UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE
Programme Specification
1. Awarding Institution / Body
University of Central Lancashire
2. Teaching Institution and Location
of Delivery
Preston
3. University School/Centre
School of Medicine and Dentistry
4. External Accreditation
None
5. Title of Final Award
Certificate Enhanced Anxiety Management, Sedation
and Anaesthesia
6. Modes of Attendance offered
Part-time
7. UCAS Code
N/A
8. Relevant Subject Benchmarking
Group(s)
N/A
9. Other external influences
GDC Scope of Practice
10. Date of production/revision of this
form
February 2012
11. Aims of the Programme
to develop the skills of dental care professionals to enable them to provide evidence-based
and effective support for anxious patients
to enhance the knowledge and skills of dental care professionals when assessing and caring for
patients receiving treatment under sedation or general anaesthesia
12. Learning Outcomes, Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
A. Knowledge and Understanding
A1 Critically discuss the routes of administration, actions, side effects and contraindications
of the most common sedative, hypnotic and analgesic drugs used in dental practice
A2. Critically discuss prevention and management of emergencies which may occur with
patients undergoing dental procedures using sedatives, hypnotics or anaesthetics
A3 Critically discuss the effectiveness and use of a range of options to manage and treat
anxious and phobic patients in the dental environment
Teaching and Learning Methods
Discussions, Group Work Lectures, Work-Based Learning Activity, E-Learn
Assessment methods
Exam and Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
B. Subject-specific skills
B1. . Demonstrate critical awareness of the underlying anatomical structures of cannulation
sites and practical skills in the cannulation of patients in preparation for the administration of
sedative or anaesthetic drugs
Teaching and Learning Methods
Discussions, Group Work Lectures, Work-Based Learning Activity, E-Learn, Practical demonstration
using simulations
Assessment methods
OSCE
C. Thinking Skills
C1. Assess patient suitability for dental treatment using sedation or general anaesthesia and
critically evaluate the complications and contraindications that may arise during such
treatment
Teaching and Learning Methods
Discussions, Group Work Lectures, Work-Based Learning Activity, E-Learn, Case study activity
Assessment methods
Exam and OSCE
D. Other skills relevant to employability and personal development
D1. Critically discuss the medico legal aspects involved when preparing for the dental
treatment of patients under sedation or general anaesthesia
Teaching and Learning Methods
Discussions, Group Work Lectures, Work-Based Learning Activity, E-Learn
Assessment methods
Exam
13. Programme Structures*
Level
Module
Code
Module Title
Level 6
DX3005
Enhanced Anxiety
Management, Sedation and
Anaesthesia
14. Awards and Credits*
Credit
rating
20
Certificate Enhanced Anxiety
Management, Sedation and
Anaesthesia
Requires 20 credits at Level 6
15. Personal Development Planning
Personal Development Planning aims to encourage independent life-long learners who can reflect on,
understand and plan for their learning. Independent learning is developed throughout the programme,
which starts with introductory lectures and practical sessions. It is accepted that the students will at
this stage be qualified as dental care professionals and have core knowledge in this subject. This will
then be developed to encompass additional, advanced theory.
In that this programme is specifically designed for students already employed as dental care
professionals to develop their career, PDP is an essential foundation of the programme.
The PDP programme therefore focuses on encouraging the student to reflect on their learning (and
other life) experiences, towards taking directed actions to ameliorate weaknesses and build on
strengths. Students will be introduced to the concepts of reflective practice during their induction
period, and will be expected to reflect on their performance academically.
16. Admissions criteria
Programme Specifications include minimum entry requirements, including academic qualifications,
together with appropriate experience and skills required for entry to study. These criteria may be
expressed as a range rather than a specific grade. Amendments to entry requirements may have
been made after these documents were published and you should consult the University’s website for
the most up to date information.
Students will be informed of their personal minimum entry criteria in their offer letter.
Students must be qualified dental care professionals and registered with the General Dental Council.
Students must be working in a suitable dental environment with access to treatments under sedation
and anaesthesia.
17. Key sources of information about the programme
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UCLAN website
Information leaflets
Open evening
LEVEL 6
18. Curriculum Skills Map
Please tick in the relevant boxes where individual Programme Learning Outcomes are being assessed
Programme Learning Outcomes
Core (C),
Other skills relevant
Compulsory
to employability and
Module
(COMP) or
Knowledge and
personal
Level Code
Module Title
Option (O)
understanding
Subject-specific Skills
Thinking Skills
development
Enhanced Anxiety
Management, Sedation
DX3005 and Anaesthesia
COMP
A1
A2
A3
B1
C1
D1
X
X
X
X
X
X