Unit name | Integrated Clinical Practice |
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Unit code | DENT20008 |
Credit points | 40 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Duncan |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit provides the student with a valuable learning experience which develops and enhances their hospital based training. It provides the student with a more varied patient exposure including the treatment and management of the medically compromised individual. It also aims to develop their skill in team working.
The aims of this unit are:-
Currently the students attend clinical placements at a dental health centres in Easton, Bristol along with the dental undergraduates. When South Bristol Community Hospital opens in 2012 there will be integrated teaching of both dental undergraduates and Dental Care Professionals.
By the end of this unit the student will:
Formative
Written assessment – Open book essay (2000 word count).
Summative
Two prepared clinical case presentations
Paediatric (Child) case presentation (40% of total)
Presentation of treatment carried out for a child by the therapy student under the written prescription of a dentist. The treatment plan need not be complete, however if this is the case then the student should be aware of the need for further care. The student presents the treatment carried out to date and the rationale behind this course of treatment. The student is expected to answer questions relevant to the presented case. The case presentation is marked out of a possible 100 marks.
Adult case presentation (40% of total)
Presentation of treatment carried out for an adult by the therapy student under the written prescription of a dentist. The treatment plan need not be complete, however if this is the case then the student should be aware of the need for further care. The patient is examined by the team of examiners and the student is expected to answer questions relevant to the case presented. The case presentation is marked out of a possible 100 marks.
Clinical viva voce examination (20% of total)
The clinical viva voce examination is a 15-minute examination which uses ‘unseen’ clinical photographs around which relevant questions will be asked. Any aspect of the syllabus can be examined in the viva voce examination. Questioning need not remain focused on a clinical photograph. The viva voce is marked out of a possible 100 marks.
Dentistry Dental Practice and the Community Burt, Eklund ISBN: 09045 88602
Essential Dental Public health Dlanaid Daly, Richard Watt, Paul Batchelor, Elizabeth Treasure ISBN: 01926 29743