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Clinical Dental Practice 1 (DENT90065)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
Semester 2 (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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Teaching Block 3 of this subject will assist students to develop knowledge of safety and infection control issues in a clinical setting. Students will gain knowledge of their responsibilities under the law to provide a safe environment for their patients, staff and themselves together with knowledge of the current published standards of practice. Students will also gain knowledge of infection control strategies, practice protocols and documentation required to provide a safe clinical environment. Practical sessions will allow students to develop skills in working safely and following infection control procedures in a clinical environment.
Teaching Block 4 will assist students to develop knowledge and skills regarding clinical dental practice and allow students to practise and reinforce knowledge and skills obtained in Block 3. The clinical procedures of history taking, clinical examination, diagnosis and provision of simple treatment plans will be introduced and students will gain knowledge of dental record keeping requirements. Clinical sessions will allow students to practise and reinforce the skills in safe work practices and infection control procedures while practising the clinical skills of history taking, clinical examination, plaque index, prophylaxis and application of topical fluoride. During these clinical sessions, students will develop skills in ergonomic work practices in a clinical environment.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, the student should be able to
- comprehend their legal and ethical responsibilities as dental practitioners to provide a safe environment for their patients and members of the dental team;
- comprehend the principles of infection control and standard and tranmission-based precautions;
- comprehend the processes of accurate history taking, clinical examination, diagnosis, treatment planning and record-keeping in the provision of patient care;
- analyse the processes of oral diagnosis and treatment planning;
- demonstrate skills in working safely and applying infection control procedures in a clinical environment;
- demontrate knowledge of protocols to be followed in the event of an injury to the patient or staff member during a clinical procedure;
- demonstrate skills in history taking, clinical examination, diagnosis, treatment planning and record-keeping in the provision of patient care;
- demonstrate skills in plaque index, prophylaxis and application of topical fluoride;
- demonstrate skills in time management and ergonomic work practices in the clinical environment.
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 effective organisational skills and time management;
- develop skills in team work;
- be able to identify and address their own learning needs.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Successful completion of 1st year Teaching Blocks 1 and 2 (Semester 1 ) DDS subjects.
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 practical examination on Infection Control in the clinic
| At the end of Teaching Block 3 | 10% |
1 x class test on Infection Control and Block 3 seminars
| At the end of Teaching Block 3 | 15% |
1 x written exam on Infection Control and History Taking, Clinical Examination, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning
| At the end of Teaching Block 4 | 45% |
Continuing assessment of clinical practice. | Throughout Teaching Block 4 | 30% |
Hurdle requirement: 75% attendance at Lectures; 100% attendance at Seminars/Tutorials, Practical Classes & Clinical Sessions | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Principal coordinator Margaret Stacey Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 63 (indicative) Teaching period 27 June 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 8 July 2022 Census date 31 August 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022 Semester 2 (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
63 contact hours (indicative), 96 non-contact hours (indicative)
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
Australian Dental Association 2012 Standards and Guidelines for Infection Control in Dental Practice
Stephanac SJ and Nesbit SP 2006 Treatment Planning in Dentistry, 2nd ed
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Doctor of Dental Surgery
Last updated: 31 January 2024