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2017/18 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

DSUR5111M Paedodontics V (Clinical)

40 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Prof. K J Toumba
Email: k.j.toumba@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Sep to Aug View Timetable

Year running 2017/18

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)

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.

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 demonstrate an in depth understanding and critical awareness of the following areas:
* behaviour management techniques used in paediatric dentistry.
* restorative techniques for the advanced restoration of pulpally involved deciduous teeth.
* preventive dentistry.
* the different traumatic injuries to deciduous and young permanent teeth.
* the use of local analgesia and rubber dam use in children.
* the clinical uses of fluoride for dental caries prevention.

In addition, students should be able to:
* Demonstrate extensive knowledge of the different dental materaials used in paediatric dentistry.
* Have a knowledge of prescribing antibiotics and analgesics in children.
* Be able to obtain a medical/dental history from patients (parents) and to treatment plan.
* Understand the theory of sequences of eruption during the mixed dentition stage of dental development.
* Demonstrate practical experience of fabrication of fixed and removable appliances used in paediatric dentistry.
* Describe the physical and psychological growth of children.
* develop skills in reading, critically appraising and presenting papers to peers.
* To cover the most important published papers on the topics of behaviour management, pulp therapy and restorative dentistry of importance to paediatric dentistry.
* relate academic teaching to the clinical situation
* perform paedodontic assessments
* discriminate the relevant aspects of paedodontic assessment to formulate appropriate treatment plans
* 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
* 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.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Clinical Practice	222	3.00	333.00
Class tests, exams and assessment	1	3.00	3.00
Seminar	30	1.00	30.00
Private study hours			34.00
Total Contact hours			366.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			400.00

Private study

1h per seminar i.e. 30x1=30h
4h exam revision = 4h
Clinical time 6 sessions/week 3 hours/session for 37 weeks/yr 666 hrs (including research time) equates to 333 notional hours i.e. 2 hours clinical time = 1 hour module time.

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

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc)	3 hr	100.00
Total percentage (Assessment Exams)		100.00

Performance in the course will be assessed by an examination of three hours duration at the end of the module (term) comprising of six short answers. All questions must be answered with one question weighted 25% and the five remaining questions weighted 15% each (Total =100%).

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 08/05/2015

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