Module manager: Robyn Adams
Email: denra@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
Entry Requirements for MChD/BChD Dental Surgery, BSc Oral Science or BSc (Hons) Dental Hygiene and Therapy as outlined in Course Finder
DSUR1201
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module introduces students to key academic, professional and team-working skills. This module prepares students for future studies in dentistry, introducing many of the different learning, teaching and assessment methods that students will encounter throughout their programme. Unless your programme is designed to be delivered fully online, your programme and modules will be delivered predominantly on campus. These teaching activities will be supported by the use of digital tools to enhance your learning and experience. The catalogue provides details of your module and the teaching methods used to deliver your module (for example, lecture, seminar, tutorial, practical). It does not necessarily provide you with information about the mode of delivery for specific learning activities on your module (whether these will be on campus or delivered digitally). Information about the delivery mode for learning and teaching activities for your modules will be published in the timetable and in the Minerva area for your modules. You can access your personalised timetable through Minerva or our UniLeeds app on your mobile device. We sometimes need to adapt our teaching to take account of developments in the subject, in response to new research and current affairs for example, and on occasion we may need to adapt our delivery modes too. You will be kept informed of any proposed changes to the content and delivery of your modules as described in the module catalogue and we’ll make sure you understand and agree the reasons for any changes before they are introduced.
The aim of this module is to introduce students to study skills, communication skills and professionalism and ethics in relation to dentistry.
On completion of this course students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate the academic skills required for studying on dental programmes
2. Reflect on academic, personal and professional strengths and weaknesses both individually and as part of a team
3. Demonstrate basic knowledge of the dental professional-patient relationship
4. Demonstrate basic knowledge of ethics and professionalism in Dentistry and GDC requirements for Student Fitness to Practise
Ethics and professionalism in dentistry
Communication
A range of study skills
Reflection
Team working
Syllabus:
An introduction to the following:
- Study skills
- Communication skills
- Behavioural Sciences
- Team-working
- Ethics
- Professionalism
- Consent and confidentiality
- Reflection
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Workshop | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Workshop | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Group learning | 6 | 3.5 | 21 |
| Lecture | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Private study hours | 140 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 60 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Students are expected to spend their private study time preparing for taught activities including completing any readings and tasks set in advance of these activities. Private study time will also be spent on meetings with personal tutors and fellow students in group work. The remainder of private study time should be spent on formative, summative and progressional assessments
Meetings with tutors
Leeds for Life
Formative Report
Meetings with individual groups to monitor effectiveness of groupwork
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Tutorial Performance | Professionalism and Ethics activity | 0 |
| Tutorial Performance | Consent and Confidentiality activity | 0 |
| Report | Report (500 words) (Formative) | 0 |
| Report | Report (600 words) | 50 |
| Presentation | Group presentation | 50 |
| Tutorial Performance | Leeds for Life completion | 0 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100 | |
The 2 summative assignments are not compensable. The Professionalism and Ethics activity and the Consent and Confidentiality activity are progressional requirements of the module. Leeds for Life completion is a progressional requirement
Check the module area in Minerva for your reading list
Last updated: 30/04/2025
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