Unit name | BUOLD Surgical Skills 2 |
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Unit code | ORDSM0008 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | M/7 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Professor. Robb |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
Have completed the BUOLD Local Anaesthesia Unit and the BUOLD Surgical Skills 1 Unit |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | Bristol Dental School |
Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
This Unit of Teaching will be offered as an Optional Unit as part of a modular distance learning programme. The programme will allow students to build Certificate and Diploma or Masters level qualifications by combining optional 20 credit units.
The Surgical Skills Unit is a single element unit with the following general aims: -
To provide the students with the underpinning knowledge and clinical skills to carry out minor oral surgical procedures including removal of roots and removal of impacted wisdom teeth
Students will obtain a knowledge and understanding of the following:
The student will acquire the skills and attributes necessary for:
Self directed CAL sessions
Seminars with videos
Medical simulator session
Webinar presentations
Clinical skills sessions
Reflecting writing
This Unit will have three summative assessments: -
1. Online assessment and MCQ (30%)
2. Final written examination (40%)
3. Assessment of performance in Clinical skills (30%)
Formative assessment
• Online activities will provide formative assessment
Summative assessment
• Online assignments (length 2 000 words) and MCQ papers will provide summative assessment and contribute 30% to the final Unit mark.
• A final written (multiple short answer and essay) examination of 1 hour’s duration will contribute 40% to the final Unit mark
• Assessment of performance in the clinical skills sessions will contribute 30% to the final Unit mark.
J P Shepherd and M Brickley Surgical Removal of Third Molars BMJ (Sept 1994) : 309 : 620 – 621
C.M. Hill and R.V. Walker Conservative, non-surgical management of patients presenting with impacted lower third molars: A 5-year study British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Volume 44, Issue 5, October 2006, Pages 347-350
A Sadler et al. Specialist practice for minor oral surgery : a comparative audit of third molar surgery British Dental Journal (1993): Vol. 174: page 273