MCD8002 : Critical Appraisal and EBD
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Professor Giles McCracken
- Lecturer: Mr David McGeeney
- Owning School: Dental Sciences
- Teaching Location: Newcastle City Campus
Semesters
Your programme is made up of credits, the total differs on programme to programme.
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 20 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
To introduce and build on students’ knowledge of the principles and methods of evidence-based clinical practice and facilitate their application in the assessment of approaches to evidence-based patient care in Restorative Dentistry.
Outline Of Syllabus
• What is evidence-based practice?
• Formulating answerable clinical questions.
• Searching for the best evidence.
• Hierarchy of evidence.
• Critically reviewing evidence.
• Systematic review and evidence synthesis
• Critically evaluating evidence in assessment (screening and diagnosis)
• Critically evaluating evidence in interventions
• Applying EBD in clinical practice
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 40:00 | 40:00 | Preparatory work for written assessment |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Lecture | 4 | 1:00 | 4:00 | Sync/PiP online: content and introduction |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 4 | 2:30 | 10:00 | PiP: 4 extended small group activities |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 4 | 3:00 | 12:00 | PiP: 4 small group activities for statistics course |
| Guided Independent Study | Student-led group activity | 2 | 4:00 | 8:00 | Group work on joint evidence synthesis task |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Drop-in/surgery | 2 | 1:00 | 2:00 | PiP: discussion of programme content and preparation of assessment |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 124:00 | 124:00 | Structured online learning and reading |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Lectures and small group teaching will support students in developing their knowledge and understanding of the underpinning of Evidence Based Dentistry. This will address the following outcomes: IKOs 1-4.
Student lead group work and supported sessions will provide the opportunity to apply a variety of critical appraisal tools and use of evidence in clinical situations. This will address the following outcomes: ISOs 1-3.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Other Assessment
| Description | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Written exercise | 2 | M | 100 | 3000-word Critical appraisal of literature in relation to a focused clinical question related to the clinical programme |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
Students will submit a critical appraisal (written communication) of a selected aspect of clinical practice, as evaluated from the perspective of evidence-based practice (information literacy, problem solving, numeracy, computer literacy). To this end, students will apply the tools of CA and EBD to arrive at a conclusion about the value of the intervention or assessment practice and its place in their own clinical practice
Critical appraisal of literature in relation to a focused clinical assessment is designed so students can demonstrate attainment of the following outcomes: IKOs 1-4 and ISOs 1-3.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MCD8002's Timetable