Course Details in 2025/26 Session

Module Title	LH Restorative Dentistry Specialty Teaching
School	Institute of Clinical Sciences
Department	Dentistry
Module Code	01 37521
Module Lead	Dr Praveen Sharma, Dr Upen Patel, Mr Tom Addison and Dr Jo Batt
Level	Honours Level
Credits	40
Semester	Full Term
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-50 hours Tutorial-27 hours Work based learning-255 hours Guided independent study-68 hours Total: 400 hours
Exclusions
Description	This module will deliver the individual restorative component specialties of dental practice (Conservative Dentistry, Prosthetic Dentistry and Periodontology). It enables students, in a controlled environment to gain experience of specific clinical needs presented by patients and to be taught by specialists and consultants. Communication, organisational and team working skills are developed throughout this module with emphasis being placed on the student’s interaction with both patients and other dental care professionals. The care of patients always takes precedence over other concerns. All patient treatment is carried out with minimal trauma and discomfort, ensuring adherence to infection control and avoiding any danger to the patient’s health. In this module students undertake the treatment required to maintain the oral health of their patients. Students develop their skills and independence as they progress though this and the following two years of clinical teaching. The teaching is carried out in the School of Dentistry and students spend their time in clinical placements and the virtual simulation suite, developing their diagnostic skills and practical ability whilst treating patients. The module comprises a high proportion of face to face clinical teaching as well as clinical lectures and tutorials. Continuous assessment takes place within these contact hours. Running alongside direct patient care will be a stream of enhanced clinical simulation, which will take place in spare clinical bays when students do not have their own patients requiring treatment (sessions where patients cancel, do not attend, or students are timetabled to assist but are not required chairside) and the virtual simulation suite. This will increase the opportunity for students to build on and enhance their clinical skills alongside patient treatment sessions. This module introduces and builds on learning outcomes for clinical care that are repeated in subsequent years and other modules reflecting the spiral learning of the regulated programme. Those affecting patient safety must be fully met, whereas those with clinical activity, would be expected at a learner or novice standard. This is a repeat only module (see university regulation 11.11.10)
Learning Outcomes	Please contact the School of Dentistry for details of learning outcomes associated with this module.
Assessment
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: 50% Continuous Assessment: Periodontology 1/3 Prosthetic Dentistry 1/3 Conservative and Virtual Operative Dentistry 1/3 This is a sessional assessment by clinicians of student’s progress as they treat their patients. This is noted, collated and reported to Progress Meetings and an end of year Exam Board. Competence Tests:• In addition, there are competence tests which must be passed for entry to the Final BDS Module and may be repeated.• These include: o New patient (Periodontology)o Scaling o RSD on a live patient o PreViser on a live patient 50% Summative Assessment: Restorative Specialties Structured Oral Test This will be assessed as one combined assessment for the module but marked independently, students must achieve a minimum of 50% in each area for entry to Final BDS. Reassessment: Continuous Assessment Component: Repeat year only Students who have failed the Restorative Specialties Structured Oral Test will be given an opportunity to resit the provided they have no more than one grade below 50% in the continuous assessment component. In the event of a subsequent failure of the module, a resit of the year may be offered at the discretion of the examination board subject to satisfactory progress elsewhere.
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