Dental Education PGCert

Program Overview

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Overview

Develop a scholarly approach to dental education and gain the expertise necessary for effective clinical education in your educational role.

The PG Certificate in Dental Education provides dental professionals with a flexible and practice-based opportunity to enhance educational practice, skills and knowledge. This course is designed for dental professionals aspiring to Foundation Dental Supervisors and Therapist Educational Supervisors. Current Educational Supervisors may also want to build on their skills and qualifications.

As a student, you'll benefit from 125 years of dental education in Newcastle. We are one of the largest and best-equipped dental schools in the UK.

You'l learn alongside a range of clinical staff through a blend of:

online learning

on-campus study days

post-study day support

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Important information

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Program Outline

What you'll learn

The programme provides opportunities for you to develop and demonstrate:

knowledge and understanding

qualities

skills

other attributes

You'll learn to:

use theories and principles underpinning clinical education to inform your own educational practice and the practice of others

relate educational issues in clinical practice to a wider educational context

critically appraise theory, ‘evidence’ and empirical data as well as your own practice

take a strategic approach to your own identified educational needs and plan appropriately to address these needs

design and deliver educational interventions

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Modules

You will study modules on this course. A module is a unit of a course with its own approved aims and outcomes and assessment methods.

Course content changes

Module information is intended to provide an example of what you will study.

Our teaching is informed by research. Course content changes periodically to reflect developments in the discipline, the requirements of external bodies and partners, and student feedback.

Full details of the modules on offer will be published through the Programme Regulations and Specifications ahead of each academic year. This usually happens in May.

Optional modules availability

Some courses have optional modules. Student demand for optional modules may affect availability.

To find out more please see our terms and conditions.

Dental Education PG Cert

Compulsory Modules	Credits
Teaching and Learning in the Dental Workplace	20
Teaching and Learning in the Classroom	20

Optional Modules	Credits
Understanding Programmes of Learning	20
Current Educational Issues	20