Browse Hierarchy DIN8604: Clinical Skills and Science in Oral Surgery 3

This core module will consolidate the advanced knowledge acquired in previous modules including further development of surgical skills and reflection (using clinical portfolio progression). Holistic patient care will be encouraged in this module, and students will gain an appreciation of the relationships and networks necessary in order to practice as an independent oral surgeon. Students will be introduced to more complicated oral surgery cases and will gain an appreciation of the overlap with oral and maxillofacial surgery and a basic working knowledge of common maxillofacial conditions. This module will cover aspects of advanced knowledge in oral surgery including radiology, microbiology and pathology. Students will be encouraged to develop into independent practitioners and they will operate on patients in theatre who are under a general anaesthetic. An introduction to the science and surgical aspects of dental implantology will be included in this module, the students will attend the implant clinic which is under the auspices of restorative dentistry.