Unit name | Clinical Skills - Year 1 |
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Unit code | ORDS10016 |
Credit points | 30 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Mrs. Alison Grant |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
N/A |
Co-requisites |
N/A |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
Year 1:
This unit introduces and develops clinical skills and is based initially within Bristol Dental Hospital clinical skills laboratory.
Subject Areas:
Clinical skills include the assessment and monitoring of periodontal disease and plaque biofilm, non-surgical periodontal therapy incorporating the use of Local Anaesthetics as required and encouraging patients towards healthy oral hygiene regimes. This unit includes the practical implementation of
decontamination procedures in the dental surgery.
Aims:
Teaching methods include:
Teaching will use a blended learning approach delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous activities. Students will be expected to engage with all learning.
Summative assessment 1. Clinical skills OSCE (100% OF TOTAL UNIT) Students will be required to demonstrate clinical techniques including LA technique, ultrasonic, indices and medical emergencies, 1 hour. Must-pass Formative Assessments 1. Periodontology instrument competence assessment Assessment of practical competence in the use of periodontal instruments 2. Clinical competence assessments Assessment of key skills required to progress to treat first patients Formative assessment Students are supported in their learning by a variety of directed formative assessments in the clinical Skills Laboratory with which they must engage within this unit. Overall performance will be reviewed and discussed at the School Progress committee at regular meetings x 1 per term. Marks obtained in formative assessments above do not contribute to the overall unit mark but failure to complete by the stated end of term deadlines will be raised at the Progress Committee, and may be a barrier to progression
Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist, E Wilkins
ISBN: 0-683-09078-X
Understanding Periodontal Diseases: Assessment and Diagnostic Procedures in Practice, Chapple & Gilbert; Quintessence
ISBN: 1-85097-053-X
Practical Local Anaesthesia; 2nd ed. Meechan; Quintessentials;
ISBN: 1-85097-204-4
Local Anaesthesia in Dentistry; Baart & Brand; Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 978-1-4051-8436-6
Special Care in Dentistry; Scully, Dios & Kumar; Elsevier
ISBN: 0-443-07151-9
Drug Dictionary for Dentistry; Meechan & Seymour; Oxford
ISBN: 0-19-263274-4