Advanced Clinical Modules in Dental Hygiene Practice
Course Overview
The Advanced Clinical Modules in Dental Hygiene Practice are specialist training pathways designed for qualified dental hygiene students or practicing clinicians seeking to expand their scope of competence in modern preventive and minimally invasive dental care.
These modules provide focused, high-level clinical education in key areas of contemporary dental practice, including cosmetic adjunct procedures, implant maintenance therapy, advanced periodontal care, and specialist population dentistry (paediatric and geriatric oral health).
Each module combines advanced theoretical instruction with structured clinical training and supervised practice where permitted by local regulatory frameworks. The programme is designed to support safe expansion of clinical skills while maintaining strict adherence to professional standards and patient safety requirements.
All training is delivered in line with internationally recognised expectations for dental practice, including frameworks associated with the General Dental Council, ensuring ethical, evidence-based, and legally compliant care.
Available Specialisation Modules
Learners may select individual modules or complete multiple pathways to build specialist expertise in:
- Whitening & Cosmetic Adjunct Procedures
Training in aesthetic dental procedures, shade management, stain removal, and patient suitability assessment for cosmetic treatments (subject to jurisdictional scope of practice). - Implant Maintenance Therapy
Advanced training in the long-term care of dental implants, including peri-implant disease prevention, maintenance protocols, and specialised instrumentation techniques. - Advanced Periodontal Therapy Support
In-depth clinical training in complex periodontal disease management, non-surgical periodontal therapy, and advanced treatment planning support. - Paediatric Oral Health Specialisation
Focused training in preventive oral healthcare for children and adolescents, including behavioural management, caries prevention, and caregiver education. - Geriatric Dental Care (Care Home Focus)
Specialist training in oral healthcare for older adults, including medically complex patients, dementia care considerations, and domiciliary oral health support.
Learning Experience
Each module is delivered through a blended learning model combining:
- Advanced lectures and clinical seminars
- Case-based clinical reasoning sessions
- Simulation laboratory training
- Supervised clinical practice (where applicable)
- Reflective professional development portfolios
Students are encouraged to integrate evidence-based practice into real clinical decision-making, developing both technical skill and professional judgement.
Entry Requirements
These advanced modules are intended for:
- Qualified dental hygienists or dental hygiene students in advanced stages of training
- Dental therapists or dental professionals seeking continuing professional development
- Learners who have completed foundational clinical competencies in oral health care
Clinical eligibility may vary depending on local regulatory scope of practice.
Assessment Methods
Assessment is designed to ensure clinical competence and professional readiness and may include:
- Written examinations and applied clinical theory tests
- Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
- Case-based clinical reports
- Portfolio of clinical experience and reflective practice
- Supervisor-led competency sign-off in clinical environments
Career and Professional Development Outcomes
Completion of these modules enables practitioners to:
- Expand clinical competence in specialised areas of dental hygiene practice
- Deliver higher-level preventive and maintenance care services
- Support complex patient groups including implant, paediatric, and elderly populations
- Enhance employability within private clinics, specialist practices, and community healthcare services
- Progress toward advanced clinical roles or further postgraduate dental education
Professional Standards and Accreditation
All modules are designed in accordance with recognised international dental education standards and aligned with professional expectations for safe clinical practice, including those associated with the General Dental Council or equivalent regulatory authorities.
Summary
These Advanced Clinical Modules provide a structured pathway for dental professionals to deepen their expertise, expand clinical capability, and deliver higher-quality patient care across a range of specialist dental settings.
Self-Recognition
Self-Recognition Course
Written and Developed by Siamak Taslimi
This course on self-recognition covers various topics related to self-awareness, self-discovery, and personal growth.
Key Takeaways:
- Self-recognition is essential for personal growth and development.
- Understanding your self-concept, including your self-image, self-esteem, and self-identity, is the first step towards self-recognition.
- Practical exercises and self-assessment tools such as journaling, strengths assessment, and values assessment can help you gain insight into your self-concept and identify areas for growth.
Here's an overview of the course content, followed by the expanded notes:
1. Introduction to Self-Recognition:
- Understanding the concept of self-recognition.
- Importance of self-awareness in personal development.
2. Self-Discovery:
- Exploring your values, beliefs, and identity.
- Assessing strengths, weaknesses, and areas for improvement.
3. Emotional Intelligence:
- Recognizing and managing your emotions effectively.
- Developing empathy and social awareness.
4. Mindfulness and Self-Acceptance:
- Practicing mindfulness techniques for self-reflection and awareness.
- Cultivating self-compassion and acceptance.
5. Setting Personal Goals:
- Identifying short-term and long-term goals.
- Creating an action plan to achieve your goals.
6. Communication Skills:
- Enhancing assertiveness and active listening skills.
- Communicating effectively with others.
7. Managing Stress and Building Resilience:
- Stress management techniques.
- Building resilience to overcome challenges and setbacks.
8. Self-Care and Wellbeing:
- Prioritizing self-care practices for physical and mental wellbeing.
- Establishing healthy habits and boundaries.
9. Personal Growth and Development:
- Strategies for continuous learning and self-improvement.
- Overcoming limiting beliefs and self-doubt.
10. Reflection and Integration:
- Reflecting on personal growth and development throughout the course.
- Integrating learning into daily life for sustained self-recognition and improvement.
Each of these modules include a mix of theoretical concepts, practical exercises, self-assessment tools, and real-life examples to facilitate learning and growth.
Acupuncture Medicine
Acupuncture is the practice of penetrating the skin with thin, solid, metallic needles which are then activated through gentle and specific movements of the practitioner's hands or with electrical stimulation. Acupuncture is part of the ancient practice of Traditional Chinese medicine.
Common long-term benefits tend to include pain relief and pain management, improvements in mental health, improvements in sleep quality, and improvements in musculoskeletal conditions, as well as reduced reliance on western medication for some clients.
Typical subjects you will be taught on this course:
· Fundamental structures of TCM
· Meridians and acupoints
· Pulse taking
· Tongue diagnosis
· The principles of TCM diagnosis
· Chinese organ syndrome differentiation
· Patient-practitioner skills
· Orthopaedic Muscular- Skeletal acupuncture
· Spinal acupuncture
· Clinically supervised acupuncture practice
· Specialist Acupuncture needling techniques
· Cupping
· Moxibustion
· Microsystems Auricular Acupuncture
· Microsystems wrist and ankle acupuncture
· Cosmetic Acupuncture
· Electro acupuncture
Digestive system
Digestive system from the perspective of traditional medicine
Course code: 10T11
Duration: 64 Hours
Credit: 4
Pre-requisite: General terminology (1) and (2)
Traditional Iranian Medicine (TIM) or Persian Medicine consists of the sum of all the knowledge and practices used in diagnosis, prevention, and elimination of diseases in Persia from ancient times to present. It is based entirely on practical experience and observations passed down from generation to generation.
The Gynecology & Midwifery from the perspective of traditional Iranian medicine course has been design based on the practical experience and observations passed down from generation to generation.
Learning Outcome
After completing this specialized course, the student is expected to be able to:
1-Give diagnosis of stomach, intestine, liver, gall bladder, spleen and diseases related to the digestive system.
2- To be able to analyze diseases of the stomach, intestine, liver, gall bladder, spleen and diseases related to the digestive system.
3-Provide consulting services in the field of nutritional recommendations and mood adjustment and sustainable health.
4- To be able to provide scientific solutions for maintaining a healthy digestive system.
5- Preparation for entering the next specialized courses and clinical internship.
Teaching Method: Online
Assessment: Interview and Test
Student evaluation: class attendance and activity, test
Main Topics:
1. The importance and position of digestion and related organs (mouth, throat, stomach, small intestine, liver, etc…)
2. Bibliography of digestive diseases of the stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder and spleen
3. General description of the mouth, throat, stomach, small and large intestine, liver
4. Maintaining the health of the digestive system (nutrition and measures for prevention and treatment) and proper nutrition
5. Stomach and related organs
6. Diagnosis of digestive system diseases
7. The relation between stomach and digestive system and other organs
8. Spices related to digestive diseases and their effects
9. The supplements of the four forces and the recognition of mineral, vegetable, animal, and artificial base spices in TIM
10. Causes of stomach and digestive diseases
11. An overview of digestive diseases and their classification in traditional Iranian medicine
12. Content analysis of specialized medical texts (reading, interpretation, and correction of specialized texts)
13. Relation between digestive system disease (stomach and related organs) and other body organs
14. General treatment of digestive system diseases (treatment protocols and course of treatment
15. Diseases of the stomach and related organs
16. Stomach diseases: upset stomach, stomach-ache, inflammation, indigestion,
17. excessive thirst, stomach ulcers and rashes, flatulence, burp, vomiting, nausea, stomach upset, heartburn, stomach rest, stomach tissue analysis, stomach spasm, gastric cleansing, small stomach
18. Liver diseases: liver disorder, liver weakness, liver swelling, liver pain, hepatic, swelling of abdominal muscles, liver emphysema, rashes on the surface of the liver, liver failure, liver tissue, liver uprising
19. Gallbladder diseases: Jaundice, Century
20. Spleen diseases: Jaundice, Indigestion of the spleen, Spleen swelling, Inoculation of the spleen, Spleen weakness, Spleen century, Bloating of the spleen, Spleen cell
21. Intestinal diseases: Diarrhoea of children, the exit of the stomach from the intestine, flatulence and gurgling of the intestines, colic
22. Rectal, Anal diseases: Haemorrhoids, Respiratory haemorrhoids, anal fissure, swelling of the anus, anus relaxation, anus ulcers
23. Gastrointestinal Diseases Class Research
24. Treatment methods and behaviours in digestive diseases
25. Setting the course of treatment and treatment protocols
26. Summarizing the contents and findings and experiences of the teacher
27. The role of psychological symptoms in digestive diseases
*1 Terminology lesson (1) & (2) are related to medical terms, diseases and specific topics including their use in general terms.
*2. The intellectual and material rights of this course are reserved for Mehdi Sayadi and colleagues
Stress Checkup Programe
To register or any questions referring this course please send your request to taslimis@cavendish.ac.uk
Management of the infertile couple
Infertility is defined as inability of a couple to conceive naturally after one year of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. It remains a major clinical and social problem, affecting perhaps one couple in six. Evaluation usually starts after 12 months; however, it may be indicated earlier. The most common causes of infertility are male factor such as sperm abnormalities, female factor such as ovulation dysfunction and tubal pathology, combined male and female factors and unexplained infertility.
Objectives
The aim of this program is to provide the healthcare professionals an evidence-based management protocol for infertile couples away from medical information overload.
Methods
Guidelines and recommendations are retrieved from the best evidence reviews such as that from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (ACOG), American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society (CFAS), and Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).
Results
A simple guide for the clinicians to manage the infertile couples.
To register or any questions referring this course please send your request to taslimis@cavendish.ac.uk