Orthodontics

This module will provide the clinical experience to start developing the key skills required of a specialist in orthodontics, including the diagnosis, treatment planning and management of patients with moderate occlusal anomalies. By the end of the module the student will know how to obtain accurate orthodontic records and communicate with patients and their parents about orthodontic treatment. The student will display some expertise in clinical orthodontic problem solving and treatment planning, adjusting orthodontic appliances and monitoring of orthodontic treatment progress.

This unit aims to develop a student¿s fundamental knowledge and understanding of specialist orthodontic practice, including the diagnosis and aetiology of common malocclusions, the importance of facial growth, cephalometric analysis and principles of orthodontic treatment planning and mechanics.

This module introduces the basic concepts of clinical management of a patient including clinical governance, cross-infection control and radiology.

Digital and advanced manufacturing technologies are now having a significant impact on clinical dentistry, so much so that the ongoing changes could now be considered revolutionary. There is therefore a need to educate dentists and dental technologists in subjects related to this rapidly evolving field, starting with the underpinning basic science and engineering concepts, and then examining their practical application in ways that include intra-oral scanning and advanced manufacturing techniques. This module will provide the student with both (i) insight into the existing 3D scanning and manufacturing technologies used in general healthcare applications, highlighting both traditional and innovative methodologies, and (ii) in-depth knowledge and understanding related to 3D scanning and manufacturing in dentistry.

Research methods are a key part of clinical dentistry. This unit will aim to introduce students to patient-centred research methods and will include evidence-based dentistry, critical appraisal, research governance and ethics, quantitative and qualitative research methods, statistical appraisal of research reports.

The unit introduces students to basic concepts and techniques such as hypothesis testing and confidence interval estimation in statistics. Students will learn some simple statistical methods and the principles behind some advanced methods such as regression. It will equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and critically appraise statistics in research literature.The course is not aimed at 'doers' of statistics, that is, students who are going to design their own studies to collect and analyse their own data. It will not teach you how to analyse, present and report your own data.

The aim of this module is to introduce the student to the more complex issues of specialist orthodontic care including the biomechanics and monitoring of orthodontic treatment, orthodontic retention and inter-disciplinary management of patients, as well as aspects of managing a specialist orthodontic practice.

This module will enable the student to have a deep understanding of orthodontic treatment planning and monitoring of the progress of orthodontic treatment.

This module will provide the clinical experience to further develop the key skills of a specialist in orthodontics, including diagnosis, treatment planning and management of patients with moderate-to-severe occlusal anomalies. By the end of the module the student will be competent at obtaining accurate orthodontic records, communicating with patients and their parents about orthodontic treatment, adjusting orthodontic appliances and monitoring of orthodontic treatment progress. The student will understand the principles of clinical orthodontic problem solving and treatment planning.

Research is key to the practice of clinical dentistry. This unit will introduce students to the background reading and critical appraisal of the literature related to their chosen project.

This module will provide the clinical experience to achieve the key skills of a specialist in orthodontics, including the diagnosis, treatment planning and management of patients with moderate-to-severe occlusal anomalies. By the end of the module the student will be proficient at all the tasks necessary for the successful completion of specialist orthodontic treatment, including obtaining accurate orthodontic records, communicating with patients and their parents about orthodontic treatment, adjusting orthodontic appliances, monitoring of orthodontic treatment progress, as well as clinical orthodontic problem solving and treatment planning.

This unit will introduce students to the aspects of a research project involving data collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting in the form of a thesis.