Unit information: Surgical Skills 1 in 2024/25

Unit name	Surgical Skills 1
Unit code	ORDSM0030
Credit points	20
Level of study	M/7
Teaching block(s)	Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director	Mr. Heywood
Open unit status	Not open
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units)	None
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units)	None
Units you may not take alongside this one	None
School/department	Bristol Dental School
Faculty	Faculty of Health Sciences

Unit Information

Why is this unit important?

This Unit of Teaching will be offered as a compulsory Unit as part of the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Oral Surgery.

This unit has the following aims:

• To provide you with the knowledge to assess and undertake routine oral surgery procedures

How does this unit fit into your programme of study?

Completion of this unit will ensure you acquire the knowledge and simulated skills in preparation for clinical training as part of Clinical Oral Surgery.

Your learning on this unit

An overview of content

This unit will deliver the knowledge and simulated skills required to help assess, treatment plan and manage oral surgery patients.

How will students, personally, be different as a result of the unit

You will feel more confident in your assessment and treatment planning of oral surgery patients prior to attending clinical contact days as part of the Clinical Oral Surgery unit.

Learning Outcomes

You will obtain a knowledge and understanding of the following:

• Anatomy, pharmacology and physiology relevant to oral surgery
• Treatment planning patients for oral surgery procedures, including medical history, pain and anxiety management and complexity of treatment
• Preparing patients for oral surgery procedures
• Understand basic surgical principles

You will acquire the skills and attributes necessary to:

• Recognise your personal scope of safe practice and professional obligations
• Assess and identify appropriate level oral surgery cases
• Demonstrate suturing techniques

How you will learn

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

A range of teaching are used in the unit including:

• Self-directed computer-aided learning (CAL) sessions via the virtual learning environment (Blackboard), providing the necessary materials and references to attain knowledge.

• Clinical skills sessions and small group teaching through study days

• A written coursework assignment to enhance knowledge

• A written examination (Multiple Short Answer) to test knowledge from online learning, study and contact days.

How you will be assessed

Tasks which help you learn and prepare you for summative tasks (formative):

• Development of practice protocols.
• Feedback on practical exercises at study days.
• Discussion as part of small group tutorials
• Example assignments/questions will be provided with the opportunity to discuss them with a tutor will prepare you for the end of unit knowledge assessment.

Tasks which count towards your unit mark (summative):

• Written coursework assessment of 2,000 words (50%)
• Practical assessment on suturing (Must Pass)
• Final written (Multiple Short Answer) examination of 90 minutes duration (50%)

When assessment does not go to plan

If you do not pass the unit, you will normally be given the opportunity to take a reassessment as per the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes. Decisions on the award of reassessment will normally be taken after all taught units of the year have been completed. Reassessment will normally be in a similar format to the original assessment that has been failed.

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. ORDSM0030).

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 University 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. For appropriate assessments, if you have self-certificated your absence, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (for assessments at the end of TB1 and TB2 this is usually in the next re-assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any exceptional circumstances and operates within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.