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Programme code | 8ORDS001U |
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Programme type | Single Honours |
Programme director(s) |
Sarah Bain
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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: |
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. 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/) (http://www.gdc-uk.org/) |
Mode of study | Full Time |
Programme length | 3 years (full time) |
The BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Therapy programme will provide an exceptional clinical and academic training; ensuring graduates will have developed the scientific principles and clinical skills associated with Dental Hygiene and Therapy. Students will acquire the necessary skills and competencies to equip them for entry onto the General Dental Councils (GDC) Register as a Dental Hygienist/Therapist and for graduate employment.
This new and innovative programme will produce high quality competent graduates capable of independent practice, working across their scope of practice and delivering the GDC learning outcomes as detailed in the revised edition of Preparing for Practice. Working alongside dental undergraduates and other members of the dental team, the concept of team learning is embedded into the programme from year one term one.
The graduate will be able to apply to the practice of dental hygiene and therapy principles that derive from the biomedical, behavioural and materials sciences. The graduate will recognise and take account of the needs of different patient groups including children, adults, older people, and those with special care requirements throughout the patient care process.
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Lead lectures; Tutor led tutorials; Flip classroom teaching; Computer aided learning Clinical skills simulation; Chairside teaching. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Coursework, Continuous assessment, Written examinations, Short Answer Questions, Case presentation, Verbal discussion, 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. Computer-aided learning. |
Methods of Assessment | |
Written exam papers, Multiple Choice Questions, Short Answer Questions, Clinical scenarios, Practical exams, Coursework, Case study analysis |
Programme Intended Learning Outcomes | Learning and Teaching Methods |
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Clinical skills, Laboratories teaching, Chairside teaching, Clinical placements, Seminars, Lectures, Problem based scenarios, Tutor-led tutorials, Student and tutor-led seminars, Self-directed learning |
Methods of Assessment | |
Professional Skills - Written exams, laboratory skills, clinical log books. |
Statement of expectations from the students at each level of the programme as it/they develop year on year.
Level C/4 - Certificate |
Students will develop the necessary skills and competences needed to progress to the intermediate stage of their programme, notably through an understanding of Foundations for Practice and developing the necessary clinical skills needed to progress from the clinical skills laboratory to providing direct clinical care. In the clinical environment students will provide appropriate treatment for patients presenting with periodontal disease, and will deliver oral health education to variety of patient groups. Students will be able demonstrate professionalism and reflective practice whilst treating patients. They will need a high level of supervision for clinical tasks. |
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Level I/5 - Intermediate |
At this level Students will have developed a comprehensive understanding of the field of Periodontology and will be able to apply their knowledge, competencies and skills to novel clinical situations. Students will work alongside dental undergraduates understanding the ethos of team training and the need for integrated training. Students will have completed operative clinical skills in restorative dentistry, and will have started to treat patients holistically within their scope of practice. Students will be able to work independently and as part of a team to undertake oral health promotion sessions, increasingly reflecting upon their own experiences. |
Level H/6 - Honours |
Students will be honing their skill mix with an emphasis on providing holistic patient care to a wide variety of patient groups including paediatric patients. Students will work confidently alongside dental undergraduates demonstrating collaborative practice and shared patient care in outreach settings. Towards the final term Students will start to demonstrate independent practice, taking responsibility for the treatment needs of patients. They will be able to convey the appropriate management of a patient to the supervisor, and work under less high level supervision. Students will have submitted their dissertation and be preparing for the Final examination for registration with the General Dental Council. By the end of term three, year three, Students will be confident to work as a safe beginner. |
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.
UG Workload Statement
Success as an undergraduate student depends on you being able to make the transition to self-motivated, independent learning. Programmes are designed to assist you in this development, in many cases by starting with units in which timetabled teaching, such as lectures and practical classes, provides the foundations of knowledge and skills in a subject, moving on to individual research-based work. Over time you will be expected to take increasing responsibility for your own learning, guided by the feedback on your work that you will receive. At the heart of your studies at every level there must be regular and disciplined individual reading, reflection and writing and it is this skill of independent studies, above all others, that will serve you best when you leave the University.
Most programmes use credits and a 20 credit unit broadly equates to about 200 hours of student input. This includes all activities related to the teaching, learning and assessment of taught units.
A component of this is the time that you spend in class, in contact with the teaching staff, which includes activities such as lectures, laboratories, tutorials and fieldwork. Some of this activity may be online and could consist of activity that is synchronous (using real-time environments such as Blackboard Collaborate) or asynchronous (using tools such as tutor moderated discussion forums, blogs or wikis).
In some programmes there are field courses and/or placements that will take place in concentrated periods of time.
Outside scheduled activities you are expected to pursue your own independent learning to build your knowledge and understanding of the subjects you are studying. Such independent activities include, reviewing lecture material, reading textbooks, working on examples sheets, completing coursework, writing up laboratory notes, preparing for in-class progress tests and revising for examinations.
We recognise that many students undertake paid employment. To achieve a sensible balance between work and study, you are advised to undertake paid work for no more than 15 hours per week in term-time.
Professional Programmes
Many undergraduates in the Faculty of Health Sciences will be following the professional programmes of:
For these professional programmes, full time attendance is compulsory unless absence is formally approved. Academic activities are timetabled throughout the 5-day week and student workload is around 40 hours per week on average. Where possible, students in the early years are permitted Wednesday afternoons for sport and extra-curriculum activities. This may not be available in later years of professional programmes as when a student progresses through the curricula there is an increasing exposure to clinical and professional activities. Students in clinic or on placements may need to stay later than core times of 08.00 – 18.00 or even overnight to observe out-of-hours activities. This increasing exposure to clinical activities means that students on these professional programmes often have longer term dates than the University standard. Individual years within programmes are likely to vary in length (for example because of the timings of placements) and further information on this will be found in individual programme regulations. Another important point to note is that many of the assessments sit outside of the standard University examination timetable and are likely to be more frequent meaning that students will more oftentimes be engaged in revision activities and self-directed learning.
Faculty of Health Sciences
Faculty Assessment and Feedback Statement for Undergraduate Students. University of Bristol access only.
The BSc in Dental Hygiene and Therapy will equip the Graduate with all the necessary skills for their future career. We anticipate that many students will want to start their clinical career in general dental practice upon graduation; however the University of Bristol is well placed to support graduates who wish to enhance their career through research training alongside clinical practice. With a number of opportunities available students, they will be offered support and advice during their programme should they wish to develop their career in this way.
We are proud to have close links to the NIHR-funded Biomedical Research Centre, and a history of supporting BDS and DCP graduates undertaking further research training. In addition to the MSc by research offered, we can also support graduates to combine clinical research and research leadership with continued clinical practice and clinical development. Funded by Health Education England and the National Institute for Health Research, the Integrated Clinical Academic Programme provides personal research training awards for healthcare professionals (excluding doctors and dentists).
Five levels of award are available, which together form a career pathway for aspiring and developing non-medical clinical academics:
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Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Foundations for Practice - Year 1 | ORDS10015 | 40 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Clinical Skills - Year 1 | ORDS10016 | 30 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Primary Clinical Practice - Year 1 | ORDS10017 | 30 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Personal and Professional Development - Year 1 | ORDS10018 | 20 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Certificate of Higher Education | 120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Foundations for Practice - Year 2 | ORDS20024 | 30 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Clinical Skills - Year 2 | ORDS20025 | 40 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Intermediate Clinical Practice - Year 2 | ORDS20026 | 40 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Personal and Professional Development - Year 2 | ORDS20027 | 10 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Diploma of Higher Education | 120 |
Unit Name | Unit Code | Credit Points | Status | |
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Foundations for Practice - Year 3 | ORDS30009 | 20 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Clinical Skills - Year 3 | ORDS30010 | 10 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Integrated Clinical Practice - Year 3 | ORDS30011 | 60 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Personal and Professional Development - Year 3 | ORDS30012 | 30 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSc) | 120 |
Unit Pass Mark for Undergraduate Programmes:
For details on the weightings for classifying undergraduate degrees, please see the Agreed Weightings, by Faculty, to be applied for the Purposes of Calculating the Final Programme Mark and Degree Classification in Undergraduate Programmes.
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 programmes with a preliminary year of study, the Gateway programmes and International Foundation 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).
An Ordinary degree can be awarded if a student has successfully completed at least 300 credits with a minimum of 60 credits at Level 6.
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.
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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