FdSc Oral Health Science

Example structure
This programme is full-time and you are expected to complete the minimum number of weeks required by the GDC, which is 90 weeks. Term dates do not coincide with our normal University term dates due to this requirement and you are in placement throughout the summer. Any time missed by non-attendance, through sickness or other personal reason, will need to be made up in order to register.
The dates for holiday breaks are timetabled throughout the programme and these cannot be changed for individual students. The planned holiday periods include time at Easter, summer, Christmas and New Year.
These carefully selected modules will give you the chance to explore, question, and create powerful ideas. Picked to give you an extensive and in-depth education, they’ll equip you with the specialist knowledge, vital transferrable skills, and the confidence to make a genuine difference to the world around you.
We’re reactive, we’re pioneering, we never stand still, so modules might change from year to year in response to new developments and innovation. Those listed below show how a typical course might look, but more detail on course structure, including details of all optional modules, is available on our Programme Specification.
Year 1
Personal Effectiveness
Clinical Governance and Patient Safety
Biomedical and Psychosocial Science for Dental Practice
Health Policy, Law and Ethics
Introduction to Oral Health and Disease
Promotion of Oral Health and Prevention of Oral Disease
Development of Practical Skills, Practice Supervisor Report 1
Year 2
Health, Illness and Disease for Dental Practice
Critical Appraisal and Research Skills for Dental Practice
Management of Oral Diseases
Special Needs
Development of Practical Skills, Practice Supervisor Report 2
Teaching
The theory part of this programme is taught at our campus at Southend on Sea
Practical skills are gained through a variety of clinical environments, including community and general dental practices across the county of Essex
You attend six separate placements during this programme, with close supervision from a named Clinical Educator in the workplace to support and guide you – these may be dentists, dental hygienists or dental therapists
Clinical Educators will also provide tutorials to link academic learning with your clinical experience
Teaching methods including problem-based learning, tutorials, e-learning and seminar-based teaching
Teaching takes place with other health students to promote multidisciplinary learning and working
Communication and clinical skills are taught in our state-of-the-art laboratory
You undertake placements in six different clinical settings
Assessment
Continuous assessment, module by module, means that there is no end of year examination
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