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Adv Clinical Practice in Specialty 2 (DENT90024)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1
Melbourne Dental School
Specialist Coordinators
Endodontics - Professor Peter Parashos
Oral Medicine - Professor Michael McCullough
Orthodontics - Associate Professor Paul Schneider
Paediatric Dentistry - Professor David Manton
Periodontics - Professor Ivan Darby
Prosthodontics - Associate Professor Roy Judge
Special Needs Dentistry - Associate Professor Mina Borromeo
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: enquiries-STEM@unimelb.edu.au
Semester 2
Melbourne Dental School
Specialist Coordinators
Endodontics - Professor Peter Parashos
Oral Medicine - Professor Michael McCullough
Orthodontics - Associate Professor Paul Schneider
Paediatric Dentistry - Professor David Manton
Periodontics - Professor Ivan Darby
Prosthodontics - Associate Professor Roy Judge
Special Needs Dentistry - Associate Professor Mina Borromeo
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: enquiries-STEM@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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Students enrolled in the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry undertake four advanced clinical practice subjects over four consecutive semesters in years 2 and 3 of the course. This is the first of these subjects. It is offered in the following specialties:
ENDODONTICS: Clinical management of advanced endodontic cases, including trauma, emergency management of pain, and the non-surgical and surgical management of endodontic problems.
ORAL MEDICINE: Exposure to more difficult and advanced cases of persons with a wide range of oro-facial and dental problems, those with complex pharmacological management of medical conditions and those with oral manifestations of systemic disease.
ORTHODONTICS: The clinical management at an advanced level of patients with a wide variety of clinical problems.
PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY: The clinical management at an advanced level of children and adolescents with a wide variety of clinical dental problems including those complicated by medical compromise.
PERIODONTICS: The clinical management at an advanced level of individuals with a wide variety of periodontal conditions.
PROSTHODONTICS: Clinical management of individuals with advanced prosthodontic requirements at a specialist standard.
SPECIAL NEEDS DENTISTRY: The clinical management of a wide range of individuals with special needs at a specialist standard, including treatment using sedation or general anaesthesia.
Intended learning outcomes
To provide advanced clinical practice in the student's chosen specialty.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
N/A
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
ENDO: An overall pass in the end of year written and oral examinations must be achieved for a pass in this subject.
ORAL MED: An overall pass mark on the assignments and case presentations for the year must be achieved for a pass in this subject.
ORTHO: To pass this subject, students must demonstrate proficient management of clinical orthodontic problems under supervision.
PED DENT: To pass this subject, students must demonstrate proficient management of clinical dental problems in children and adolescents.
PERIO: Proficient clinical management of moderate to advanced periodontitis cases and pass in case presentations for the year.
PROS: An overall pass mark in the clinical examinations for the semester must be achieved for a pass in this subject.
SND: An overall pass mark in the clinical examinations for the semester must be achieved for a pass in this subject.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator David Manton Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours ENDO, PERIO: Six 3-hr sessions each wk in assigned clinics. SND: 5-6 x 3 hr clinical sessions and 1 hr per wk clinical review meeting.PED DENT: Six 3-hr sessions each wk in assigned clinics. This may include one 3-hour session each week of clinical demonstration to undergraduate students and rostered after-hours and weekend on-call responsibilities. ORAL MED, PROS: Five 3-hr sessions each wk in assigned clinics. ORTHO: Five or six 3-hr sessions each wk in supervised clinic sessions. One of these sessions may include one 3-hour session each week of clinical demonstration to undergraduate students. Teaching period 4 March 2019 to 2 June 2019 Last self-enrol date 15 March 2019 Census date 31 March 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 10 May 2019 Assessment period ends 28 June 2019 Semester 1 contact information
Melbourne Dental School
Specialist Coordinators
Endodontics - Professor Peter Parashos
Oral Medicine - Professor Michael McCullough
Orthodontics - Associate Professor Paul Schneider
Paediatric Dentistry - Professor David Manton
Periodontics - Professor Ivan Darby
Prosthodontics - Associate Professor Roy Judge
Special Needs Dentistry - Associate Professor Mina Borromeo
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: enquiries-STEM@unimelb.edu.au
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator David Manton Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours ENDO, PERIO: Six 3-hr sessions each wk in assigned clinics. SND: 5-6 x 3 hr clinical sessions and 1 hr per wk clinical review meeting.PED DENT: Six 3-hr sessions each wk in assigned clinics. This may include one 3-hour session each week of clinical demonstration to undergraduate students and rostered after-hours and weekend on-call responsibilities. ORAL MED, PROS: Five 3-hr sessions each wk in assigned clinics. ORTHO: Five or six 3-hr sessions each wk in supervised clinic sessions. One of these sessions may include one 3-hour session each week of clinical demonstration to undergraduate students. Teaching period 29 July 2019 to 27 October 2019 Last self-enrol date 9 August 2019 Census date 31 August 2019 Last date to withdraw without fail 27 September 2019 Assessment period ends 22 November 2019 Semester 2 contact information
Melbourne Dental School
Specialist Coordinators
Endodontics - Professor Peter Parashos
Oral Medicine - Professor Michael McCullough
Orthodontics - Associate Professor Paul Schneider
Paediatric Dentistry - Professor David Manton
Periodontics - Professor Ivan Darby
Prosthodontics - Associate Professor Roy Judge
Special Needs Dentistry - Associate Professor Mina Borromeo
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: enquiries-STEM@unimelb.edu.au
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
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This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Doctor of Clinical Dentistry
Last updated: 3 November 2022