2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
DSUR2122 Social Sciences Related to Dentistry
10 creditsClass Size: 96
Module manager: Stella Kwan
Email: s.kwan@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
Pre-requisites
| DSUR1127 | Health and Health Promotion |
| DSUR1128 | Intro to the Oral Environment |
| DSUR1129 | Oral Diseases, Def. & Repair 1 |
| DSUR1130 | Anxiety and Pain Management |
| DSUR1200 | Personal and Professional Development 1 - MChD Induction |
| DSUR1240 | Clinical Practice 1 |
Co-requisites
| DSUR2118 | PPD2 |
| DSUR2200 | Clinical Skills A |
| DSUR2220 | Introduction to Biomedical Sciences |
| DSUR2240 | Clinical Practice 2 |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module follows on from aspects of sociology and psychology in year 1. It links to the year 3 modules PPD3/Communication which deals with stress and anxiety, Illness and Wellbeing and Undergraduate Student Projects as well as the Final Year Project (Years 4 and 5). This module focuses on the social, cultural, psychological and environmental factors that impact on health and wellbeing, including issues relevant to patient care. In particular, behavioural theories and techniques in understanding health behaviours and managing patients with dental anxiety will be explored. Students will be introduced to evidence-based practice.Objectives
The module will address the following GDC learning outcomes:• be familiar with the social, cultural and environmental factors which contribute to health or illness
• be familiar with social and psychological issues relevant to the care of patients
• be competent at managing fear and anxiety with behavioural techniques (and empathising with patients in stressful
situations)
Information literacy objectives:
• Literature searching for dental anxiety treatment: examining an existing search strategy
• Introduction to the Cochrane collaboration
• Introduction to evidence-based practice
Learning outcomes
• Demonstrate an appreciation of the multi-dimensional patient care by learning to place illness and well-being within the contexts of the individual and the society and/or culture in which the individual lives.
• Demonstrate comprehension of psychological constructs as applied to dentistry.
• Demonstrate understanding of the patient’s psychological status (depression, anxiety, health belief) and its relationship to dental care.
• Demonstrate appreciation of the patient’s social circumstances (class, gender, ethnicity, age, social support).
• Demonstrate appreciation of how psychological and social factors may affect illness and its treatment.
• Be able to describe and explain dental anxiety and review the evidence for behavioural treatments.
• Demonstrate self-awareness of stereotyping and prejudice.
• Demonstrate an understanding of evidence-based practice and strategies used to find and critically appraise published evidence.
Skills outcomes
• Basic ability in counselling skills to support peer group
• Search strategies for Medline and other databases
• Knowledge of the aims of the Cochrane collaboration
• Effective use of the Cochrane Library
• Basic level of skill in caring for patient with dental anxiety
• Skills in evidence-based practice
Syllabus
• Health and Disease Patterns
• Health Inequalities
• Gender, Illness and well being
• Ethnicity and Illness
• Social Construction of Disease and Stigmatising conditions
• Social Context of the Doctor/Dentist – Patient relationship
• Psychological Models of Illness and Well Being
• Living with Chronic Illness
• Pain (psychological aspects)
• Depression and introduction to other psychiatric illnesses
• Anxiety
• Dental Anxiety and its treatment
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| On-line Learning | 3 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| Lecture | 13 | 1.00 | 13.00 |
| Practical | 4 | 2.00 | 8.00 |
| Seminar | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Independent online learning hours | 20.00 | ||
| Private study hours | 55.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 25.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Private study
Independent online learning:• practice in the use of search strategies for Medline database
• Familiarisation with the Cochrane Library.
Private study:
• Reflection on stereotyping and prejudice and completion of PPD file
• Reading for seminars
• Critical reading of a research paper seminar preparation
• General reading from reading list
• Preparation for written examination
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
- Attendance at all activities- Input to practicals and seminars.
The SSRD module includes a number of workshops, tutorials and group working sessions. Students are generally in groups of about 8 with tutor support. Although there is no formal assessment of individual progresion, the opportunities are taken to ensure students understand the subject area and contribute to the working of the groups. Individual students learning issues are identified informally. These are then dealt with as appropriate either within the group session or at drop-in sessions run by the tutor where students can access help on an individual basis.
Methods of assessment
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr | 100.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100.00 | |
EX1, SAQ and MCQ - resit in August
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 19/10/2017
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