| Unit name | Health and Society |
|---|---|
| Unit code | DENT20400 |
| Credit points | 0 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Waylen |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | Bristol Dental School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Health Sciences |
The Teaching Unit comprises 5 Elements: 1. Sociology 2. Psychology 3. Communication Skills 4. Understanding the clinican-patient interface (Moved from Oral Medicine) 5. Disability and Special Needs (Moved from Oral Medicine) This Unit acts as an introduction to the social and behavioural sciences. It offers another perspective of thinking and learning about dentistry and aims to help students consider the wider context, of health and society, in which dentistry is practiced. This perspective is increasingly recognised as extremely important for the practice of high quality dentistry and is given high prominence throughout the General Dental Council&?s The First Five Years. Organisationally Health and Society is vertically integrated with the teaching of Dental Public Health and Law and Ethics, mainly through sociology and psychology. Teaching develops skills, knowledge and attitudes, expected of a health professional and is delivered between learning the pre-clinical biomedical sciences and developing clinical skills. It is an opportunity to reflect on another view of dentistry and to develop some key professional skills and attitudes.
