2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

DSUR5361M Clinical Practice 3

50 creditsClass Size: 28

Module manager: Ahmed Moustafa
Email: f.y.moustafa@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2018/19

Pre-requisite qualifications

Must meet the entrance requirements for the MClin Dent programme

Pre-requisites

DSUR5161M	Clinical Practice 1 Refreshing and Refining Skills
DSUR5261M	Clinical Practice 2: Developing and Expanding Skills

Module replaces

None

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

Advanced clinical cases will continue to be allocated, managed by you but supported through continued contact with Consultants, Specialists and senior dental surgeons. Your portfolio of cases will be completed and submitted for assessment.Successful completion of this and all other modules is required for the Master’s Degree (MClinDent) in Advanced General Dental Practice and will give eligibility for entry to The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh’s examination for the Membership in Advanced General Dental Surgery (MAGDS RCSEd).

Objectives

The aims of this module are:
• To guide further clinical cases for management by the student, appropriate to the level of the advanced general dental practitioner, under the guidance of Consultants, Specialists and senior dental surgeons
• To provide continuing support in the management of cases chosen for care by the student in their own practice setting, if on the flexible pathway
• To complete guidance in relation to required case documentation, feedback and the culmination of the reflective log

Learning outcomes
On completion of this extended module, the student will be able to:
1. Demonstrate that they have clinical skills appropriate to the advanced general dental practitioner
2. Manage additional clinical cases in the clinics of the Leeds Dental Institute and in their own practices, where appropriate
3. Reflect critically and holistically on their clinical practice as an advanced dental practitioner, continuing to gather feedback for submission
4. Analyse the effectiveness of their learning and complete their personalised, reflective log

Skills outcomes
The clinical skills gained in this module are all relevant to the advanced general dental practitioner.

Syllabus

• Additional principles of the management of clinical cases, as always with focus on quality of standards and professionalism
• Further development of clinical skills appropriate to the level of the advanced general dental practitioner
• Final guidance on completion of the individual reflective log and portfolio of appropriately documented cases, in the context of the feedback received from patients and others

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Clinical Sessions	180	3.50	630.00
Clinical Practice	2	3.00	6.00
Seminar	8	2.00	16.00
Tutorial	10	1.00	10.00
Private study hours			80.00
Total Contact hours			662.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			742.00

Private study

Private study will be spent in the formulation of the clinical portfolio of cases, a reflective log and processes to support the gathering of feedback.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Formative feedback will be provided at every clinical encounter on a 1:1 basis, in real time and as cases are discussed/managed. It will evaluate decisions made and guide future learning and skill acquisition.
It will also be provided at the clinically-focussed tutorials.
A draft portfolio will be submitted and will receive written feedback.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Case Study	Discussion/defence of submitted cases with examiners	30.00
Portfolio	Submission of draft for feedback	0.00
Reflective log	1000 words	10.00
Portfolio	Matched to the requirements of the MAGDS RCSEd	40.00
Tutorial Performance	Held before many clinical sessions, in relation to planned treatment	0.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		80.00

Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
OSCE (Objective Structured Clinical Exam)	2 hr 30 mins	20.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		20.00

All elements of summative assessment including the OSCE are non-compensatable. OSCE content is not ‘unseen’ and stations will be selected from a published ‘menu’. The clinical presentation requirements are aligned with those of the MAGDS RCSEd examination.

Reading list

There is no reading list for this module

Last updated: 19/10/2017

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