Established for more than 35 years, and one of the longest-running clinical training programmes in the UK, the Orthodontics MScD course is designed to provide clinical and academic training for future specialists in clinical orthodontics in a highly professional and rewarding environment.
This three-year full-time course aims to equip you with the skills needed to perform as a competent specialist in orthodontics, with focus on the clinical, theoretical and research areas required for provision of adequate patient care.
Open to home, EU and overseas students, successful completion of the course will result in the award of a Master’s degree in Orthodontics. The course is also recognised for training purposes by the Royal Colleges for the Membership in Orthodontics of both Edinburgh and the Bicollegiate examination.
Didactic, self-directed and problem-based modular teaching extends throughout the three-year programme. The course provides clinical training within the teaching hospital and in district units in Swansea, Newport, and North Glamorgan. The first two years of the course consist of structured research.
Distinctive features of the course include:
• High-quality clinical training
• Excellent clinical and academic facilities
Structure
This is a full-time, three-year course, with the final examination in the spring of year three. The course consists of three main elements:
1. A taught course covering evidence-based topics that are consistent with the recommendations of the World Federation of Orthodontists, European and National guidelines
2. A clinical practical element of supervised management of selected problems of dento-facial abnormality
3. A research project and preparation of a dissertation.
Throughout the programme, you will spend five clinical (half day) sessions per week providing direct patient care and one session per week attending new patient and joint clinics. One (half day) session per week is dedicated to academic teaching in the autumn and spring terms, and three (half day) sessions are timetabled for research and personal study in the autumn and spring terms. An additional session is available for research during the summer term resulting in there being approximately 560 hours available.
To see a full list of the modules taught on this cause please visit the website:
http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/courses/course/orthodontics-mscd Teaching
You will be taught via clinical teaching and instruction; a seminar programme; case review and interactive clinical presentations; guided critical reading and journal clubs; research forum presentations and critical appraisal of research methodologies; individual research guidance; attendance at regional and national meetings of relevance; and self-directed learning and presentation in small group forums to encourage a problem-based learning method.
Support
All modules make extensive use of
Cardiff University’s Virtual Learning Environment (VLE), Learning Central, on which you will find course materials and links to related materials. You will be supervised when undertaking your dissertation, and your supervisor will schedule regular meetings to discuss progress, provide advice and guidance, and give written feedback on a draft.
Opportunities to reflect on abilities and performance are made available through the Learning Central ‘Personal Development Planning’ module and through scheduled meetings with personal tutors.
Feedback:
Students will receive written feedback on all assessments, in addition to oral feedback on assessed oral presentations.
Assessment
There are summative and formative assessments throughout the three-year programme with research being assessed through a final dissertation in year three.
Career prospects
Graduates from this programme should be equipped to pursue careers in orthodontic specialisms.
Visit the
Orthodontics MScD
page on the Cardiff University website for more details!
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