MCD8007 : Advanced Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry
- Offered for Year: 2024/25
- Module Leader(s): Dr Richard Holliday
- 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 1 Credit Value: | 10 |
| Semester 2 Credit Value: | 10 |
| ECTS Credits: | 10.0 |
| European Credit Transfer System | |
Aims
The aim of this module is for students to engage with and demonstrate understanding and knowledge of the literature and evidence base underpinning advanced clinical periodontology and implant dentistry management of patients.
Outline Of Syllabus
This module considers the following areas through directed self-study, interactive seminars and reflective practice
Periodontics
• Management of advanced and rapidly progressing Periodontitis
• Multi-disciplinary team (MDT) treatment planning (Endodontics, Prosthodontics, Orthodontics, Paediatrics)
• Localised recession- diagnose causes and manage
• Aesthetic optimisation
• Adjunctives, antimicrobials and photodynamic therapy
• Principles of surgical periodontal therapy
• Surgical technique: access surgery
• Surgical technique: Regeneration? mucogingival surgery (free gingival, connective tissue grafts, coronally advanced flaps, tunnelling techniques)
• Biomaterial science relevant to periodontics and implant dentistry
• Managing complications (post-operative pain, infections, tooth loss, mobility)
• Medicolegal considerations and risk management
• Business considerations
• Outcomes/epidemiology
• Health economics- financial and political constraints of healthcare systems
Implant dentistry
• Surgical anatomy and age-related changes of the jaws
• Healing processes following tooth extraction and insertion of dental implants
• General health, lifestyle factors and local pathological processes affecting the patient’s tolerance to implant procedures and maintenance of implants
• Indications, contraindications and alternatives to implants
• Principles of prosthodontically driven planning for implants
• Principles of implant surgery (including guided bone regeneration)
• Local anaesthetic techniques for implant surgery
• Post-operative care and advice
• Manage surgical complications (including acute pain and sepsis)
Teaching Methods
Teaching Activities
| Category | Activity | Number | Length | Student Hours | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided Independent Study | Assessment preparation and completion | 1 | 50:00 | 50:00 | Preparatory work for examinations |
| Scheduled Learning And Teaching Activities | Small group teaching | 30 | 1:00 | 30:00 | PiP:30 seminars or case-based discussions |
| Structured Guided Learning | Structured research and reading activities | 30 | 1:30 | 45:00 | Preparatory work before small group teaching activities. |
| Guided Independent Study | Independent study | 1 | 75:00 | 75:00 | Supported by online discussion forum. |
| Total | 200:00 |
Teaching Rationale And Relationship
Seminars and clinical case-based discussions will normally comprise of short presentations and/or small group discussions to draw on students’ understanding and own experiences as clinicians covering key themes underpinning delivery of advanced periodontics and implant dentistry. This will specifically address the following outcomes: IKOs 1-5.
Methods of assessing the clinical needs of patients will also be discussed and links made to desired clinical outcomes, design of treatment strategies, treatment planning and the management of patients. This will address the following outcomes: ISOs 1-5.
Students will undertake independent study, which will involve reading, application of the knowledge and skills in their clinical practice and by engaging in critical reflection. This will consolidate the achievement of the outcomes discussed above.
Assessment Methods
The format of resits will be determined by the Board of Examiners
Exams
| Description | Length | Semester | When Set | Percentage | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Examination | 60 | 2 | M | 50 | 20 question MCQ format using Inspera Assessment software (PIP) |
| Digital Examination | 60 | 2 | M | 50 | 3 SAQ format using Inspera Assessment software (PIP) |
Assessment Rationale And Relationship
The learning outcomes are demonstrated by the students' ability to successfully undertake and pass the module assessment that requires them to apply their knowledge and understanding of advanced periodontics and implant dentistry (skills outcomes), and critically appraise both the literature and their approach to clinical practice within this context (knowledge outcomes). In the examinations, candidates will be expected to formulate an opinion to manage a clinical based scenario and support or defend this position through application and critique of the supporting literature of advanced periodontics and the implant dentistry management of patients. This maps to the module outcomes: IKOs 1-5 and ISOs 1-5.
To pass this module students must obtain a scaled mark of 50% or above for each summative assessment.
Reading Lists
Timetable
- Timetable Website: www.ncl.ac.uk/timetable/
- MCD8007's Timetable