Maxillofacial & Craniofacial Technology

Course detail Description

The course teaches clinical and technical aspects for the provision of facial and ocular prostheses, orbital and skull cranioplasties and obturators. It also includes recognising oral disease, infections and skins lesions directly related to the provision of intra- and extra-oral prostheses and core teaching in all restorative disciplines.

Examples of research areas include: investigation into digital technologies used in colour formulation of facial prostheses, biocompatibility of titanium to hard and soft tissue for cranioplasties, bonding of acrylic to silicone and patient centred outcomes of implant treatment.

For both overseas and UK/EU applicants, the course provides training to dental technicians and dentists at specialist level in maxillofacial and craniofacial technology.

Teaching

The following table will give you an idea of what a typical year might look like as you progress through your studies:

Year

Lectures, seminars and feedback

Self-study/research

Supervised clinical practice

Year 1

441 hours per year

147 hours per year

294 hours per year

Year 2

147 hours per year

294 hours per year

441 hours per year

Assessment

Two taught modules, covering the scientific and clinical basis of maxillofacial and craniofacial technology, usually assessed by unseen written examination;

One clinical module, involving supervised clinical practice and examined by a mixture of case studies on treated and unseen patients, a clinical/technical log and an oral examination;

One research module, involving the submission of a research project report including a literature review, with an oral defence of the research.

The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they may change if the course modules change.

Entry to the programme is strictly dependent upon occupational health clearance that you are able to conduct exposure prone procedures (EPPs) before you start clinical work. This will assess your hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C antibody status, HIV and TB status following the completion of a health questionnaire and a further health check before or at enrolment.

If offered a place on the course, overseas students are advised to be tested locally and send the results of these checks with the questionnaire, prior to a separate full test in the UK at the College's Occupational Health Department before term begins. All offers of a place on a programme are made subject to a satisfactory criminal conviction disclosure. If you are from overseas or have never lived in the UK before, you should contact the relevant authorities in your home country to arrange for the equivalent check to be conducted and/or a certificate of good conduct to be issued.

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Structure

• Year 1
• Year 2

Year 1

Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.

Required modules

You are required to take:

• Science of Maxillofacial & Craniofacial Technology (30 credits)
• Clinical Maxillofacial & Craniofacial Technology (30 credits)
• Clinical (60 credits)
• Research (60 credits)

King’s College London reviews the modules offered on a regular basis to provide up-to-date, innovative and relevant programmes of study. Therefore, modules offered may change. We suggest you keep an eye on the course finder on our website for updates.

Required modules:

• Science of Maxillofacial & Craniofacial Technology (30 credits)
• Clinical Maxillofacial & Craniofacial Technology - continued in year 2
• Clinical - continued in year 2
• Research - continued in year 2

Year 2 Required Modules

Required modules:

• Clinical Maxillofacial & Craniofacial Technology (30 credits) - continued from year 1
• Clinical (60 credits) - continued from year 1
• Research (60 credits) - continued from year 1