| Unit name | Local Anaesthesia |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ORDSM0031 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12) |
| Unit director | Dr. Khayatt |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| 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, Diploma or Masters level qualifications by combining optional 20 credit units.
The Local Anaesthesia Unit has the following three Elements and their general aims are: -
Element 1: Armamentarium for administration of local anaesthesia
a. Equipment
To provide students with a knowledge of the delivery systems and equipment available to deliver local anaesthesia
b. Clinical Pharmacology of Local Anaesthetic agents
To review and update students’ knowledge of the pharmacology of local anaesthetic agents and vasoconstrictors used in clinical dental practice. To provide students with the underpinning knowledge to provide safe and effective operative pain control during clinical dental practice
Element 2: Advanced Clinical Techniques
To introduce students to advanced local anaesthetic techniques including the use of alternative inferior alveolar nerve block techniques and the use of computerized delivery systems
Element 3: Prevention and Management of Complications of Local Anaesthesia
To provide students with the underpinning knowledge to prevent and manage overdose of local anaesthesia, failed anaesthesia and local complications.
Students will obtain a knowledge and understanding of the following:
The student will acquire the skills and attributes necessary for:
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.
A range of teaching are used in the unit including:
Assessment Details This Unit will have the following summative assessments: - 1. Written assignment (20%) 2. Written assignment 2 (20%) 3. Assessment of the management of a simulated complication of local anaesthesia (Must Pass) - This assessment is included as it is a professional requirement that dentists are required to be able to manage the complications of the drugs they administer 4. A final written examination comprising an MCQ paper and a Multiple Short Answer paper of 2 hours' duration (60%) All assessments must be passed ≥ 50% and there is no compensation between the individual assessments.
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. ORDSM0031).
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.
