Crispian Scully.
Essentials of Oral Pathology and CLINICAL ORAL MEDICINE 8th edition 2011, R. A. Cawson and E.W. Odell
Medical problems in Dentistry; 2015; Crispian Scully.
Selected Journals- TBA
NICE guidance- TBA
Cochrane reviews- TBA
Oral pathology- Soames and Southam
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology- Neville