Educational aims of the programme

On completion of the DClinDent, the student will be able to:

• critically understand both the clinical and research practice for the discipline of Paediatric Dentistry which will include the scientific basis and evidence-base that supports the speciality
• analyse and manage complex problems within their discipline
• demonstrate the scientific principles of critical evaluation and analytical thinking for a range of clinical problems
• interact and work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team amongst dental, medical and surgical specialties
• apply transferable knowledge, skills and values from previous clinical practice for application in novel situations
• design and organise a Systematic Review
• exhibit clinical competence at the level of a specialist for an appropriate range of treatment techniques
• show competence in the selection, planning, implementation, interpretation and dissemination of clinical audit