Unit name | Human Disease |
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Unit code | ORDS20013 |
Credit points | 10 |
Level of study | I/5 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Mrs. McNulty |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
N/A |
Co-requisites |
N/A |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This unit is only taught on the Diploma in Dental Hygiene.
Year 1
Elements:
This Unit will include the spread of infection and infectious diseases in relation to the Dental Surgery and the methods of Cross Infection Control available in line with current universal protocols and policies such as HTM01-05.
The principles of acute and chronic inflammation and wound healing will form the underpinning knowledge required prior to its application to oral tissues at a later date in the programme.
Taking a patients’ medical history will be taught and practiced, including how to look up any prescriptive drugs that patients may be taking.
Students will have thorough knowledge of common medical conditions, particularly those of oral significance including their management implications.
Basic life support is taught prior to the starting clinical work to assist in the event of a medical emergency.
Aims:
Lectures
Small group teaching
Clinical practice
Clinical sessions
Formative:
Generic: Continuous clinical assessment using a predetermined standard assessment scheme, graded with immediate feedback to the student by clinical staff.
Reflective Practice – Each student to complete ongoing personal journal/log book/e-portfolio and opportunity to self-reflect and progress discussed with Tutors during and at the end of the Unit.
Students overall performance in the programme will be reviewed and discussed at the School Progress committee.
Failure to comply with completion of formative assessments by the stated end of term deadlines will be raised at the Progress Committee. Any performance not completed or deemed unsatisfactory will be reviewed along with the students overall performance and may affect the students progression. Students overall performance in the programme will be reviewed and discussed at the School Progress committee.
Subject level information:
Microbiology
Spread of infection and microbiological cross infection control. Continuous clinical assessment.
General Pathology
Course work presented to group on defined aspects to reach learning outcomes
Medical History
Continuous clinical assessment
Medical Conditions & Dental Management Implications
Continuous clinical assessment
Medical Emergencies
Feedback and Group work at Medical Simulation Centre
Summative:
This unit has no internal summative assessment. However formative assessments may form a barrier to progression and will be discussed by Progress committee.
The unit contributes stations to a Pre-Clinical ‘Gateway to seeing Patients’ must-pass 8 station Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) in various clinical procedures in the following manner:
Microbiology
1 OSCE station on spread of infection and microbiological cross infection control
Medical Emergencies
1 OSCE station - medical emergency scenario
Human Disease topics can be assessed within Finals examinations for the Diploma in Dental Hygiene.