Unit information: Clinical Skills - Year 3 in 2021/22

Unit name	Clinical Skills - Year 3
Unit code	ORDS30010
Credit points	10
Level of study	H/6
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Mr. Evans
Open unit status	Not open
Pre-requisites	N/A
Co-requisites	N/A
School/department	Bristol Dental School
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

Year 3:

To develop advanced skills of restorative dentistry in the primary and permanent dentition.

Subject Areas:

1. Restorative operative techniques
2. Extraction of primary teeth
3. Operative Management of trauma and emergency including haemorrhage.
4. Management of the orthodontic patient

Aims:

This Unit will provide students with the knowledge, skills and experience to practice as a safe beginner within the permitted range of practical procedures of a Dental Therapist as specified by the GDC.

Students will become competent in extraction procedures, treatment of trauma and complications following extractions and management of the orthodontic patient.

Students will develop through reflective practice of both clinical skills and application of knowledge obtained from teaching from previous units into the clinical setting.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Intended Learning Outcomes

1. Assess and manage caries occlusion and tooth wear, and where appropriate restore the dentition using the principle of minimal intervention maintaining function and aesthetics
2. Become practically competent in advanced adult/ paediatric restorative techniques, safe extraction of primary teeth and the removal of roots where necessary
3. Explain the risks indications and complications of deciduous extractions
4. Accurately assess own ability and apply through reflective practice.
5. Have knowledge of how to identify emergencies and provide immediate management including management including inhalation of foreign bodies, haemorrhage and dental trauma.
6. Manage the orthodontic patient with the scope of practice of the Dental Hygienist and Therapist.

Teaching Information

Teaching methods include:

• Lectures
• Small group Seminars
• Practical demonstrations
• Clinical Practice (Work based learning)
• Guided Independent study
• Continuous Clinical Assessment logbook/portfolio (CCA) including Reflective Practice

Assessment Information

Summative assessment

Paediatric & Orthodontic Skills (100% of unit total)

OSCE of skills covered in this unit - 1.5 hours

Formative assessment

Students are supported in their learning by a variety of directed formative assessments in the clinical Skills Laboratory with which they must engage within this unit. Overall performance will be reviewed and discussed at the School Progress committee at regular meetings x 1 per term.

Marks obtained in formative assessments above do not contribute to the overall unit mark but failure to complete by the stated end of term deadlines will be raised at the Progress Committee, and may be a barrier to progression.

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. ORDS30010).

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 Faculty 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. If you have self-certificated your absence from an assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.