Subjects covered include oral medicine, oral surgery, oral pathology and microbiology, anaesthetics, dental radiology, dental therapeutics and periodontology. These are taught in a single, integrated manner. Elements of orthodontics, preventive and restorative dentistry and community dental health are also studied. Supervised clinical practice in various dental clinics continues. This unit covers curriculum year 5 of the BDS programme.
Problem solving case studies and topic teaching serve as revision experience.
Elective Study Project - the first four weeks of the final year must be spent at an approved centre outside Bristol. The aim of this period is to broaden dental experience beyond that acquired in the programme. A short research project must be undertaken and written up in scientific form afterwards. Projects are graded by a panel of dental staff.