2020/21 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

DSUR5128M Paediatric Dentistry Clinical Cases

20 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Dr Kate Kenny
Email: k.counihan@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: 1 Sep to 31 Aug (12mth) View Timetable

Year running 2020/21

Pre-requisite qualifications

Entry to the Master of Clinical Dentistry and Professional Doctorate in Clinical Dentistry Programmes

Pre-requisites

DSUR5086M	Paedodontics II
DSUR5088M	Paedodontics IV
DSUR5108M	Paedodontics I (Clinical)
DSUR5110M	Paedodontics III (Clinical)

Co-requisites

DSUR5111M

Paedodontics V (Clinical)

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module comprises paedodontic clinical teaching and research and is based on the children’s clinic. Students will work under close, consultant supervision on consultant clinics, trauma clinics, and general anaesthesia sessions in the One day Unit at LDI and in the Clarendon Wing Theatres in the LGI. The clinical cases will be selected from their patients during this time.

Objectives

On completion of this module, students should be able to:
a) to demonstrate the ability to synthesise and interpret relevant and appropriate clinical information to provide possible solutions to clinical problems in Paediatric Dentistry. This includes the ability to: assess development of the dentition and also to undertake the appropriate referral of those patients outside the scope of their expertise.

b) proactively formulate ideas and hypotheses and to develop, implement and execute plans (including treatment plans) and the means by which to evaluate these and predict their outcome; execute simple and more complex treatment procedures using a variety of techniques for most child patients.

c) to formulate treatment plans for prevention and restorative dental care of children reflecting knowledge at a specialist level.

d) take a proactive and self-reflective role in working (as will be needed for example to undertake continuing education; to develop, undertake and act on audit and clinical governance projects); and to develop professional relationships with all individuals they must interact with such as patients, nurses, technical, reception and secretarial staff as well as colleagues.

e) to provide, where appropriate, Paediatric treatment as part of a member of a multi-disciplinary team.

f) to demonstrate in-depth, specialist knowledge and mastery of contemporary techniques relevant to Paediatric Dentistry and to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of concepts and information at the forefront of the Paedodontics, including clinical governance

g) to present clinical cases in a format suitable for publication in specialist Paediatric Dentistry journals.

Learning outcomes
The student should know how:
* to relate academic teaching to the clinical situation
* paedodontic assessments are performed
* discriminate the relevant aspects of paedodontic assessment to formulate appropriate treatment plans
* to protect personal patient data including computerised data (in accordance with the data protection act) and maintain a properly protected case mix log of their patients
* to manage their patient appointment diaries appropriately
* to manage transfer patients appropriately
* to work effectively in a team

Skills outcomes
Clinical skills

Syllabus

These include principles of: clinical patient assessment (including the collection and assimilation of relevant and appropriate clinical information) to provide possible solutions to clinical problems and the appropriate referral of patients when beyond the skill of the operator. The diagnosis will form the basis for developing the skills of treatment planning and execution including evaluation and prediction of the outcome of those plans. Simple and more complex treatment procedures will be used to undertake clinical treatments using a variety of techniques. Emphasis will be placed on taking a proactive and self-reflective role in working and of developing professional relationships with all individuals involved in patient care. The importance of teamworking (including multi-disciplinary teamworking) will be stressed together with other aspects of being a professional e.g. developing mastery of contemporary techniques, lifelong learning and awareness and ability to deal with issues such as clinical governance and audit. Nine clinical cases are to be presented reflecting a wide range of Peadiatric dental treatment as follows:
* TWO cases of comprehensive care showing restorative and preventive treatment over a minimum period of 12 months.
* TWO cases showing treatment of affected pulps of primary teeth with a pulpotomy or pulpectomy technique. Records should show at least a one year follow-up.
* ONE cases of fractured incisors, or oro-facial trauma, followed for a period of at least one year.
* ONE case of interceptive orthodontics or space-maintenance followed for a minimum period of twelve months. These cases may include active or passive appliances.
* ONE case detailing the management of a medically compromised or significantly handicapped child followed up for a period of at least twelve months.
* ONE case detailing the management of a child with a significant dental anomaly (eg amelogenesis imperfecta, dentinogenesis imperfecta, hypodontia etc) followed up for a period of at least twelve months.

Teaching methods

Private study hours			200.00
Total Contact hours			0.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Students will prepare their selected cases and submit fully written case reports with relevant study models, clinical photographs, radiographs etc as appropriate for assessment.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Students receive frequent and immediate informal feedback 1:1 on the clinics from their consultant supervisors. Furthermore, they will receive regular termly appraisals. Formal assessment comprises assessment of the student’s performance across all academic assessments/examinations and clinical components of the course (including formative assessments).

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Report	Project reports on clinical cases	75.00
Viva	Viva voce exam 20 minutes	25.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

The clinical cases are assessed and graded (each case is scored out of 100%). The mean mean score of the clinical cases contributes to the overall grading.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 10/08/2020 08:34:53

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