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Endodontics
School of Clinical Dentistry,
Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health
Course description
The DClinDent is suited to all dentists who wish to pursue specialist training in one of the restorative mono-specialities and wish to prepare for the speciality membership examinations in endodontics, periodontology and prosthodontics of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh (RCSEd).
This is a three-year full-time clinical taught postgraduate course delivered by specialists. All three monospecialites run simultaneously with a common first year for all students across the three disciplines. This enables a strong multi-disciplinary grounding across all aspects of restorative dentistry. The second and third years are speciality-specific (Endodontics) and you will study and develop your knowledge and skills in close collaboration and interaction with students in the other two specialities. This model fosters a broad learning experience, beyond that of your chosen speciality. A 1:4 clinical tutor-student ratio supports excellent clinical teaching, feedback, reflection and mentoring.
You’ll have the opportunity to acquire knowledge and critical awareness of the issues that determine successful outcomes, informed by the latest research in restorative dentistry, in accordance with the requirements of the UK’s GDC specialist curricula. We’ll foster your ability to make sound judgements in complex and unpredictable situations, so you can plan and implement tasks at a professional level. You’ll learn how to communicate clearly and professionally to specialist and non-specialist audiences
Distinct and carefully mapped opportunities to work and interact with colleagues in the other two restorative disciplines and other hospital trainees will give doctorate students the opportunity to develop their skills in a multidisciplinary environment.
The first year of the course gives you a solid grounding in endodontic, periodontal and prosthodontic treatments. You’ll develop your clinical skills in our first-rate facilities and attend treatment planning clinics with course tutors. You’ll also carry out the literature review component of the research project.
In the second and third years, you’ll treat patients and focus on your specialism of endodontics. You’ll carry out the experimental component of the research project and complete a thesis of publication standard.
Final-year students (year 3) can choose to sit a conjoint examination. Successful candidates will be awarded the degree of DClinDent and speciality membership (RCSEd) in endodontics.
The University of Sheffield has a memorandum of agreement with RCSEd on conjoint examinations in endodontics. This memorandum recognises this three-year programme as providing sufficient equivalence that the RCSEd will permit registered candidates to sit the Membership Examination in Endodontics; if successful, candidates will be granted the RCSEd Membership in Endodontics (the “MEndo RCSEd”) and the DClinDent (Endodontics) from the University of Sheffield.
Modules
Core modules
Year 1:
- Principles of Periodontal Treatment
- Principles of Endodontic Treatment
- Principles of Conservative Dentistry
- Management of the Partially Dentate Patient
- Research Project: Literature Review
- Clinical Practice Programme: New Patient I
Year 2:
- Research Methods in Clinical Dentistry
- Principles of Clinical Management
- Clinical Practice Programme: New Patient II
- Research Project: Experimental Work Data Collection
- Clinical Practice Programme: Treatment of Own Patients
- Speciality Programme in Endodontics
Year 3:
- Clinical Practice Programme: New Patient 3
- Research Project: Completion and and Write Up
- Clinical Practice Programme: Treatment of Own Patients
- Speciality Programme in Endodontics
The content of our courses is reviewed annually to make sure it's up-to-date and relevant. Individual modules are occasionally updated or withdrawn. This is in response to discoveries through our world-leading research; funding changes; professional accreditation requirements; student or employer feedback; outcomes of reviews; and variations in staff or student numbers. In the event of any change we'll consult and inform students in good time and take reasonable steps to minimise disruption. We are no longer offering unrestricted module choice. If your course included unrestricted modules, your department will provide a list of modules from their own and other subject areas that you can choose from.
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Duration
3 years full-time
Teaching
- Lectures
- Tutorials
- Seminars
- Demonstrations
- Clinical skills laboratory sessions
- Case-based discussion
- Extensive practical clinical experience
Assessment
- Competency-based continuous clinical assessments
- Formal examinations
- Oral presentations
- Written assignments
- Research project
Student profiles
The course is well organised, all sessions are interactive and very informative. I love lab sessions where I can improve my clinical skills by practising on extracted teeth and a model jaw. The supervisors are very helpful and their feedback helps me increase my knowledge and improve my skills.
Entry requirements
A university-accredited degree in dental surgery that enables the practice of dentistry and a minimum of two years’ post-qualification experience in any sphere of restorative dentistry, including a general dental practice.
You must also meet our health and Disclosure and Barring Service requirements for clinical courses.
Overall IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in each component, or equivalent.
If you have any questions about entry requirements, please contact the department.
Fees and funding
Additional costs
The following costs aren't included in your course fees:
- dissertation binding
- registration, travel and accommodation expenses for external conferences and meetings
- examination fees and related expenses for the conjoint examination (if you decide to sit this) and any other external examinations such as the MRD, MFDS or ORE
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More about the application process
You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It's a quick and easy process.
Contact
dentalpgtadmissions@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 215 9318 or +44 114 215 9319
Any supervisors and research areas listed are indicative and may change before the start of the course.
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