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Oral Medicine & Special Needs Dentistry (DENT90081)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Melbourne Dental School
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: enquiries-STEM@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject has the following components: Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Special Needs Dentistry.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Understand the principles of oral infections not associated with the hard tissues of the mouth; the presentation and diagnosis of chronic and recurring oral mucosal ulcers, including recurrent aphthous stomatitis; the diagnosis and management of gingival swelling and pigmented lesions; the oral manifestation of a range of dermatology conditions; the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of oral mucosal malignancy and potentially malignant lesions; aspects of haematology important to oral mucosal conditions; the oral manifestation of important connective tissue disorders; and the diagnosis and management of patients with chronic oro-facial pain and temporo-mandibular disorder.
- Comprehend the extractions, the surgical removal of teeth, surgical management of third molars, management of medically compromised patients, the surgical management of unerupted teeth, haemorrhage in a dental setting, as well as medical emergencies.
- Understand the basis of Special Needs Dentistry including gerodontics and related medical issues with aging, disease and health, developmental disabilities, neurodegenerative disorders, management of endocrine diseases, transplant medicine and dentistry as well as palliative dental care and be able to understand the complexities of managing patients with a range of these issues. They should be able to clearly understand the link between general health and oral health. Students should be comfortable when confronted by special needs patients in both clinical as well as in aged care and Institutionalised settings and have a sound understanding of consent and ethical issues as they pertain to this patient population and know the procedures involved when patients are unable to consent for themselves.
- Understand the competencies required to prescribe medicines. Health professionals who prescribe need to be equipped with competencies which enable them to make prescribing decisions which maximise the benefits and minimise the risks of using medicines to maintain the health of individuals and the community.
Generic skills
Students should:
- be able to access new knowledge from different sources, analyse and interpret it in a critical manner
- develop skills in effective communication with teaching staff and peers
- develop skills in effective transdiscipinary management of patients
- develop effective organizational skills and time management
- develop skills of workplace safety
- be able to identify and address their own learning needs.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Successful completion of all 2nd year DDS subjects:
All of
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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DENT90067 | Child & Adolescent Oral Health 1 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DENT90071 | Preclinical Dental Practice 4 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
DENT90072 | Dental Medicine and Surgery 2 | Semester 2 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
DENT90073 | Clinical Dental Practice 3 | Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville) |
18.75 |
DENT90074 | Dental Research Project 2 | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
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: 31 January 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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1 x on-line MCQ test on material covered in oral surgery
| End of Block 1 | 20% |
1 x case presentation of an oral medicine case
| During Block 1 | 20% |
1 x case presentation on special needs
| During Block 2 | 20% |
1 x OSCE on oral medicine, oral surgery and special needs.
| At the end of Block 2 | 40% |
Hurdle requirement: 75% attendance at Lectures; 100% attendance at Seminars/Tutorials, Pre-Clinical & Clinical Sessions, and Clinical & Case Simulations/Discussions | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1 (Early-Start)
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 98 hours (indicative) Teaching period 25 January 2021 to 30 May 2021 Last self-enrol date 5 February 2021 Census date 31 March 2021 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 May 2021 Assessment period ends 25 June 2021 Semester 1 (Early-Start) contact information
Melbourne Dental School
Currently enrolled students:
- General information: https://ask.unimelb.edu.au
- Email: enquiries-STEM@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
98 contact hours (indicative), 60 non-contact hours (indicative)
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
The reading resources will be provided within the course and form the basis of the LMS web-lecture material
Additional texts include:
Cawson RA, Odell EW, Porter SR 2002 Cawson’s Essentials of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Elsevier Health Sciences
Haveles EB 2000 Delmar’s Dental Drug Reference, Thomson Learning
Marx RE, Stern D 2002 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology – A Rationale for Diagnosis and Treatment, Quintessence Publishing Co, Inc
Pedlar J, Frame JW 2001 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: An Objective-Based Textbook Churchill Livingstone; 2nd Rev Ed.
Peterson LJ (ed) 2008 Contemporary Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Mosby, 5th Ed.
Silverman S, Eversole LR, Truelove E 2002 Essentials of Oral Medicine, BC Decker Inc., Hamilton, London
Scully C et al 2007 Special Care in Dentistry - Handbook of Oral Healthcare, Churchill Livingstone, Elsevier
Shahrokah C, Bagheri C 2007 Clinical Review of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Last updated: 31 January 2024