2017/18 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
DSUR3210 Illness and Well-being
20 creditsClass Size: 96
Module manager: Jane Wardman
Email: m.j.wardman@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2017/18
Pre-requisites
| DSUR2115 | Oral Diseases, Defence and Repair 2 |
| DSUR2117 | Clinical Skills A |
| DSUR2118 | PPD2 |
| DSUR2119 | Clinical Practice and Outreach 2 |
| DSUR2122 | Social Sciences Related to Dentistry |
| DSUR2220 | Introduction to Biomedical Sciences |
Co-requisites
| DSUR3014 | Undergraduate Projects |
| DSUR3015 | Clinical Skills B |
| DSUR3019 | Child Centred Dentistry 1 |
| DSUR3240 | Clinical Practice 3 |
| DSUR3250 | Personal Professional Development 3 |
Module replaces
Illness and Wellbeing DSUR 3012This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of this modules students should be able to show understanding and analysis of:- the functions of the normal human commensal flora in health and disease and colonisation and carriage of microorganisms;
- transmission of bacteria and viruses;
- methods for destroying microorganisms and deeper understanding of infection control in the health care setting;
- further principles of the immune responses to infection;
- antibiotic therapy and the mechanisms and relevance of antimicrobial resistance;
- the immune processes underlying hypersensitivity and their importance to dentistry;
- fundamental disease processes and their effects;
- the systemic effects of disease as well as changes seen at the ultrastructural, cellular and tissue levels;
- methods for investigating patients, including imaging and laboratory tests;
- the dynamic nature of the changes that occur in the body in health and disease;
- the fundamental process of inheritance and how mutations lead to inherited disease and how these affect the individual, their family and population(s);
- the major categories of genetic disease, the principles and techniques of chromosome and gene analysis and ethical issues surrounding the diagnosis and treatment of inherited disease(s).
On completion of this course students should be able to demonstrate insight into:
- substance abuse and addiction;
- smoking and the risks to general and oral health;
- models of change and their utility for smoking cessation;
- psychiatric disorders relevant to dentistry.
On completion of this course students will be able to apply knowledge to deliver simple anti-smoking advice to patients.
Syllabus
The clinical skills required of dentistry must be delivered in the context of the patient's overall health and individual circumstances. This course emphasises the concepts of 'well-being' and 'illness' and the spectrum of responses to disease.
This course will build on the introduction to psychology and sociology in dentistry in year 2 with consolidation of understanding of the multi-dimensional patient There will be a more advanced study of the principles of disease cell injury and death, inflammation, clinical immunology, healing and repair, cardiovascular disease, cellular adaptations and neoplasia.
Students will investigate illness in the clinical setting and the autopsy. There will be further consideration of the roles of bacteria and viruses, the transmission of disease and immunisation. Students will be introduced to diagnostic microbiology and will develop deeper insight into the science behind infection control.
The course will combine theoretical knowledge about tobacco use and nicotine addiction with practical application of knowledge in smoking cessation.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| On-line Learning | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Workshop | 1 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Computer Class | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| e-Lecture | 2 | 1.50 | 3.00 |
| Lecture | 26 | 1.00 | 26.00 |
| Practical | 1 | 2.50 | 2.50 |
| Seminar | 2 | 2.00 | 4.00 |
| Tutorial | 3 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| Private study hours | 144.50 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 55.50 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
Preparation for practicals and reading for lectures/seminars.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
There are several formative activities that the student engages with during this module after which individual written feedback is given to the student with, if desired, follow-on verbal feedback and discussion with the module lead.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | 1,000 words (formative) | 0.00 |
| Computer Exercise | weeks 1-52, electronic CAL tutorials at end of lectures | 0.00 |
| In-course MCQ | formative weeks 1-52 | 0.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 0.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 100.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 19/10/2017
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