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| Unit name |
Personal and Professional Development Year 2 |
| Unit code |
ORDS20010 |
| Credit points |
10 |
| Level of study |
I/5
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
|
| Unit director |
Dr. Sam Leary |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None
|
| Co-requisites |
None
|
| School/department |
Bristol Dental School |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Health Sciences |
Description including Unit Aims
Dentistry requires clinical skill and expertise; it is also involves communicating effectively with patients and colleagues, building rapport with patients and acting in an ethical and professional manner. In order to practice evidence-based dentistry, all dentists need to understand the principles of good research.
The Personal and Professional Development (PPD) Units (Year 1-5) allow dental students to learn more about the psychological, social, ethical and legal aspects of dental health and illness to enable them to put the interests of the patients first. Students will learn how to understand and critically appraise the scientific literature which will aid future decision making for individual patient care. The course programme will also provide the opportunity for students to carry out their own research. The Unit include three elements:
- The Dentist in Society Year 2
- Quantitative Research Methods
- Portfolio Year 2
The unit aims to build on the previous year’s Dentist in Society element, and to introduce the skills needed to practice evidence-based -healthcare via the element of Quantitative Research Methods.
The objectives of the Unit are to:
- provide you with an introduction to social science 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.
- Introduce you to basic communication skills required in good dental practice
- build a foundational understanding of the ethical and legal perspectives in the provision of oral health care.
- provide you with the skills needed to practice evidence-based healthcare, emphasizing concepts (i.e. what methods can be used to study oral health, and how should evidence be interpreted) rather than statistical theory and formulae.
Intended Learning Outcomes
The Dentist in Society
At the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
- describe and summarise aspects of sociological theory that relate to health and illness.
- discuss demographic factors that are associated with health inequalities
- explain the concepts of consent and confidentiality within the context of the Human Rights Act.
- recognise and explain the ways in which individual characteristics are associated with attitudes towards health and health behaviours
- describe public health policies that can be beneficial in the health of the population
- demonstrate interpersonal communication skills that are effective in initiating an oral health care consultation
- locate and organise appropriate literature and resources relevant to a specific concept within the provision of oral health care and synthesise these into a PowerPoint presentation
Quantitative Research Methods
At the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
- appreciate the role of epidemiology in oral health research
- recognize and describe the different types of study design
- understand and interpret the results of statistical analyses to test hypotheses
- critically appraise quantitative research findings
Portfolio
At the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
- explain the different methods of learning and teaching available for reflective practice
- appreciate the importance of assessment, feedback and critical reflection in dental practice
- identify their learning needs and the role of appraisal in personal development planning
This unit contributes to delivery and assessment of the following General Dental Council learning outcomes as specified in Preparing for Practice:
Q2 / Q4 / Q5 / Q6 / Q7
1.1: 1.1.1 / 1.1.2 / 1.1.12 / 1.1.13
1.2: 1.2.1 / 1.2.5
1.7: 1.7.1 / 1.7.2 / 1.7.4 / 1.7.10
1.8: 1.8.4
1.10: 1.10.1 / 1.10.2 / 1.10.7
2: 2.1 / 2.2 / 2.3
4: 4.1
5: 5.1 / 5.3 / 5.4 / 5.5
6: 6.1 / 6.2 / 6.3 / 6.4 / 6.5
7: 7.1 / 7.3
8: 8.1 / 8.2 / 8.3
9: 9.1 / 9.2 / 9.3 / 9.4 / 9.6 / 9.7
10: 10.1 / 10.2 / 10.3 / 10.5 / 10.6 / 10.7 / 10.8
11: 11.1 / 11.2 / 11.3 / 11.5 / 11.7 / 11.8 / 11.9
12: 12.1 / 12.3 / 12.5
Teaching Information
The Dentist in Society
7 lectures, three communication skills role play sessions, two flipped classroom discussion sessions.
Quantitative Research Methods
Introductory lecture, nine e-lectures, nine tutorials, and 1 revision session
Portfolio
No contact time
Assessment Information
1. Element of Dentist in Society
Formative assessment:
- Feedback from role play sessions (Comm Skills), online self-assessment (required reading) and ordered outcome questions at the end of lectures.
Summative assessment:
- Course assignment (case based scenario with 3 guided questions, max word limit 1500, 50% of the Unit mark).
2. Element of Quantitative Research Methods
Formative assessment:
- Pop-up questions within e-lectures, keypad quizzes within tutorials and informal peer assessment of mock exam paper.
Summative assessment:
- 1.5hr written paper (closed book, 3 compulsory questions, 50% of the Unit mark).
3. Element of Portfolio
‘Must pass’
Reading and References
The Dentist in Society:
- Daly B, Watt R, Batchelor P, Treasure E. Essential dental public health. Oxford University Press; 2013. ISBN:978-0-19-967937-9
- Scambler S, Scott SE, Asimakopoulou K. Sociology & Psychology for the Dental Team. Bristol: Polity Press. 2016.
Quantitative Research Methods:
- Kirkwood BR, Sterne JAC. Essential medical statistics 2nd ed. Wiley Blackwell; 2003. ISBN:9780865428713.
- Webb P, Bain C, Pirozzo S. Essential epidemiology – An introduction for students and health professionals. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press; 2010. ISBN:9780511997303.
- Smeeton N. Dental statistics made easy. Routledge; 2016. ISBN: 9781498775052.
- Goldacre B. Bad science. Harper Perrenial; 2009. ISBN:9780007284870.
