2023/24 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
DSUR5450M Personal and Professional Development 5 - Preparing for the World of Work
20 creditsClass Size: 96
Module manager: Leila Reed
Email: l.r.reed@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2023/24
Pre-requisites
DSUR3301 | Clinical Medical Sciences 1 |
DSUR3310 | Complex Adult Dentistry |
DSUR3330 | Child Centred Dentistry 2 |
DSUR5046M | PPD4 |
DSUR5050M | Clinical Practice 4 |
Co-requisites
DSUR3420 | Anxiety Management and Sedation |
DSUR3430 | Clinical Medical Sciences 2 |
DSUR5051M | Clinical Practice 5 |
DSUR5053M | Final Year Project |
This module is not approved as an Elective
Module summary
The final course on Personal and Professional Development (Preparing for the World of Work) will address issues that a new graduate will face in their first role in general dental practice. It builds upon the content of the previous PPD modules with a particular focus on ethical and legal issues together with an overview of business,managerial and regulatory factors relevant to general dental practice.Legal and ethical issues covered include equility, diversity, consent, confidentiality, record keeping, complaints handling and the ethics of resource allocation, with a particular emphasis on NHS dentistry and general dental practice. The implications for dental practice of various items of legislation will be outlined, including the Equality Act and the Mental Capacity Act.The role, structure and function of the General Dental Council will be covered and the responsibilities of a registrant highlighted, including continued professional development.The current structure of NHS dentistry will be discussed with an emphasis on general dental practice. Delivery of dental services by NHS, corporate and private dental practices will be covered. Students will be introduced to relevant business and managerial skills required in general dental practice.Careers in dentistry will be discussed with a particular emphasis on the Dental Foundation Training Scheme. Students will have an opportunity to develop their interview skills and be encouraged to complete a living CV, using Leeds For Life as a resource, in readiness for future employment.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
The contents of this module relate to the following year 5 learning outcomes:- take responsibility for the dental team;
- demonstrate familiarity with the legal and ethical responsibilities of registered dental practitioners;
- demonstrate independent and reflective learning and the ability to work in a way which will foster continuing professional development;
- take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and critically engage in the development of professional/ disciplinary boundaries and norms.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course students will:
- obtain valid, informed and legal consent from patients;
- understand the provisions of the Mental Capacity Act and evaluate its implications for consent to treatment;
- be fluent in their appreciation of the functions of the General Dental Council;
- understand and apply ethical guidance as given in the General Dental Council's documents;
- synthesise the GDC regulations with other guidance for practice procedures including complaints handling;
- demonstrate skill in the decision-making process regarding ethical issues;
- relate their knowledge of the current organisation of dental services in U.K;
- be able to critically discuss the economic basis of thecurrent practice of NHS dentistry -specifically the ethics of resource allocation;
- to be able to apply the law relating to equality and diversity issues affecting patients and employment.
- understand the structure of the Dental Foundation Training Scheme.
- understand the variety of careers that exist in dentistry.
- demonstrate an understanding of basic business and management skills;
- take responsibility for the dental team;
- manage their own work and that of others effectively;
- be able to modify communication skills appropriately in difficult situations;
- have produced a curriculum vitae and developed their interview skills.
Syllabus
- NHS and private complaints procedures, the role of the GDP, GDC and the law.
- Advice on the practicalities of dealing with complaints with emphasis on the role of communication skills.
-Tutorials with the ethics team on Equality.
- Equality Legislation for the Four Nations affecting dental practice (employment).
- Mental capacity act training.
- The ethics and nature of resource allocation in NHS dentistry.
- Production of a curriculum vitae
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
On-line Learning | 3 | 2.00 | 6.00 |
e-Lecture | 4 | 1.50 | 6.00 |
Lecture | 1 | 0.50 | 0.50 |
Lecture | 1 | 1.50 | 1.50 |
Lecture | 1 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Lecture | 1 | 4.00 | 4.00 |
Lecture | 2 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
Lecture | 3 | 3.00 | 9.00 |
Seminar | 1 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
Independent online learning hours | 50.00 | ||
Private study hours | 112.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 38.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
Online- Preparation for tutorials with the ethics team on Equality.
- Dental Protection Risk assessment/management modules.
- GDC guidance documents.
- Preparation for workshops on the business of dentistry and the ethics of resource allocation in dentistry.
- Production of CV.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Completion of the online ethics tutorial.Attendance at lectures, workshops and seminars.
One 1,500 word assignment on an aspect of the GDC guidance booklets
Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Tutorial Performance | Leeds for Life completion | 0.00 |
Online Assessment | Online Ethics tutorials (progressional) | 40.00 |
Assignment | Written assignment (GDC) | 60.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Coursework elements are compensable Leeds for Life completion is a progressional requirement
Reading list
There is no reading list for this moduleLast updated: 13/03/2024
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