| CODE | DNS3113 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Preventive Dentistry and Dental Public Health 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Oral Rehabilitation and Community Care | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This one year study unit builds on the knowledge acquired from Preventive Dentistry and Dental Public Health 1 and 2. In this study unit particular emphasis is placed on the following: - How to deliver a quality service with a particular focus on prevention - Data Protection - The use of Information Technology in clinical dental practice - How to be part of a Successful Dental Team Study-unit Aims This study-unit prepares the dental hygiene student to be able to work in a team environment successfully and to provide a quality service whilst observing patients' rights. It also brings together all the knowledge acquired in the previous study units and integrates it with the other study units in the course. Learning Outcomes 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Apply the principles of measuring dental disease to practice - Apply the principles of prevention and oral health promotion to practice - Know how to assess preventive and health promotion approaches appropriate for the prevention of dental diseases - Link clinical practice, oral health promotion, preventive dentistry and public health 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Work in a team environment successfully - Provide a quality service whilst observing patients' rights - Integrate prevention with all the aspects of dental hygiene Main Text/s and any supplementary readings Main Texts: Essential Dental Public Health; Blanaid Daly, Richard Watt, Paula Batchelor, and Elizabeth Treasure Oxford University Press ISBN 0192629743 Prevention of Oral Disease; John J Murray, June H Nunn, James G Steele Oxford University Press ISBN 9780192632791 Supplementary Reading: Essentials of Dental Caries; Edwina Kidd Oxford University Press ISBN 9780198529781 Evidence-Based Dentistry: An Introduction; Allan Hackshaw, Elisabeth Paul, Elisabeth Davenport Blackwell Publishing Limited ISBN 9781405124966 |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Please note that a pass in the Examination component is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. Attendance to scheduled sessions, inclusive of lectures/tutorials, practical, laboratory and clinical components is compulsory. Students who do not attend at least 90% of the scheduled sessions will not be allowed to sit for any of the assessment components mentioned below. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Emma Schembri Anne-Marie Agius Carmen Caruana Pauline Vassallo |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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