Unit information: Clinical Skills - Year 1 in 2022/23

Unit name	Clinical Skills - Year 1
Unit code	ORDS10016
Credit points	30
Level of study	C/4
Teaching block(s)	Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director	Mrs. Alison Grant
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	N/A
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	N/A
Units you may not take alongside this one	N/A
School/department	Bristol Dental School
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Unit Information

Year 1:

This unit introduces and develops clinical skills and is based initially within Bristol Dental Hospital clinical skills laboratory.

Subject Areas:

1. Patient Assessment and Indices (including dental charting)
2. Periodontal Instrumentation and techniques
3. Stain Removal
4. Pain and Anxiety control
5. Medical Emergencies
6. Decontamination procedures

Clinical skills include the assessment and monitoring of periodontal disease and plaque biofilm, non-surgical periodontal therapy incorporating the use of Local Anaesthetics as required and encouraging patients towards healthy oral hygiene regimes. This unit includes the practical implementation of
decontamination procedures in the dental surgery.

Aims:

• To provide necessary tuition in the pre-clinical setting that will prepare the student for clinical practice on patients
• To gain an understanding and application of different types of instruments available to treat chronic gingival and periodontal disease
• Be competent in relevant methods of pain and anxiety control

Your learning on this unit

1. Discuss the importance of each component of the patient assessment process
2. Identify and apply different assessment methods available for plaque control, screening and assessment for gingival and periodontal disease
3. Recognise the clinical presentation of gingival and periodontal disease
4. Identify gingival and periodontal pockets, mobility, furcations and recession by applying relevant instruments appropriately, explaining the theoretical principles of preventive care
5. Provide patients with comprehensive and accurate preventive education and instruction in a manner which encourages self-care and motivation
6. Demonstrate safe local anaesthetic techniques
7. Have an understanding of how to deal with medical emergencies.
8. Undertake prescribed non-surgical treatment to remove hard and soft deposits and stains using a range of methods.
9. Implement and perform effective decontamination and infection control procedures according to current guidelines

How you will learn

Teaching methods include:

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

Teaching will use a blended learning approach delivered through a combination of synchronous and asynchronous activities. Students will be expected to engage with all learning.

How you will be assessed

Summative assessment

There is one summative assessment in this unit:

1. Clinical skills OSCE

• 1 hour
• 100% of unit total

Students must pass the assessment by achieving a minimum mark of 40%.

Formative assessment and progression

Students must satisfy all engagement requirements and successfully complete all 'must pass' assessments, as set out in the student progression requirements for Year 1 in the BSc Assessment Handbook.

Satisfactory and appropriate engagement with the programme will be determined by the Progress Committee which will normally meet termly. The committee will monitor engagement against the engagement and progression criteria, review performance in formative and 'must pass' assessments and monitor levels of professionalism.

A student who has not demonstrated satisfactory and appropriate engagement with the programme, nor reached a satisfactory level of professionalism (as determined by level of engagement and any other evidence relating to professionalism presented to the Progress Committee) will not be permitted to sit the End of Year 1 Summative Assessments and thus will not be able be progress to Year 2.

In accordance with university regulations, students will be permitted two attempts at summative assessments in Year 1. Dependent on extenuating circumstances, a student may be permitted a second attempt at Year 1 or otherwise will be required to withdraw from the programme.

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. ORDS10016).

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.