Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
This course explored the impact the dental professions have on our lives through video, articles, interactive exercises and discussion. It covered the history of dentistry, anatomy, dental materials, roles within the dental team, public health and how research is shaping the future of dentistry.
6 weeks, 3 hours per week
Dr Christopher Stokes
Senior University Teacher and Director of Digital Learning
The University of Sheffield
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Explore the history of dental treatment.
- Identify the roles within the Dental Team and compare (or apply) the UK model to their own experience.
- Identify the key features of tooth morphology and dental restorations and how they are recorded in dental records.
- Compare the roles of dental specialists, including their training and responsibilities.
- Apply knowledge of tooth morphology and dental materials to the process of making dental prostheses.
- Evaluate the evidence for or against a dental public health intervention.
- Reflect on learning gained throughout the course, including current areas of research, to develop their own research priority, with justification.
Syllabus
- The public perception of dentistry in modern societies.
- Definition of dental team roles, including the dentist, nurse, hygienist/therapist, dental technician and practice manager.
- Key aspects of tooth anatomy, morphology, development and disease.
- How to carry out dental charting and the systems used in different countries.
- Dental specialisms, including dental pathology and radiography, paediatric dentistry, endodontics, periodontics and oral surgery.
- The types and properties of dental materials.
- Design and manufacture of dental restorations and prostheses and how they have changed over time.
- Dental public health and the morals and ethics of dental treatment.
- Exploring the latest research in dentistry at The University of Sheffield.
Issued on 22nd November 2017
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