Unit name | Surgical Skills 1 |
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Unit code | ORDSM0030 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Robb |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Have completed the BUOLD Local Anaesthesia Unit |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This Unit of Teaching will be offered as an Optional Unit as part of a modular distance learning programme. The programme will allow students to build Certificate and Diploma or Masters level qualifications by combining optional 20 credit units. The Surgical Skills 1 Unit has one core element with the following general aim: -
To provide students with the underpinning knowledge and skills to carry out minor surgical procedures under clinical guidance
Students will obtain a knowledge and understanding of the following:
The student will acquire the skills and attributes necessary:
Self directed CAL sessions
Seminars with videos
Medical simulator session
Webinar presentations
Clinical skills sessions
Reflecting writing
This Unit will have three summative assessments:
1. Online assessment and MCQ (30%)
2. Final written examination (40%)
3. Assessment of performance in Clinical skills (30%)
Formative assessment
• Online activities will provide formative assessment
Summative assessment
Online assignments (length 2 000 words) and MCQ papers will provide summative assessment and contribute 30% to the final Element mark.
A final written (multiple short answer and essay) examination of 1 hour’s duration will contribute 40% to the final Element mark
Assessment of performance in the clinical skills sessions will contribute 30% to the final element mark
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Meechan JG (ed.). Minor oral surgery in dental practice. London: Quintessence, 2006.
The extraction of adult teeth. Ashcroft, G & Pawsey, PM. Dental Practitioner 7(2);330-335:1957
Kim S & Kratchman S. Modern endodontic surgery concepts and practice. A review Journal of Endodontics. 32; 601-623: 2006