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Preclinical Dental Practice 4 (DENT90071)
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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This subject covers the principles, techniques and materials used in the practice of the specialty areas of fixed prosthodontics and endodontics. Students will attend a series of lectures and comprehensive practical classes on each of these dental specialties. In fixed prosthodontics, students will learn preparation of teeth for crowns in manikins.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should be able to:
- recognise basic endodontic instruments and use them appropriately in a pre-clinical environment;
- identify pulp chambers and canals using knowledge of pulpal anatomy and radiographic interpretation;
- recognise canal sytems with extreme curvatures, calcifications and other complicating anatomical features;
- appropriately prepare access cavities for all tooth categories;
- correctly determine working length of the root canals;
- prepare uncomplicated root canals for all tooth categories using rotary NiTi instruments;
- identify and properly discard rotary NiTi files that are no longer safe to use;
- understand the modes of rotary NiTi file fracture;
- develop skills to minimise the risk of file fracture;
- adequately fill uncomplicated root canals of all tooth categories using the matched taper cone and the lateral compaction technique;
- identify, prevent and manage procedural errors that may occur during endodontic treatment;
- self-assess the quality of the endodontic treatment performed;
- summarise the terminology and nomenclature of endodontics and fixed prosthodontics essential for basic dental science;
- comprehend appraisal of the patient requiring fixed prosthodontics for the replacement of missing teeth and/or endodontic treatment;
- develop clinical psychomotor skills in tooth preparation for fixed prosthodontics;
- discuss and review clinical and laboratory steps involved in construction of different fixed prostheses;
- discuss CAD/CAM dentistry and its relevance to current fixed prosthodontics.
Generic skills
Students should:
- be able to access advanced knowledge from different sources, analyse and interpret it in a critical manner that can be applied to the clinical situation;
- develop skills in effective communication with teaching staff and peers;
- develop effective organisational skills and time management;
- develop skills in teamwork and 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 Teaching Blocks 1 and 2 (Semester 1) 2nd year 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 exam on fixed prosthodontics
| At the end of Block 3 | 20% |
1 x practical exam on endodontics
| At the end of Block 3 | 20% |
1 x written paper on fixed prosthodontics and endodontics
| At the end of Block 4 | 20% |
1 x practical exam on fixed prosthodontics
| At the end of Block 4 | 20% |
1 x practical exam on endodontics
| At the end of Block 4 | 20% |
Hurdle requirement: 75% attendance at Lectures; 100% attendance at Practical Classes (including Computer Assisted Learning [CAL] & Laboratory Sessions) | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Additional details
A pass in Section 1 is s pre-requisite to commencement of clinical sessions.
Students must satisfactorily complete this subject prior to commencing patient treatment.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Principal coordinator Kenny Chong Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 128 (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
128 contact hours (indicative), 32 non-contact hours (indicative)
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Recommended texts and other resources
Rosentiel SF et al 2006 Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics 4 th ed, Mosby Elsevier
Shillingburg HT et al 1997 Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics 3 rd ed, Quintessence Publishing
Walsch H 2004 The Hybrid Concept of Nickel-Titanium Rotary Instrumentation Dental Clinics of North America 48, 183-202.
Walton RE, Torabinejad M 2008 Endodontics: Principles and Practice 4 th ed, WB Saunders Company
Young GR, Parashos P, Messer HH 2007 The Principles of Techniques for Cleaning Root Canals Australian Dental Journal 52, S52-63.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Doctor of Dental Surgery
Last updated: 31 January 2024