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Oral Health Sciences 2A (ORAL20003)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability | Semester 1 (Extended) |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject contains two modules:
Pharmacology and Pain Management: Local anaesthetics agents and drug schedules; the pharmacology of local anaesthesia; applied anatomy relevant to local analgesia; administration of infiltration and inferior dental nerve block analgesia, complications of local analgesia; and the management of dental pain.
Oral Biology – cariology and periodontology: The causation, natural history, clinical appearance, treatment and prevention of the common dental conditions: caries and periodontal disease.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should:
- be able to access new knowledge from different sources, analyse and interpret it in a critical manner;
- have developed skills in effective communication with teaching staff and peers;
- have developed effective organizational skills and time management;
- have developed skills in team work;
- be able to identify and address their own learning needs (self evaluation);
- understand the need for precision, accuracy and self-evaluation;
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Successful completion of Year 1 of the Bachelor of Oral Health all BOH Year 1 subjects.
Corequisites
ORAL20005
Non-allowed subjects
None
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
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Written examination
| End of semester | 60% |
Practical assessment
| First half of the teaching period | 20% |
Ongoing in-class assessments throughout the semester
| During the teaching period | 20% |
75% attendance at Lectures; 100% attendance at Seminars/Tutorials, Pre-Clinical & Clinical Sessions, and Clinical & Case Simulations/Discussions. Hurdle requirement: 75% attendance at Lectures; 100% attendance at Seminars/Tutorials, Pre-Clinical & Clinical Sessions, and Clinical & Case Simulations/Discussions. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Extended)
Principal coordinator Clare McNally Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching requirements This subject needs to start 2 weeks prior to the official start date of the University. Teaching period 10 February 2020 to 26 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 21 February 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Oral Health
Last updated: 3 November 2022