Dentistry

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Jennifer I Foley

Pre-requisites

BDS or equivalent qualification recognised by GDC.
Access to child patients within their own dental practice.
This course will be compulsory for students on the new Certificate programme in Paediatric Dentistry.

Co-requisites

Students will complete this course alongside the other core (compulsory) components of the Certificate programme in Paediatric Dentistry

Notes

Overview

Clinical skills laboratory practice.
SDCEP guidelines.
Case-based scenarios

Structure

The course will be conducted over three days (8 hours/day) and comprise didactic teaching, clinical skills laboratory practice and small group seminar work with two days at the start- and the third day at the end of the course

Assessment

Continuous assessment in the form of three assignments (25% each); a fourth written assignment (10%) presented at the end of the course to teaching staff and course peers to be assessed on content, presentation delivery and audio-visual impact (15%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Jennifer I Foley

Pre-requisites

BDS or equivalent qualifications recognised by GDC.
Access to child patients within their own dental practice.
This course will be compulsory for students on the new Certificate programme in Paediatric Dentistry

Co-requisites

Students will complete this course alongside the other core (compulsory) components of the Certificate programme in Paediatric Dentistry.

Notes

Overview

Patient case presentations

Structure

The ocurse will be conducted over one day and comprise direction on the preparation of four patient cases.

Assessment

Summative assessment of four patient cases conducted in dental practice which have been treated solely by the condidate and each written-up as a case report and submitted for review by the ocurse tutors. Assessment of each case will be undertaken during a clinical viva of one hour's duration. Marks will be allocated for the management of the clincal case,(70%), oral defence of the case (20%) and visual presentation of the case (10%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Jennifer I Foley

Pre-requisites

BDS or equivalent qualification recognised by GDC, preferably with at least two years postgraduate experience.
Certificate in Paediatric Dentistry
Access to child patients within Primary Dental Care

Co-requisites

Students will complete one compulsory course and a further three out of the remaining courses offered within the Diploma programme

Notes

Overview

NDIP and BASCD reports
Children's Dental Health Surveys
Case-based scenarios

Structure

The course will be conducted over three days (8 hours/day) and comprise didactic teaching and small group seminar work with two days at the start- and the third day at the end of the course

Assessment

Continuous assessment in the form of three assignments (25% each); a fourth written assignment (10%) presented at the end of the course to teaching staff and course peers to be assessed on content, presentation delivery and audio-visual impact (15%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Jennifer I Foley

Pre-requisites

BDS or equivalent qualification recognised by GDC, preferably with at least two years postgraduate experience.
Certificate in Paediatric Dentistry.
Access to child patients within Primary Dental Care.

Co-requisites

Students will complete one compulsory course and a further three out of six courses offered within the Diploma programme

Notes

Overview

BSPD guidelines
Case-based scenarios

Structure

The course will be conducted over three days (8 hours/day) and comprise didactic teaching and samll group seminar work with two days at the start- and the third day at the end of the course

Assessment

Continuous assessment in the form of three assignments (25% each); a fourth written assignment (10%) presented at the end of the course to teaching staff and course peers to be assessed on content, presentation delivery and audio-visual impact (15%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Jennifer I Folley

Pre-requisites

BDS or equivalent qualification recognised by GDC, preferably with at least two years postgraduate experience.
Certificate in Paediatric Dentistry.
Access to child patients within Primary Dental Care

Co-requisites

Students will complete one compulsory course and a further three out of six courses offered within the Diploma programme

Notes

Overview

Case-based scenarios

Structure

The course will be conducted over three days (8 hours/day) and comprise didactic teaching and small group seminar work with two days at the start- and the third day at the end of the course

Assessment

Continuous assessment in the form of three assignments (25% each); a fourth written assignment (10%) presented at the end of the course to teaching staff and course peers to be assessed on content, presentation delivery and audio-visual impact (15%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Jennifer I Foley

Pre-requisites

BDS or equivalent qualification recognised by GDC, preferably with at least two years postgraduate experience.
Certificate in Paediatric Dentistry

Co-requisites

Students will complete one compusory course and a further three out of six courses offered within the Diploma programme

Notes

Overview

Clinical Skills Laboratory
Case-based scenarios

Structure

The course will be conducted over three days (8 hours/day) and comprise didactic teaching and small group seminar work with two days at the start- and the third day at the end of the course

Assessment

Continuous assessment in the form of three assignments (25% each); a fourth written assignment (10%) presented at the end of the course to teaching staff and course peers to be assessed on content, presentation delivery and audio-visual impact (15%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Jennifer I Foley

Pre-requisites

BDS or equivalent qualification recognised by GDC, preferably with a least two years postgraduate experience.
Certificate in Paediatric Dentistry.
Access to child patients within Primary Dental Care.

Co-requisites

Students will complete one compulsory course and a further three out of the remaining courses offered with the Diploma programme

Notes

Overview

British Society of Paediatric Dentistry guidelines.
British Orthodonitc Society guidelines.
Case studies

Structure

The course will be conducted over three days (8 hours/day) and comprise didactic teaching and small group seminar work with two days at the start- and the third day at the end of the course

Assessment

Continuous assessment in the form of three assignments (25% each); a fourth written assignment (10%) presented at the end of the course to teaching staff and course peers to be assessed on content, presentation delivery and audio-visual impact (15%).

Credit Points

60

Course Coordinator

Dr Jennifer I Foley

Pre-requisites

BDS or equivalent qualification recognised by GDC.
Access to child patients within their own dental practice.
Successful completion of the Diploma in Paediatric Dentistry

Notes

Overview

Students will be introduced to research and presentation skills during an initial didactic teaching programme. Each project will be unique and depend on the interests of the student and on-going research work within the department. All research projects will be reviewed by the Programme Coordinator prior to a decision on a suitable project being assigned.

Structure

The course will be conducted over two days (8 hours/day) and comprise didactic teaching in research and presentation skills. In addition, two days with a research supervisor. The project for this course will involve students' self-directed studies on their dissertation with project based on a patient study within the dentist's own practice.

Assessment

Each student will be required to submit a 12500 word thesis on their research project (75%); oral defence of thesis (15%) and thesis presentation (10%)

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Jennifer I Foley

Pre-requisites

BDS or equivalent qualification recognised by GDC, preferably with at least two years postgraduate experience.
Certificate in Paediatric Dentistry.
Access to child patients within Primary Dental Care.

Co-requisites

This module is a compulsory course within the Diploma/Masters programme.

Notes

Overview

Patient case presentations.

Structure

The course will be conducted over one day and comprise direction on the preparation of four patient cases.

Assessment

Summative assessment of four patient cases conducted in dental practice which have been treated solely by the candidate and each written-up as a case report and submitted for review by the course tutors. Assessment of each case will be undertaken during a clinical viva of one hours duration. Marks will be allocated for the management of the clinical case (70%), oral defense of the case (20%), and visual presentation of the case (10%).

Credit Points

15

Course Coordinator

Dr Jennifer I Foley

Pre-requisites

BDS or equivalent qualification recognised by GDC.
Access to child patients within their own dental practice.
This course will be compulsory for students on the new Certificate/Diploma and MSc in Paediatric Dentistry

Co-requisites

Students will complete this course alongside the other core (compulsory) components of the Certificate programme in Paediatric Dentistry.

Notes

Overview

BSPD guidelines.
International Association of Dental Traumatology guidelines.
Case-based scenarios

Structure

The course will be conducted over three days (8 hours/day) and comprise didactic teaching and small group seminar work with two days at the start- and the third day at the end of the course

Assessment

Continuous assessment in the form of three assignments (25% each); a fourth written assignment (10%) presented at the end of the course to teaching staff and course peers to be assessed on content, presentation delivery and audio-visual impact (15%).

Credit Points

5

Course Coordinator

Dr Jennifer I Foley

Pre-requisites

BDS or equivalent qualification recognised by GDC.
Access to child patients within their own dental practice.
This course will be compulsory for students on the new Certificate/Diploma/Masters programme in Paediatric Dentistry

Co-requisites

Students will complete this course alongside the other core (compulsory) components of the Certifcate programme in Paediatric Dentistry

Notes

Overview

Basic numerical and graphical data description.
Basic statistical tests
Critical appraisal of the dental literature

Structure

The course will be conducted over two days (8 hours/day) and comprise didactic teaching and small group seminar work with one at either end of the course.

Assessment

Continuous assessment in the form of three assignments (25% each); a fourth written assignment (10%) presented at the end of the course to teaching staff and course peers to be assessed on content, presentation delivery and audio-visual impact (15%).

Credit Points

10

Course Coordinator

Dr Jennifer I Foley

Pre-requisites

BDS or equivalent qualification recognised by GDC.
Access to child patients within their own dental practice.
This course will be compulsory for students on the new Certificate/Diploma and MSc in Paediatric Dentistry.

Co-requisites

Students will complete this course alongside the other core (compulsory) components of the Certificate programme in Paediatric Dentistry

Notes

Overview

SDCEP, SIGN and BSPD guidelines.
Non pharmacological behavioural management techniques.
Inhalation sedation.
Comprehensive care with general anaesthetic
Case-based scenarios

Structure

The course will be conducted over three days (8 hours/day) and comprise didactic teaching and small group seminar work with two days at the start- and the third day at the end of the course.

Assessment

Continuous assessment in the form of three assignments (25% each); a fourth written assignment (10%) presented at the end of the course to teaching staff and course peers to be assessed on content, presentation delivery and audio-visual impact (15%).