| CODE | ORC5130 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Clinical Practice 3 | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 15 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Oral Rehabilitation and Community Care | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This third-year study-unit consolidates the student's clinical skills relating to older adult clients in diverse clinical setting. Study-unit Aims: The aims of the study-unit are to: - Justify the role of the dental clinical professional in a clinical setting managing older adults; - Consolidate students' professionalism while providing realistic dental services for older adults; - Provide opportunities to integrate evidence-based dentistry in clinical settings; - Foster the integration of knowledge and theory into dental practice. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Formulate a dental care plan for older adults; - Organise and provide dental services to patients in clinical settings according to the exigencies of the older adult patient; - Participate in the management of oral diseases; - Collaborate with other professionals in providing quality health care to older adults. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Justify a dental care plan for older adults; - Organize patient care with other healthcare providers to optimize health for the older adult patient; - Administer comprehensive treatment care according to the patients' needs; - Use evidence-based knowledge in decision-making. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: BSc Dental Hygiene, BChD, MDS | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||
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