Course unit details:
Management of Complicating Factors
Unit code | DENT73011 |
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Credit rating | 15 |
Unit level | FHEQ level 7 – master's degree or fourth year of an integrated master's degree |
Teaching period(s) | Semester 1 |
Available as a free choice unit? | No |
Overview
The unit will ensure participant awareness of, and ability to manage, factors that directly or indirectly influence the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases. Furthermore, experience in the management of advanced/complex lesions will be gleaned.
Topics covered will include:
- occlusal trauma;
- periodontal splinting;
- surgical and non-surgical treatment of furcation problems.
Aims
On completion of the programme of study, students will have acquired:
- knowledge of contemporary aspects of clinical periodontology, including an appreciation of an interdisciplinary approach to comprehensive patient care;
- appropriate practical and clinical skills relevant to clinical periodontology;
- competence and confidence in a variety of transferable skills relevant to periodontology.
Assessment methods
Method | Weight |
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Written assignment (inc essay) | 50% |
Oral assessment/presentation | 50% |
Feedback methods
Feedback forms will be completed by examiners for all elements of accredited assessment and students are encouraged to make an appointment with the Director via the Programme Administrator to discuss such feedback.
Study hours
Independent study hours | |
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Independent study | 150 |
Teaching staff
Staff member | Role |
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Kevin Seymour | Unit coordinator |