Unit name | Primary Care Dentistry Year 2 |
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Unit code | ORDS20009 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52) |
Unit director | Dr. McNally |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit is in Year 2 of the BDS programme and aims to introduce students to the clinical dental setting. The unit is comprised of one element of Restorative Dentistry 1. The majority of the learning within the Unit occurs during supervised treatment sessions where the student communicates with and carries out prescribed treatment for, patients under staff supervision.
Element:
Restorative Dentistry Year 2
Aims:
At the end of the Unit the students should be able to:
Demonstrate a fundamental knowledge of the importance of carrying out restorative procedures in safe and efficient manner (1.5.1)
Demonstrate a basic recognition of effective decontamination and infection control procedures (1.5.2)
The student should also be able to demonstrate in a clinical or simulated setting the skills and attributes necessary to:
Demonstrate an ability to provide chairside support to an undergraduate operator during treatment which would include a basic restorative charting.
Demonstrate the correct mixing and handling of the dental materials used for basic plastic restorative procedures(1.8.3)
Communicate to patients preventative instruction including toothbrushing and interdental cleaning(1.7.2)
Communicate to a patient the cause and management of basic periodontal disease in a simple and effective way which can be understood by the patient. (1.81)(1.8.2)
Undertake prescribed non-surgical periodontal treatment to improve oral hygiene, scaling to remove hard tissue deposits and disrupt the bioflim from teeth using hand and ultra-sonic scalers. (1.8.3) (All numbers in brackets relate to the mapping of this Unit’s outcomes to the GDC Learning Outcomes document.)
Seminar and small group teaching. Simulated clinical scenarios, chairside teaching during supervised direct patient care.
Formative: Continuous assessment on clinic using a predetermined standard assessment scheme with immediate feedback to the student. Each student to complete a logbook/portfolio during the course with opportunity to reflect on progress during and at the end of the Unit. Student’s overall performance will be monitored and discussed at the School Progress committee. Summative: