Clinic Year 3

URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/T_3PDCLINYR

Course Objective

Competences covered according to the General Educational Framework for Oral Health Care 2020, see Canvas Course The student has/is:
• proficient skills in the execution of various techniques and procedures used for the management of paediatric patients
• in-depth knowledge and is experienced in the field of structured paediatric diagnosis treatment planning
• in-depth knowledge and is experienced in the field of communication and behavioural management
• in-depth knowledge and is experienced in the field of various sedation techniques that are used in paediatric dental settings
• is able to communicate the plan and the treatment results with the referring dentist on a proficient level
• is able and proficiently experienced in communicating with other health care professionals, cooperating in multidisciplinary teams and assessing dental medical interaction/implications regarding the oral health care for medically compromised children
• is able to properly document (longitudinal) patient records and prepare and present advanced paediatric dentistry cases including proper background, relevant medical information and supported by relevant literature
• is able to teach, undergraduate students, both theoretically and clinically during their paediatric dentistry education.

Course Content

During this course, the students will deepen their knowledge and experience regarding the dental treatment of paediatric patients. The sequence of internships is based on the general level of difficulty or complexity of the patient categories that are being treated. The course Clinical year 3 is a continuation of the course Clinical year 1 and 2, though on an advanced level. Students must have completed the Clinical year 1 and Clinical year 2 successfully in order to start with Clinical year 3. During this course, the students will work in 3 different fields of clinical experience:
• Clinical practice at the University Staff room: The students continue the patient treatments they did in the first and second year. New patients and long-term-follow-ups of earlier patients will be carried out and it is expected that the students demonstrate a level of independence/ deeper knowledge regarding treatment planning and treatment execution.
• Clinical practice in various Centers for Special Dental Care: The students will meet another level of paediatric dental patients, as they will treat more intense and more complicated cases, i.e. more extreme behavioural problems and medically compromised children. The students will work/communicate more in multidisciplinary teams and will be able to use different sedation methods during the management of patients.
• Teaching undergraduate students: The students will guide undergraduate students during their internship in paediatric dentistry. They will chair undergraduate patient discussions, teach various relevant subjects and supervise the undergraduates during their clinical practice. In line with the clinical cases that occur during this internship, the students will discuss various paediatric dentistry cases and items intensively supported by current literature.

Teaching Methods

Self-study; patient discussions; clinical work.

Method of Assessment

Learning assessment:
• Portfolio assessment
• Case presentations
• End of course exam : consisting of clinical case defense Grading:
• Good, pass or fail

Literature

• Van Amerongen W, Berendsen W, Martens L, Veerkamp J.Kindertandheelkunde I. Bohn Stafleu van Loghem; 2001;
• Van Amerongen W, Berendsen W, Martens L, Veerkamp J. Kindertandheelkunde II. Bohn Stafleu van Loghem; 2004;
• Relevant clinical protocols and guidelines;
• Recent articles with a clinical focus/relevance.

Entry Requirements

The student needs to have passed the course Clinical year 1 – Referralsuccessfully and the course Clinical year 2 before being admitted to thecourse Clinical year 3.