Unit information: Applied Pharmacology Pain and Anxiety Control in 2010/11

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Unit name Applied Pharmacology Pain and Anxiety Control
Unit code DENT10008
Credit points 10
Level of study C/4
Teaching block(s) Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director Miss. Sarah Bain
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department Bristol Dental School
Faculty Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

This module enables the student to link applied pharmacology to clinical practice and to understand the implications of prescribing drugs for medically compromised patients whom they may be managing. This module includes the indications for analgesia and anaesthesia and practical teaching on local analgesia.