Unit information: Advanced Integrated Restorative Care in 2023/24

Unit name	Advanced Integrated Restorative Care
Unit code	ORDSM0050
Credit points	20
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24)
Unit director	Mr. Musaab Siddiqui
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	Teaching, Research and Health Economics in Periodontology Exam, Diagnosis, Special Investigations, Risk Factors and Treatment Planning Non-surgical Therapy and Adjunctive Therapies
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	n/a
Units you may not take alongside this one
School/department	Bristol Dental School
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Unit Information

This unit aims to enhance students’ knowledge of interdisciplinary approach when assessing, diagnosing, treatment planning periodontal conditions and the application of implant dentistry. Students will enhance interdisciplinary knowledge on factors that make tooth unrestorable, adverse effects of treatment procedures on tooth structure and the influence of occlusion on periodontic practice. Students will also debate the management of periodontal conditions in medically compromised patients.

Your learning on this unit

Knowledge and understanding

1. Recognize biomaterial science relevant to Periodontology and Implant Dentistry
2. Discuss the behavioural, clinical and technical procedures involved in the treatment of patients requiring Periodontics and Implant care
3. Report communication with individual patients and other professionals and in general educational and professional settings

Intellectual skills and attributes

1. Show professional judgement to implement clinical solutions in response to problems by developing an evidence-based treatment plan and taking a holistic approach to solving problems
2. Evaluate critically the scope and limitations of the various techniques used in Periodontics balancing the risks and cost benefits of treatment demonstrating self-direction and autonomy
3. Demonstrate the ability to sustain a critical argument in writing and through oral presentations

Other skills attributes

1. Report their provision of clinical care to the highest ethical and technical standards in line with current knowledge and with the full and valid consent of patients
2. Demonstrate clinical proficiency in the delivery of preventive and interventional care as part of a holistic, comprehensive treatment plan
3. Recognise and manage behavioural and related social factors which affect oral health
4. Use clinical information to implement strategies that facilitate the delivery of oral health
5. Co-ordinate overall treatment and care of patients and appreciate when it is appropriate to refer to a specialist in another area or a dental care professional
6. Undertake peer review and continuing professional development guiding the learning of others
7. Learn independently in familiar and unfamiliar situations with open-mindedness and in a spirit of critical enquiry

How you will learn

This unit accounts for 20 credits and there will be a total of 200 learning hours.

The unit will be taught through face-to-face contact symposium, weekly asynchronous and synchronous online resources including tutorials, discussions based on key readings and students experiences, evidence base summaries, case study presentation involving evidence based search, analysis, problem-solving and decision-making; peer-to-peer interactions involving group and individual exercises; presentations, discussion, and debate. The assessment for this unit will have an unseen case viva; students will be presented with 3 unseen cases. They will have time to read each case and take notes followed by a 30 minute viva for each case.

The remaining learning hours will be spent in independent study and in the preparation of assessment. The symposium will be team-taught by a range of academics in the school and invited external experts. The weekly asynchronous and synchronous teaching will follow an initial timetable with key concepts and building students learning to cover all the unit learning outcomes.

How you will be assessed

Formative assessment - Case based discussions

Summative assessment - Unseen cases viva; total 3 hours with 3 cases

Resources

If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.

If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. ORDSM0050).

How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks, independent learning and assessment activity.

See the University Workload statement relating to this unit for more information.

Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit. The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.