Unit name | Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics |
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Unit code | DENT20023 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Miss. Sarah Bain |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This module covers the promotion and maintenance of oral health for children. The student shall have an understanding of the general growth and development of the child and the recognition, preventive treatment and operative management of the common disease processes.
Orthodontics is concerned with the development and growth of the face and occlusion, the extent of the normal variation in the form and function of both the hard and soft tissues of the mouth and face, and particulary the ways in which such variation produces differences in occlusion. The study of these factors should emphasise their inter-relationship with the general and psychosocial development of the individual. Students should be able to recognise and describe malocclusions. They should have an understanding of the role of malocclusion in relation to the risk of dental caries and periodontal diseases and the potential risks of increased caries and periodontitis that may arise as a consequence of othodontic treatment.
Aims:
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A Manual of Paediatric Dentistry 4th Edition Andlaw/Rock ISBN: 04430 45100
Paediatric Dentistry (Self Assessment Picture Tests) Shaw ISBN: 07234 09846
An Illustrated Guide to Dental Care for the Medically Compromised Patient Grundy/Shaw ISBN: 07234 17075
Fluoride in Caries Prevention Murray/Rugg-Gunn et al ISBN: 07236 23635
Paediatric Dentistry 2001 Welbury ISBN: 0192 62631