Professional Doctorate in Dclindent Oral Surgery

If you’re a qualified dentist who wishes to pursue a career in Oral Surgery, this Programme is for you. The Professional Doctorate in Oral Surgery provides you with an integrated three-year training programme, so you can gain high-level research expertise alongside your clinical training.

• Combines academic study, research and clinical training to give you a completely rounded training
• Be taught by our distinguished international experts and have regular contact with them throughout the programme
• Strong emphasis on close chair-side support throughout the programme
• Study at one of UK’s top-rated dental schools and one of top 11 in the World. We’re joint first for research impact according to last REF (2014)

What you'll study

This new programme is for qualified dentists who wish to further their knowledge and clinical skills in the field of Oral Surgery. Oral surgery is defined by the UK General Dental Council as ‘The treatment and ongoing management of irregularities and pathology of the jaw and mouth that require surgical intervention.’

Students will acquire advanced knowledge and understanding of the subject and will develop their diagnostic and surgical skills in this dental specialism. This degree integrates clinical competency progression with doctoral level research. Clinical training is based on the competencies described in the Specialty Training Curriculum for Oral Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of England. Details of the latter can be found on this link: https://www.gdc-uk.org/docs/default-source/specialist-lists/oral-surgery-curriculum-february-2014.pdf?sfvrsn=fe3f4ccc_2

Students will receive clinical training, formal teaching and undertake doctoral level research. Teaching and training is provided by experienced clinical and academic staff who have a proven track record in training specialty registrars in Oral Surgery. Students will carry out treatment on patients under local anaesthetic, with and without sedation and will also attend general anaesthetic operating theatres. The diverse patient population of East London provide ample opportunities for acquiring clinical knowledge and surgical skills.

You’ll take a programme of seminars, lectures and tutorials, starting with an introductory course on the fundamentals of oral surgery and its related disciplines before going on to review the clinical and scientific basis of the subject and its evidence base.

You’ll then enter supervised clinical practice, conducting treatment planning and clinical procedures, including a number of complex surgical treatments.

You’ll also complete a research project, where you’ll demonstrate the application of scientific method to a problem related to Oral Surgery. This project will then form the basis of your dissertation. Throughout the duration of the programme, you’ll gain advanced research skills to professional doctorate level and develop sophisticated critical appraisal skills in relation to published literature.

In addition to your studies, you’ll also have a chance to interact with other specialists, through an extensive seminar series held within the Institute of Dentistry, the Blizard Institute and Queen Mary as a whole.

The DClinDent Degree meets level 8 of the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications (FHEQ).

Structure

• Three compulsory knowledge and clinical skills modules
• Three compulsory research modules, including your final dissertation (up to 50,000 words)

Assessment

• Each module is assessed separately, including essays, written, clinical and viva voce examinations
• You will also be assessed on case presentations and clinical, diagnostic and treatment planning
• You will be assessed through your dissertation and research projects

Dissertation

The dissertation forms a major component of your degree. You’ll write a final report of up to 50,000 words on your research project.

 Teaching

You'll be taught through a combination of expert seminars, supervised clinical sessions, one-to-one tutorials, self-directed learning, case presentations and reading. You'll also be taught relevant laboratory methodology.

Your individual study time could be spent preparing for, or following up on, formal study sessions, reading, producing written work, completing projects and revising for examinations.

The direction of your individual study will be guided by the formal study sessions you attend, along with your reading lists and assignments.

You will be assigned an Academic Adviser who will guide you in both academic and pastoral matters throughout your time at Queen Mary.

This professional doctorate programme includes weekly teaching and clinical contact hours in addition to numerous hours of independent learning and research. Please contact the course convenor for information on the number of contact hours per week for this programme.

Where you'll learn

Facilities

New postgraduate study and research facilities are available in the state of the art Blizard building, as well as the Institute of Dentistry.

The Institute of Dentistry facilities include:

• 11 dedicated seminar rooms and a student learning centre
• 92 production laboratory spaces
• Digital imaging and two cutting-edge cone beam CT machines
• A PC in every operatory with ‘slave screen’ on chair for viewing images and discussing results with patient
• Modern facial-scanning equipment
• Facilities and services for 72 ‘phantom’ heads

Campus

Your postgraduate learning experience is enhanced by our fantastic location in Whitechapel, in east London.

Not only are we in one of the capital’s most vibrant areas to live and work but we also serve a diverse local community, with 92 different languages spoken by the borough’s 300,000 residents. You will develop your clinical skills and knowledge while caring for this community. Moreover, the Institute offers you many exciting opportunities to develop an understanding of health and the treatment of disease in a global and international context.