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Dental Medicine and Surgery 2 (DENT90072)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25On 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 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 will be conducted as a preclinical subject and builds on knowledge gained in 1st year DDS and first semester 2nd year DDS.
This subject has the following components: Oral Medicine, Oral Surgery and Special Needs Dentistry and Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. Student learning will include: oral pathology and the presentation of oral disease and its pathological interpretation, including histopathology; oral radiographic interpretation of pathological processes; the part of surgery that deals with the diagnosis and surgical and adjunctive treatment of diseases, injuries and defects of human jaws and associated structures; the oral health care of patients with chronic and medically related disorders of the oral and maxillofacial region and their diagnosis and nonsurgical management; the oral health care of people with an intellectual disability, medical, physical or psychiatric condition that requires special methods or techniques to prevent or treat oral health problems or where such conditions necessitate special dental treatment plans.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, the student will:
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 oral manifestation of a range of dermatology conditions;
- the diagnosis and management of gingival swelling and pigmented lesions;
- the oral manifestation of important connective tissue disorders;
- aspects of haematology important to oral mucosal conditions;
- the presentation, diagnosis and treatment of oral mucosal malignancy and potentially malignant lesions;
- 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, haemmorrhage in a dental setting, as well as medical emergencies.
Understand:
- principles and develop skills of diagnostic oral pathology including types of diagnostic tests available as these relate to dentistry.
- the basis of Special Needs Dentistry, gerodontics and related medical issues with aging, cardiovascular disease, developmental disabilities, neurodegenerative disorders, management of endocrine diseases, transplant medicine and dentistry as well as palliative dental care;
Interpret:
- and critique radiographs and other non-invasively produced iimages of the jaws, facial skeleton and temporo-mandibular joint.
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 and 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 1st Semester (Teaching Blocks 1 and 2) 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 on-line MCQ test on material covered in Block 3
| At the end of the of Block 3 | 20% |
1 x on-line MCQ test on material covered in Block 4
| At the end of Block 4 | 20% |
1 x written examination on oral surgery, medicine and special needs dentistry.
| At the end of Block 4 | 60% |
Hurdle requirement: 75% attendance at Lectures; 100% attendance at Seminars/Tutorials (including Computer Assisted Learning [CAL]), & Clinical Sessions | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 2 (Early-Start)
Principal coordinator Michael McCullough Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 81 (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
81 contact hours (indicative), 16 non-contact (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, Delmar Thomson Learning
Marx RE, Stern D Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology – A Rationale for Diagnosis and Treatment Quintessence Publishing Co.
Silverman S (Jr), Eversole, R, Truelove, EL 2002 Essentials of Oral Medicine, BC Decker Inc, Hamilton, London
Whaites, E 2002 Essentials of Dental Radiography and Radiology, Elsevier Health
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Doctor of Dental Surgery
Last updated: 31 January 2024