Unit name | Basic Oral Medicine and Oral Pathology |
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Unit code | ORDSM0022 |
Credit points | 40 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
Unit director | Professor. Spiteri Staines |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
1. Formally undertake acceptance of compliance and commitment to observe professional and clinical codes of conduct as stipulated by UoB and UHBristol2. Must be eligible for temporary or permanent registration with the GDC and remain registered during the period of study. Candidates must notify teaching and relevant trust staff of any change in their registration status or of any investigations undertaken by the GDC. |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
1. Describe and clinically apply with relevance to the clinical practice of Oral Medicine, the Pathophysiology, clinical features and principles of management of:
I. Salivary gland disease and dry mouth
II. Cranial nerve disorders
III. Disorders of the TMJ
IV. Oral mucosal autoimmune disease
V. Infections of the oral mucosa and head and neck
VI. Potentially malignant oral mucosal disease
VII. Oral cancer- clinical aspects
VIII. Complications of drug treatment
IX. Oral Manifestations of systemic disease
X. Localised oral swellings
XI. Oral Pigmentation
XII. Diffuse oral swellings
XIII. Oral Manifestations of systemic disease
XIV. Orofacial dysaesthesias
XV. Orofacial pain
2. Describe relevant investigations used within the scope of Oral Medicine. Understand the indications for requesting relevant investigations. Be able to explain the underlying science underpinning these investigations.
3. Describe different surgical procedures including: indications, contra-indications and complications relevant to the clinical practice of Oral Medicine
4. To show competence in the microscopical assessment and description of normal oral mucosa
5. To show competence in the microscopical assessment of a selection of common oral disease processes
6. Describe the different topical medical management therapeutic options with relevance to the practice of Oral Medicine
7. Describe the different systemic medical management therapeutic options with relevance to the practice of Oral Medicine
Students will be supervised at all times in clinical and laboratory settings.
Clinical chairside teaching - Consultant clinics in Clinical Oral Medicine encompassing reflection and personalised feedback. Presentation and discussion of a single case on a 4 weekly basis. Peer based learning will occur at clinical meetings and at the chairside.
o Clinical meetings – Students can participate in the detailed discussion of difficult clinical problems.
o Journal Club to discuss journal articles, research.
o Pathology ‘black box’
o Basic aspects of Oral disease lecture course: Clinical Oral Medicine/Maxillofacial surgery/ Pathology/ Radiology/ Special Needs selected lectures available on mediasite. Students would be expected to complete self- directed learning with 1 to 1 support and guidance from Lecturers. We would expect 1-2 hours pre reading and 1-2 hours follow up per lecture/ topic teaching.
o Accessing NICE, SIGN, GMC and GDC published guidance and relevant literature.
o Medical emergencies and Basic Life Support by local certified trainers (NHS UHBristol)
Assessment Details
Please state the methods used for formative and summative assessment, including essay word length, length and type of exams, projects, etc. The relative contributions of the different summative assessments to the overall unit mark should also be included, e.g. 3-hour written exam (60%), 2000 word essay (40%).
Please link the assessment to the intended learning outcomes bearing in mind that it is expected that all intended learning outcomes are assessed.
The learning outcomes are assessed in integrated fashion across the summative and formative assessments.
Summative Assessment within 'the Unit of Basic Oral Medicine and Pathology
Formative Assessment within 'the Unit of Basic Oral Medicine and Pathology
Continuous grading and feedback in Oral Medicine clinics and Oral Pathology laboratory
Case discussions with oral feedback
Feedback from Journal club
Oral & Maxillofacial Medicine 3rd edition; 2013; Crispian Scully.
Essentials of Oral Pathology and CLINICAL ORAL MEDICINE 8th edition 2011, R. A. Cawson and E.W. Odell
Medical problems in Dentistry; 2015; Crispian Scully.
Selected Journals- TBA
NICE guidance- TBA
Cochrane reviews- TBA
Oral pathology- Soames and Southam
Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology- Neville