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| Unit name |
Personal and Professional Development Year 2 |
| Unit code |
ORDS20010 |
| Credit points |
10 |
| Level of study |
I/5
|
| Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
|
| Unit director |
Dr. Sam Leary |
| Open unit status |
Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None
|
| Co-requisites |
None
|
| School/department |
Bristol Dental School |
| Faculty |
Faculty of Health Sciences |
Description including Unit Aims
Year 2
Elements:
- The Dentist in Society Year 2
- Research Methods
- Portfolio Year 2
The unit aims to build on the previous year’s Dentist in Society element, and to introduce the skills needed to practice evidence-based medicine via the element of Research Methods.
Intended Learning Outcomes
The Dentist in Society
At the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
- recognise and explain the ways in which individual characteristics are associated with attitudes towards health and health behaviours
- describe public health policies that can be beneficial in the health of the population
- demonstrate interpersonal communication skills that are effective in initiating an oral health care consultation
- locate and organise appropriate literature and resources relevant to a specific concept within the provision of oral health care and synthesise these into a PowerPoint presentation
Research Methods:
At the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
- appreciate the role of epidemiology in oral health research
- recognize and describe the different types of study design
- understand and interpret the results of statistical analyses to test hypotheses
- critically appraise research findings
Portfolio
At the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
- explain the different methods of learning and teaching available for reflective practice
- appreciate the importance of assessment, feedback and critical reflection in dental practice
- identify their learning needs and the role of appraisal in personal development planning
Teaching Information
The Dentist in Society
12 lectures and 1 revision session, three communication skills role play sessions, two small group discussion sessions and two EBL sessions
Research Methods
Introductory lecture, nine e-lectures, nine tutorials, and 1 revision session
Portfolio
No contact time
Assessment Information
1. Element of Dentist in Society
Formative assessment:
- Feedback from role play sessions (Comm Skills), online self-assessment (required reading)
Summative assessment:
- 60min SAQ paper (closed book, 3 compulsory questions, 34% of the Unit mark), and one Enquiry Based Learning group presentation (11% of the Unit mark).
2. Element of Research Methods
Formative assessment:
- Pop-up questions within e-lectures, keypad quizzes within tutorials and informal peer assessment of mock exam paper.
Summative assessment:
- 1.5hr written paper (closed book, 3 compulsory questions, 45% of the Unit mark).
3. Element of Portfolio
Summative assessment:
Reading and References
The Dentist in Society:
- Brennan M, Oliver R, Harvey B, Jones G. Ethics and law for the dental deam. Knutsford : PasTest; 2006. ISBN:9781904627418.
- Daly B, Watt R, Batchelor P, Treasure E. Essential dental public health. Oxford University Press; 2002. ISBN:0192629743.
- Pine C. Community oral health. Butterworth Heinemann; 1996. ISBN:1850971625.
- Patel M, Patel N. Dental public health: A primer. Radcliffe Publishing Ltd; 2006. ISBN:9781857756470.
- Pitts NB. Detection, assessment, diagnosis and monitoring of caries. Karger; 2009. ISBN:9783805591843.
- Gorter RC, Freeman R. Burnout and engagement in relation with job demands and resources among dental staff in Northern Ireland. Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2011;39 :87-95.
- Oosterink FM, de Jongh A, Aartman IHA. What are people afraid of during dental treatment? Anxiety-provoking capacity of 67 stimuli characteristic of the dental setting. Eur J Oral Sci; 2008 116: 44–51.
Research Methods:
- Kirkwood BR, Sterne JAC. Essential medical statistics 2nd ed. Wiley Blackwell; 2003. ISBN:9780865428713.
- Webb P, Bain C, Pirozzo S. Essential epidemiology – An introduction for students and health professionals. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press; 2010. ISBN:9780511997303.
- Smeeton N. Dental statistics made easy. Radcliffe Medical Press; 2005. ISBN:9781857756562.
- Goldacre B. Bad science. Harper Perrenial; 2009. ISBN:9780007284870.
