| Unit name | Restorative 2 (Clinical) |
|---|---|
| Unit code | DENT30003 |
| Credit points | 0 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Hooper |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Bristol Dental School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
The Teaching Unit comprises 3 Elements: 1. Operative/Endodontology/Fixed Prosthodontics 2. Removable Prosthetic Dentistry 3 3. Periodontology 2 Students are introduced to the clinical environment during introductory courses in year 2 on dental assisting and periodontology and then a relatively short clinical introductory course of 3 � weeks in year 3 prior to undertaking more general restorative care. Once these courses have been completed, students are then able to treat their own patients on the Adult Dental Health Clinic (ADH Clinic). During the clinical part of the course, students see there own periodontology patients in year 2 and assist year 4 and 5 students carrying out full restorative care. In year 3 and the 1st two terms of year 4 they are taught removable prosthodontics incorporating patient's treatment. They also see simple operative and endodontic patients. They are taught all three Restorative disciplines in an integrated fashion. The main function of ADH Clinic is to provide undergraduate dental students with the opportunity to gain experience across the whole breadth of Restorative Dentistry in an integrated fashion. Although all patient care is integrated, the students are timetabled to ensure they see patients and apportion their time such that appropriate experience is gained in all disciples with specialist as well as general practice supervision and teaching. During the spring term of year 4, students undertake a further Advanced Restorative Element run by Dr Gordon Gray within the Unit of Restorative 1 (Skills). This introduces more advanced topics and encompasses topics across all the clinical disciplines within Restorative Dentistry. Once this course is completed, students are encouraged to use these skills to treat patients who require advanced restorative work and to prepare a patient for presentation at the final examination.
