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Programme code | 8MDYF002U |
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Programme type | Single Honours |
Programme director(s) |
David Dymock
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Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Teaching institution | University of Bristol |
Awarding institution | University of Bristol |
Accrediting types: |
Found to be sufficient by the General Dental Council (GDC) for the purpose of eligibility for registration with that body (http://www.gdc-uk.org/) The General Dental Council quality assures and approves qualifications for registration, for the following registrant groups: Dentists; dental hygienists; dental therapists; dental nurses; clinical dental technicians; dental technicians; and orthodontic therapists. (http://www.gdc-uk.org/) |
Relevant QAA subject benchmark groups | Dentistry (2002) (benchmark statement) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 5 years (full time) |
This programme aims to develop the student's interest in and knowledge and understanding of the:
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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- Lead lectures - Tutor –led tutorials - Student and tutor led seminars - Problem-based learning scenarios - Computer aided learning - Clinical skills limitation - Chairside teaching |
Methods of Assessment | |
- Coursework - Continuous assessment - Written seen/unseen examination (Essay, True/False, Multiple Choice Questions, Short Answer Questions, Extended Matching Items/Questions, Spot test, Assertion) - Poster presentation - Case presentation - Oral examination - Portfolio review - OSCE assessment - e-Assessment |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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- Lead lectures - Chairside teaching - Tutor-led tutorials - Student and tutor-led seminars - Self-directed learning facilitated by study packs and the use of research-based teaching materials and methods - Problem-based learning scenarios - Computer-aided learning. |
Methods of Assessment | |
- Written exam papers - Essay, True/False, Multiple Choice Question's, Short Answer Question's, Extended Matching Item's/Questions - Spot test - Assertion Reasoning and Data Interpretation Questions - Clinical scenarios - Practical exams - Coursework - Case study analysis - Dissertation/report - Case presentation - Oral examination - e-assessment - OSCE. |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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- Professional Skills (1-6) - Operative techniques laboratory; chairside teaching; clinical placements; seminars; lectures; problem-based scenarios. - Transferable /Key Skills (7-14)
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Methods of Assessment | |
- Professional Skills - Written exams; seminar demonstrations; clinical portfolios; laboratory report - Transferable /Key Skills - Incorporated into unit assessment as appropriate |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
The first year of the programme will enable the student to demonstrate that he/she has successfully achieved the learning outcomes of the teaching units in the first year of the dental undergraduate programme, including themed units of Health Sciences: Anatomy, Biochemistry, and Physiology. Aspects of ethics and communication skills are taught in Personal and Professional Development – Year 1. The student will be required to pass assessments in each Unit to progress to Year 2 of the BDS programme. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
In the second year of the undergraduate programme, students build on what they have learnt about basic sciences continuing to extend their knowledge throughout the second year of the undergraduate programme. During this year they will demonstrate that they have successfully achieved the learning outcomes of the teaching units of the second year of the undergraduate programme including; Health Sciences: Oral Biology; Pharmacology, Pathology and Microbiology and Dental Biomaterials. In addition, they will further develop their skills of Personal and Professional Development and an introduction to the basic dental techniques course within Dental Skills. Additionally they will undertake introductory clinical training and treatment of periodontal patients. The students will be required to pass assessments in each Unit to progress to Year 3 of the BDS programme. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
Years 3 and 4 of the programme will include further training in clinical dentistry. The students will continue to gain knowledge and experience in subjects which are vertically integrated through the programme including Oral Biology, Human Disease, and the theme of Personal And Professional Development, In Year 3 students complete literature review project work within Oral Biology and the Critical Appraisal Project, and will write a reflective account of selected aspects of their clinical experience. They will be expected to complete a further course of instruction in dental techniques in the Year 3 Dental Skills unit. In addition, they will cover the clinical aspects of the courses within the teaching themes of Primary Care Dentistry and Advanced Care Dentistry. Students will be required to pass assessments in each Unit to progress to year 4 and finally to year 5 of the BDS programme At the end of each clinical year, Clinical Students' Progress Committee decides on the basis of internal and continuous assessment whether individual students are to progress to the following year of the BDS. |
Level M/7 - Masters |
Students complete an advanced skills course at the end of year 4 and are required to undertake an elective research project at an academic institution of their choice, either in the UK or internationally. At the beginning of the research period at the end of year 4, a written introductory report must be submitted and a dissertation report presented at the beginning of year 5. Community based teaching and advanced care dentistry provides students with further clinical experience in the recognition, management, prevention & treatment of oral diseases. The students will be required to pass assessments in each Unit at the end of year 5 to be awarded with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery. |
The intended learning outcome mapping document shows which mandatory units contribute towards each programme intended learning outcome.
For information on the admissions requirements for this programme please see details in the undergraduate prospectus at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/ or contact the relevant academic department.
Workload Statement
Full time attendance is compulsory unless absence is formally approved.
Years 1 & 2 consist of a 30 week academic year which follows the standard University terms. Academic activities are timetabled throughout the 5-day week, with the exception of Wednesday afternoons. In Year 1 a student can expect an average of 21 hours of contact teaching per week. The Faculty anticipates that a student will spend a further 20 hours a week on preparation of coursework and self-directed learning (this may vary with the ability of the student). In the second year of the programme the contact time falls to about 16 hours per week on average, as greater emphasis is placed on individual coursework (projects) and self directed learning.
In the clinical-years (Yrs 3-5) the teaching year is extended and averages 42 weeks per year. The month of August is a vacation period, free of teaching, and the standard National holidays are honoured; the final year finishes in June with graduation in July. Clinical activities take place from Monday-Friday (between 08.00-18.00), and occasionally students are expected to stay late, or overnight, to observe out-of-hours activities. Year 3 students may request permission to be absent on Wednesday afternoons, On average in the clinical-years less than 10% of the year is lecture-based teaching, but a further 35% is staff-led teaching in clinical settings. The remainder of the time is set aside for students to develop their clinical skills, to do project work and to do preparative and reflective self-directed learning.
Assessment Statement
Please select the following links for statements about assessment. This is University of Bristol access only.
Responsibility for the programme lies with the Dental School, being managed through the Dental Education Committee. There is input to the programme from the Centre for Applied Anatomy and the Schools of: Biochemistry; Physiology, Pharmacology and Neuroscience; Cellular and Molecular Medicine. Clinical training occurs within Bristol Dental School and Hospital, South Bristol Community Hospital and Charlotte Keel Community Centre.
Students may intercalate for the award of a BSc (Hons), BA (Hons), MRes or MSc degree after Year 3 of the revised BDS programme. A variety of intercalation opportunities are available in a wide range of subjects (see: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/health-sciences/courses/undergraduate/intercalate/).
Credit points for units and year of study are notional.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Health sciences: Anatomy | ORDS10007 | 40 | Optional | AYEAR |
Health sciences: Biochemistry | ORDS10008 | 30 | Optional | AYEAR |
Health sciences: Physiology | ORDS10009 | 40 | Optional | AYEAR |
Personal and Professional Development Year 1 | ORDS10006 | 10 | Optional | AYEAR |
Certificate of Higher Education in the Science of Dentistry. | 0 |
Credit points for units and year of study are notional.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Health Sciences: Oral Biology Year 2 | ORDS10010 | 20 | Optional | AYEAR |
Health Sciences: Pathology and Microbiology | ORDS20011 | 20 | Optional | TB-1 |
Health sciences: Pharmacology | ORDS20012 | 20 | Optional | AYEAR |
Health sciences: Dental Biomaterials | ORDS20007 | 10 | Optional | TB-1 |
Dental Skills Year 2 | ORDS20021 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Primary Care Dentistry Year 2 | ORDS20022 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Dental Skills/PCD Capstone Assessment Unit Year 2 | ORDS20023 | 40 | Optional | AYEAR |
Personal and Professional Development Year 2 | ORDS20010 | 10 | Optional | AYEAR |
Diploma of Higher Education in the Science of Dentistry. | 0 |
Credit points for units and year of study are notional.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Human Disease | ORDS30008 | 20 | Optional | AYEAR |
Health Sciences: Oral Biology Year 3 | ORDS30001 | 10 | Optional | AYEAR |
Dental Skills Year 3 | ORDS30002 | 30 | Optional | AYEAR |
Primary Care Dentistry Year 3 | ORDS30003 | 50 | Optional | AYEAR |
Personal and Professional Development Year 3 | ORDS30006 | 10 | Optional | AYEAR |
BSc in the Science of Dentistry | 0 |
Credit points for units and year of study are notional.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Advanced Care Dentistry Year 4 | ORDS30005 | 20 | Optional | AYEAR |
Dental Skills Year 4 | ORDSM0009 | 30 | Optional | AYEAR |
Primary Care Dentistry Year 4 | ORDS30004 | 50 | Optional | AYEAR |
Personal and Professional Development Year 4 | ORDS30007 | 20 | Optional | AYEAR |
BSc in the Science of Dentistry | 0 |
Please note: where zero credit points are shown it is because this is not a credit bearing programme.
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Year 5 BDS | ORDSM0037 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
The following list shows the BDS finals examinations | ||||
BDS Final Part 1 - Knowledge Based Assessment | ORDSM0046 | 40 | Optional | AYEAR |
BDS Final Part 2 - Adult and Child Case Presentations | ORDSM0047 | 40 | Optional | AYEAR |
BDS Final Part 3 - Unseen Case Assessments | ORDSM0048 | 40 | Optional | AYEAR |
The following are for timetabling purposes only | ||||
Restorative Dentistry | ORDSM0039 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Community Dental Practice | ORDSM0040 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics | ORDSM0063 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | ORDSM0058 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Oral Medicine | ORDSM0059 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Oral Pathology | ORDSM0060 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Urgent Dental Care | ORDSM0061 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Whole Person Care | ORDSM0062 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Radiology | ORDSM0045 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Ethics, Law, Professionalism and Social Accountability | ORDSM0041 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Lifelong Learning and Wellbeing | ORDSM0064 | 0 | Optional | AYEAR |
Dental Surgery (BDS) | 0 |
Unit Pass Mark for Professional Programmes (MBChB, BDS, BVSc): 50 out of 100
For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
Please refer to the specific progression/award requirements for Gateway programmes.
All undergraduate degree programmes allow the opportunity for a student to exit from a programme with a Diploma or Certificate of Higher Education.
Integrated Master's degrees may also allow the opportunity for a student to exit from the programme with an equivalent Bachelor's degree where a student has achieved 360 credit points, of which 90 must be at level 6, and has successfully met any additional criteria as described in the programme specification.
The opportunities for a student to exit from one of the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry with an Award is outlined in the relevant Programme Regulations (which are available as an annex in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes).
The pass mark for the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine and Dentistry is 50 out of 100. The classification of a degree in the professional programmes in Veterinary Science, Medicine, and Dentistry is provided in the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
Unit Pass Mark for Professional Programmes (MBChB, BDS, BVSc): 50 out of 100. For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for the Assessment and Progression of Students on Taught Programmes and the relevant Faculty Handbook.
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
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