Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 139)
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Year 1 Dental Science.
Contact: 215 hours, including lectures, tutorials, demonstrations and practical work.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject, students should:Comprehend: the principles of the aetiology of common oral diseases; the general growth and development of the skull, jaws and dentition; the principles of materials science; the concept of communities and the implications for dentistry; the relevance of psychology to health care and good dental practice; the principles of statistical theory.
Have developed: skill in identification and charting of dental plaques; ability to analyse skull and dental arch dimensional changes with age; awareness of the communities' expectations of dentistry and the delivery of dental care; skills in collating, graphing and interpreting data.
Appreciate: the wisdom of health maintenance rather than the treatment of preventable disease; the responsibility of dentists and the dental profession towards the provision of preventive care and dental treatment of oral disease at individual and community levels.
Content:
Behavioural Science - Dentistry in the Community and Psychology, Biostatistics, Introductory Preventive Dentistry and Community Dental Health, Introductory Clinical Dental Science, Growth Studies, Dental Materials Science, Introduction to Emergency Medicine.
Assessment:
A practical examination in First Aid during the first semester; a 2-hour written examination at the end of the first semester covering Biostatistics (10 per cent), Introduction to Emergency Medicine (10 per cent) and Introduction to Clinical Dental Science (10 per cent); two 2-hour written examinations at the end of the year, one of which will cover Introductory Preventive Dentistry and Community Dental Health (10 per cent), Dental Materials Science (10 per cent), and Growth Studies (20 per cent); the other will cover Dentistry in the Community (10 per cent) and Psychology (20 per cent); practical work during the year. Students who do not pass the practical examination in First Aid will be permitted to proceed with the dental course but must pass the practical examination before the end of third year.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 139)
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