Recognise the importance of learning that is based on curiosity and exploration of knowledge rather than its passive acquisition.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, laboratory-based practicals, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, essays, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Laboratory-based and clinical practicals, Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) and Structured Clinical Operative Test (SCOT) and Clinical Reasoning Examination (CRE).

Obtain relevant information, assess its validity, reason through problems, set priorities and plan effective solutions.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, laboratory-based practicals, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, essays, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Laboratory-based and clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Act with integrity, honesty and trustworthiness.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, laboratory-based practicals, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations and chair-side teaching.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Recognise moral and ethical responsibilities involved in the provision of care to individual patients and to populations.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Appreciate and understand patients’ rights, particularly with regard to confidentiality and informed consent, and of patients’ obligations.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Respect patients and colleagues, encompassing without prejudice, diversity of opportunity, language and culture.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations and chair-side teaching.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Recognise personal limitations and be willing to seek help as necessary.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, laboratory-based practicals, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Recognise the importance of intellectual rigour, self-reflection, self-audit and participation in peer review.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, laboratory-based practicals, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, essays, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Laboratory-based and clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Acquire, analyse, process and communicate information in a scientific manner to solve problems and guide clinical decision-making.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation, clinical simulation, case presentations, clinical observation, chair-side teaching
and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Clinical developmental indicators, group reports and presentations, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Manage learning in the context of establishing a philosophy of continuing professional development.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Clinical developmental indicators, group reports and presentations.

Make decisions based on sound ethical, moral and scientific principles.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation and chair-side teaching.

Methods of Assessment

Written papers, SAQ, Clinical developmental indicators, group reports and presentations, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Manage time, set priorities and work to prescribed time limits.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Clinical developmental indicators, group reports and presentations, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Analyse and resolve problems, and deal with uncertainty.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Clinical developmental indicators, group reports and presentations, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Work as an effective member of a team in caring for patients.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation and chair-side teaching.

Methods of Assessment

Clinical developmental indicators, group reports and presentations, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Use information technology as a means of communication, for data collection and analysis, and for self-directed learning.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, tutorials and workshops, group work, project work and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Clinical developmental indicators, group reports and presentations.

Communicate effectively at all levels in both scientific and professional contexts using verbal, non-verbal and written means.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, case presentations, clinical observation and chair-side teaching.

Methods of Assessment

Scenario-based written papers, SAQ, Clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Exercise initiative and personal responsibility.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation and chair-side teaching.

Methods of Assessment

Clinical developmental indicators, group reports and presentations, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Recognise the need to limit interventions to the minimum necessary to achieve the desired outcomes.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Clinical developmental indicators, group reports and presentations, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Recognise the importance of his or her own health and its impact on the ability to practice as a dentist.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Clinical developmental indicators, group reports and presentations, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Recognise the importance of appropriate communication in healthcare at all times and through all media.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, essays, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Describe and evaluate the broader issues of dental practice, including ethics, medico-legal considerations, teamwork, management and leadership and the maintenance of a safe working environment.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Explain and evaluate the organization and provision of healthcare in the community and in hospital.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations.

Describe and utilise the principles of health promotion and diseases prevention.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical simulation, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Recognise and explain disease processes such as infection, inflammation, disorders of the immune system, degeneration, neoplasia, metabolic disturbances and genetic disorders.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, laboratory-based practicals, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Laboratory-based and clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Apply to the practice of dentistry the principles that derive from biomedical, behavioural and materials sciences, the mechanisms of knowledge acquisition, scientific method and evaluation of evidence.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, laboratory-based practicals and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Laboratory-based and clinical practicals.

Recognise the importance of self-management, managing and working with others and managing the clinical and working environment.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, laboratory-based practicals, clinical simulation, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Laboratory-based and clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Use contemporary methods of electronic communication and information management.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, clinical observation, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including clinical developmental indicators, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Demonstrate a wide range of skills, including research, investigative, analytical, problem-solving, planning, communication, presentation and team skills.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, laboratory-based practicals, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, essays, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Laboratory-based and clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Apply evidence-based treatment.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, clinical developmental indicators, clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Share with patients provisional assessment of their problems and formulate plans for the further investigation and management.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Communicate appropriately, effectively and sensitively at all times with and about patients, their representatives and the public, and with colleagues from dental and other health profession.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Undertake a range of clinical procedures which are within a dentist’s area of competence, including techniques for preventing and treating oral and dental diseases and disorders.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical simulation, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Laboratory-based and clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Identify the signs of abuse or neglect, explain local and national systems that safeguard welfare and raise concerns where appropriate.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical observation, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Identify, assess and manage medical emergencies

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, clinical developmental indicators, Clinical practicals, OSCE and CRE.

Identify the risks around the clinical environment and manage these in a safe and effective manner.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Obtain and record a comprehensive and contemporaneous patient history, perform an appropriate physical examination, interpret the findings, organise appropriate further investigations, synthesise results and formulate a differential and subsequently a definitive diagnosis.

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Recognise and take account of the needs of different patient groups including children, adults, older people and those with special care requirements throughout the patient care process

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, clinical simulation, role-play and discussion, clinical observation, case presentations, chair-side teaching and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Clinical practicals, OSCE, SCOT and CRE.

Apply to the practice of dentistry principles that derive from biomedical, behavioural and materials sciences

Teaching/Learning Methods and Strategies

Lectures, case-based tutorials and workshops, group work, project work, laboratory-based practicals and self-directed learning.

Methods of Assessment

Formative and summative assessment including scenario-based written papers, SAQ, MCQ, EMQ, clinical developmental indicators, group reports and oral presentations. Laboratory-based and clinical practicals.