2022/23 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue

DSUR5128M Paediatric Dentistry Clinical Cases

20 creditsClass Size: 10

Module manager: Richard Balmer
Email: r.c.balmer@leeds.ac.uk

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

Year running 2022/23

Pre-requisite qualifications

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

Pre-requisites

DSUR5125M	Paediatric Dentistry I
DSUR5126M	Paediatric Dentistry 2
DSUR5127M	Paediatric Dentistry 3

This module is not approved as an Elective

Module summary

This module comprises paediatric dentistry 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.Unless your programme is designed to be delivered fully online, your programme and modules will be delivered predominantly on campus. These teaching activities will be supported by the use of digital tools to enhance your learning and experience. The catalogue provides details of your module and the teaching methods used to deliver your module (for example, lecture, seminar, tutorial, practical). It does not necessarily provide you with information about the mode of delivery for specific learning activities on your module (whether these will be on campus or delivered digitally). Information about the delivery mode for learning and teaching activities for your modules will be published in the timetable and in the Minerva area for your modules. You can access your personalised timetable through Minerva or our UniLeeds app on your mobile device. We sometimes need to adapt our teaching to take account of developments in the subject, in response to new research and current affairs for example, and on occasion we may need to adapt our delivery modes too. You will be kept informed of any proposed changes to the content and delivery of your modules as described in the module catalogue and we’ll make sure you understand and agree the reasons for any changes before they are introduced.

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
* paediatric dentistry assessments are performed
* discriminate the relevant aspects of paediatric dentistry 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 six month follow-up.
* ONE cases of fractured incisors, or oro-facial trauma, followed for a period of at least six months.
* 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 six 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: 15/12/2022 15:03:10

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