Overview
Status: Active
National Framework Of Qualifications (NFQ) Level: 7
NFQ Award Class: Major Award
Duration Full Time: 3 Academic Year(s)
Total Credits: 180
Connected Curriculum: - Employability
- Research Based Teaching
Graduate Attributes: - Effective global citizen
- Independent and creative thinker
- Socially Responsible
UCC policies applying to applicants/students on this programme: - Fitness to Practise Policy
- Infectious Disease Screening Immunisation Policy
- Student Vetting Policy and Procedure
Exit Award only
Students passing the Third University Examination in Dentistry at the Summer and/or Winter Examination and who subsequently exit the BDS programme will be eligible for the award of the BSc (Ordinary) (Oral Health Studies) Degree.
Programme Requirements
For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements.
Programme Requirements
Module List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| AN1005 | Principles of Human Structure for Dentistry | 5 |
| AN1006 | Topographical Anatomy | 10 |
| BC1024 | Introduction to Biomolecules and Metabolic Pathways | 10 |
| PL1001 | Introduction to Physiology for Dentistry I | 5 |
| PL1002 | Introduction to Physiology for Dentistry II | 10 |
| OH1001 | Fundamentals of Dentistry I | 15 |
| OH1002 | Fundamentals of Dentistry II | 5 |
| |
| AN2006 | Neuroanatomy and Embryology for Dental Students | 5 |
| AN2007 | Human Histology for Dental Students | 5 |
| AN2008 | Dental Morphology, Histology and Embryology | 5 |
| BC2103 | Molecular Biology | 5 |
| PL2033 | The Nervous System | 5 |
| PL2034 | Physiology for Dental Students | 10 |
| FM2004 | Foundations of Medicine: Mechanisms of Disease | 10 |
| PT2201 | Principles of Dental Pharmacology | 5 |
| RD2007 | Introduction to Primary Care Dentistry | 10 |
| |
| PT3201 | Dental Pharmacology | 5 |
| PM3009 | Manifestations of Systemic and Oral Disease | 10 |
| RD3002 | Foundations of Primary Care Dentistry | 20 |
| RD3006 | Clinical Skills Development in Primary Care Dentistry | 10 |
| RD3009 | Theoretical Primary Care Dentistry I | 15 |
| Total Credits | 180 |
Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards Book and for each module in the Book of Modules.
Programme Learning Outcomes
Programme Learning Outcomes for BSc (Ordinary) (Oral Health Studies) Degree (NFQ Level 7, Major Award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the biological sciences, the biopsychosocial model and their role in human functioning in the context of disease and illness;
- Apply knowledge and understanding of the biological, medical, technical and clinical sciences as relevant to oral health;
- Demonstrate an appreciation of the relevance and significance of behavioural science in oral health;
- Identify the role of the practitioner as a health advocate together with the relevant ethical and legal issues regarding the provision of oral care;
- Identify appropriate strategies for literature searching and the use of library resources;
- Discuss the principles and application of oral health procedures and differentiate the properties of and indications for use of selected dental materials;
- Describe the principles of oral health education.
