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| Unit name |
Clinical Skills - Year 1 |
| 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 |
Description including Unit Aims
Year 1:
This unit introduces and develops clinical skills and is based initially within Bristol Dental Hospital clinical skills laboratory.
Subject Areas:
- Medical Emergencies
- Patient Assessment and Indices (including dental charting)
- Periodontal Instrumentation and techniques
- Pain and Anxiety control
- Topical Fluoride
- Stain Removal
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.
Aims:
- To provide necessary tuition in the pre-clinical setting that will prepare the student for clinical practice on patients
- To gain an understanding and application of different types of instruments available to treat chronic gingival and periodontal disease for chronic gingival and periodontal disease
- Be competent with relevant methods of pain and anxiety control
Intended Learning Outcomes
- Discuss the importance of each component of the patient assessment process.
- Identify and apply different assessment methods available for plaque control, screening and assessment for gingival and periodontal disease. Recognising the clinical presentation of chronic gingival and periodontal disease.
- Identify gingival and periodontal pockets, mobility, furcations and recession by applying relevant instruments appropriately, explaining the theoretical principles of preventive care.
- Local anaesthetic techniques (pain and anxiety control). Students will be trained in accordance with appropriate requirements in relation to dealing with medical emergencies.
- Recognise the importance of and carry out systemic intra oral and extra oral clinical examinations.
- Undertake prescribed non-surgical treatment to remove hard and soft deposits and stains using a range of methods.
- Have an understanding of pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods of managing the anxious patient.
Teaching Information
Teaching methods include:
- Lectures
- Small group Seminars
- Tutorials
- Practical classes
- Clinical Practice (Work based learning)
- Guided Independent study
- Continuous Clinical Assessment logbook/portfolio (CCA) including Reflective Practice
Assessment Information
Summative assessment
OSCE Clinical 'Competencies'.
Assessment held as Pre-Clinical gateway to seeing Patients
5 stations:-
- Local Anaesthetic (Pain and Anxiety Control)
- Hand instrumentation (Periodontal hand Instrumentation and Techniques)
- Ultrasonic instrumentation
- Fluoride Varnish and stain removal
- Medical Emergencies (medical emergency scenario)
20% for each competency, each is ‘must pass’ = 100% of total unit mark
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.
Introduction to clinical skills laboratory
Ongoing Clinical Skills Assessment for each individual procedure/competency taught, graded with reflection/feedback given by clinical staff. Attendance is monitored.
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.
Reading and References
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
