| | Learning outcome | Graduate qualities |
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| 1 | Integrate foundational child oral health knowledge to interpret common clinical presentations in children and adolescents and propose initial management pathways | - Depth of disciplinary expertise
- Critical thinking and problem solving
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| 2 | Assess children and adolescents for dental care by synthesising history, examination and investigations to determine risk, feasibility, and referral/escalation needs (including safeguarding considerations where relevant) | - Depth of disciplinary expertise
- Oral and written communication
- Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity
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| 3 | Develop evidence-informed treatment plans for common child oral health conditions that prioritise prevention and patient-centred outcomes | - Depth of disciplinary expertise
- Cultural competence
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| 4 | Apply behaviour guidance and communication strategies appropriate to developmental stage to support safe care, informed consent/assent, and family-centred decision-making | - Critical thinking and problem solving
- Oral and written communication
- Information and digital literacy
- Cultural competence
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| 5 | Apply ethical, legal and professional responsibilities to child oral health care, including accurate documentation, clinical governance, and culturally safe practice | - Depth of disciplinary expertise
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Oral and written communication
- Information and digital literacy
- Inventiveness
- Influence
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| 6 | Critically appraise and apply research evidence relevant to child oral health using structured literature searching and basic evaluation of study quality to justify clinical decisions | - Depth of disciplinary expertise
- Oral and written communication
- Information and digital literacy
- Influence
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