Unit information: Clinical practice attachment 2 in 2011/12

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Unit name Clinical practice attachment 2
Unit code DENTM9018
Credit points 10
Level of study M/7
Teaching block(s) Academic Year (weeks 1 - 52)
Unit director Dr. O'Sullivan
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

Biomaterials , biomedical science and biomechanics - DENTM9007 Patient Assessment and treatment planning 1 - DENTM9008 Implant surgery 1 - DENTM9009 Bone augmentation and grafting 1 - DENTM9010 Prosthodontics 1 - DENTM9011 Clinical practice attachment 1 - DENTM9012 Treatment Planning 2 - DENTM9013 Implant Surgery 2 - DENTM9014 Prosthodontics 2 - DENTM9015 Teams and marketing - DENTM9016 Advanced techniques - DENTM9017 Dissertation - DENTM9019

School/department Bristol Dental School
Faculty Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

This module will involve the student attending clinical practice attachments for no less than 20 sessions. Clinical practice attachments will be at the Bristol Royal Infirmary, Bristol Dental Hospital and approved mentoring private practice(s). The student should observe implant surgery and the stages involved in the construction and placement of provisional and definitive prostheses. It is expected that each student will prepare and treatment plan no less than 2 patients for implant treatment. The student will be expected to carry out the implant placement on at least one patient and where possible final restoration for that patient under the supervision of their mentor. Each patient will be treated within the mentor&�s practice. The mentor will assess the competency of the student against agreed criteria. The student must submit a portfolio of the clinical practice attachment and written clinical case reports.