Oral Surgery (Advanced Training) MClinDent

The programme combines taught modules with a research component. Students attend teaching clinics, lectures, seminars, and carry out research leading to a project dissertation. There are supervised clinical and laboratory courses and the opportunity to observe at in-patient operating sessions.

Students undertake modules to the value of 360 credits.

Year one consists of core modules to the value of (135 credits). Year two consists of core modules (135 credits) and a dissertation (90 credits). Year three (Advanced Training only) is not credit bearing.

• Principles of Treatment Core Course (Oral/Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery)
• Clinical Care Core Course (Oral/Oral Maxillofacial Surgery)
• Dento-Alveolar Surgery 1
• Theory of Oral/ Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
• Dento-Alveolar Surgery 2
• Dento-Alveolar Surgery 3
• Trauma and Correction of Facial Deformity
• Oral Oncology
• Clinical Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Dento-Alveolar Surgery 4
• Clinical Science and Research Methods

There are no optional modules for this programme.

All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of approximately 13,000-15,000 words.

The programme is delivered through clinical instruction on a one-to-one basis, theoretical instruction including seminar teaching, lectures, journal club, self-directed learning and problem-based learning.