Advanced General Dental Practice

The programme includes:

• Content across the disciplines of General Dental Practice
• High quality and supervised clinical practice
• Innovative Case-Based Learning materials
• Teaching in small groups
• World-leading virtual experience in our clinical rehearsal suite
• Access to advanced haptic training simulations
• Teaching by tutors who understand the needs of general dental practitioners
• Mentoring from an experienced, practising general dental practitioner

Modules total 120 credits in each of the three years, of which 40-60 credits will be from clinical practice.

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

• Clinical Practice 1 Refreshing and Refining Skills 60 credits
• Core Principles of Advanced General Dental Practice 20 credits
• Patient Challenges from Infancy to Old Age 20 credits
• Managing Dental Aesthetics and the Worn Dentition 20 credits

Year 2

Compulsory modules

• Oral Medicine and Oral Surgery 20 credits
• Endodontics and Dental Traumatology 20 credits
• Advanced Periodontology and Restorative Dentistry 20 credits
• Clinical Practice 2: Developing and Expanding Skills 40 credits
• Research Methodology and Statistics 10 credits

Year 3

Compulsory modules

• Clinical Practice 3 50 credits
• Clinical Audit 10 credits
• Research Dissertation 40 credits
• Multi-Disciplinary Management of the Complex Case 20 credits

For more information on typical modules, read Advanced General Dental Practice MClinDent in the course catalogue

Learning and teaching

Teaching will take place in small groups as a series of modules covering case based learning platforms and enhanced clinical education at the Leeds Dental Institute.

You will be taught by staff with a wealth of General Dental Practice experience. Learning will be tailored to General Dental Practitioners.

You will have access to our world-leading virtual learning platform which includes the use of the largest clinical rehearsal suite in Europe.

Assessment

You will be assessed on your ability to apply your knowledge of advanced dental practice alongside competency of performing clinical procedures.

Assessment of professional standards is a key feature and includes the submission of a “living” portfolio covering a professional development plan, 360o feedback, results of patient surveys and personal reflection.