Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Human Diseases
School	Institute of Clinical Sciences
Department	Dentistry
Module Code	01 36302
Module Lead	Mr Ross Elledge
Level	Honours Level
Credits	40
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-78 hours Seminar-8 hours Tutorial-4 hours Practical Classes and workshops-16 hours Fieldwork-64 hours Guided independent study-230 hours Total: 400 hours
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Description	The Human Disease module runs in the 3rd year of the BDS degree programme. It is unique in terms of the breadth of knowledge required and aims to ready students for the patients that they will be treating as qualified dentists, who may have an increasing array of medical conditions and associated treatments. A good understanding of these conditions and their implications for management plans setting them apart as professionals aware of the importance of this understanding for the safety and well-being of their future patients. Human Disease spans six subject areas: • Infection • Pathology • Pharmacology • Medicine • Surgery • Therapeutics Students need to know the foundations of the basic sciences (e.g. pathology) in order to apply this knowledge in the clinical sciences (e.g. medicine). The lecturers for this module are a mixture of University and NHS staff, the latter often giving up their time voluntarily to teach. Many are experts in their respective fields and all have been asked to ensure that the content is tailored to the unique requirements of BDS students. The module comprises a mixture of lectures and small group teaching events, largely at the Medical School building on the main University campus. There are also online quizzes, case-based discussions and webinars to supplement learning. There is a fair amount of self-directed learning asked and there are resource lists available on the Canvas page to direct students in this regard. There will be a written examination in May/June consisting of a 2-hour 100 single best answer (SBA) question assessment, which is a summative pass/fail assessment determining progression to the 4th year. For information - In the 4th year of the BDS degree, students will have the following elements incorporated into Clinical Patient Care • History-taking sessions focused on medical co-morbidities in December and January at the Medical School building on the main University campus • A one week hospital placement in an acute hospital in the West Midlands • An Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) station as part of the BDS Y4 OSCE
Learning Outcomes	Please contact the School for a detailed list of learning outcomes.
Assessment	36302-01 : Integrated Written Exam : Exam (Centrally timetabled) - Computer based (50%) 36302-02 : Clinical Case Studies : Coursework (50%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Formative assessments: 1. Formative assessment using sample SBAs online on Canvas 2. Intermittent quizzes on Canvas Summative assessments: 50 % A single 2 hour 100 question (SBA) written examination with questions in each of 6 subject areas covering Human Disease 50% A portfolio of 3 Co-morbidities Case Study (CCS) assignments of patient’s students have seen throughout the year to be presented at intervals throughout the academic year. These will be mapped to domains. Reassessment: Unsuccessful candidates will be re-examined using the same format as the first sitting utilising the “cut score” from the main sit examination which must be achieved for progression.
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