MSc Paediatric Dentistry

Year 1

(Award available for year: Postgraduate Diploma)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able:
• to demonstrate in-depth, extended or specialist knowledge of techniques relevant to clinical paediatric dentistry or to demonstrate an advanced understanding of concepts, information and techniques informed by knowledge at the forefront of clinical paediatric dentistry;
• to exhibit competence in the exercise of advanced generic dental and paediatrics-specific intellectual abilities;
• to demonstrate an advanced understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship within the field of dentistry;
• to take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others both within the dental team and outside the dental profession;
• proactively to formulate ideas and hypotheses and to evaluate these;
• to evaluate critically current issues and research in dentistry.

Transferable (key) skills

• the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in professional dental practice;
• evaluating their own achievement and that of others;
• self-direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
• independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;
• critically to engage in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms.

Assessment

Achievement for the Postgraduate Diploma will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:
• demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to Paediatric Dentistry;
• drawing on a range of perspectives on an area of study;
• evaluating received opinion;
• make sound judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.