DIS734 Dental Programmes Masters Project
The final module of postgraduate dental programmes

Upon successful completion of the module, students will be equipped with essential evidence based decision making skills that will enable them to remain up to date in their field, able to critically evaluate new research and deal effectively with contradictory evidence.
The teaching of the module takes place online and offers a blend of online plenaries, workshops and opportunities for formative feedback. Students are supported throughout the project by a supervisor and other experts in the field of knowledge synthesis and in the appropriate field of dentistry. Regular one-to-one supervision meetings offer guidance in the critical analysis of the evidence, as well as in academic skills and in project management.
Edwards, D., Burns, L., Witton, R., Tredwin, C. (2020).
Shibl, M., Ali, K., Burns, L. (2020)
Effectiveness of pre-operative oral corticosteroids in reducing pain, trismus and oedema following lower third molar extractions: a systematic review. British Dental Journal. (Link coming soon)
Mohammed completed his MSc in Oral Surgery in 2019 with his dissertation entitled “Are oral corticosteroids effective in reducing pain/trismus/oedema following lower third molar surgical extractions if given as a single dose pre-operatively?”
David is currently an NIHR Academic Clinical Fellow and Honorary Speciality Trainee in Endodontics. Here, he explains how the Masters at Peninsula was a step towards his longer-term academic goals, engaging in research in his specialist field.
Please contact the module lead for dissertation, Lorna Burns.
Email: lorna.burns@plymouth.ac.uk
Students who have successfully completed a postgraduate diploma on an equivalent programme may be eligible to join the third year of our dental programmes. The Peninsula Dental School has collaborated with the Faculty of General Practice (UK) to allow progression from the FGDP(UK) PG Dip Restorative Dentistry to the Masters here at Plymouth.