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Oral Medicine 1 (DENT90090)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 75On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Overview
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This subject is the first part of a 3 year inter-related series of subjects that are expected to be taken contiguously, which introduces students to knowledge in the oral medicine field. The subject provides basic teachings on the aetiology, pathogenesis, immunology and clinical aspects of oral medicine, specifically with regard to oral mucosal lesions, orofacial pain or temporomandibular dysfunction.
This subject aims to provide the student a broad understanding of the oral pathology, and experience in diagnosing and treating diseases of the oral mucosa and oro-facial pain through participation in regular seminars and review meetings. They will begin developing the competencies to recognise diseases and their associated risk factors, and to understand the full range of clinical treatment services in oral medicine. They will form inter-disciplinary relationships across the environment of medical, dental and allied health professionals.
The clinical component of the subject will provide supervised opportunities for students to understand the process of managing patients with oral mucosal disorders, oral manifestations of systemic disease and the assessment and treatment of patients with oro-facial pain during the clinical component of the subject. Assessment of clinical performance will include written paper and oral examinations on both clinical skills, and introductory understanding of histological diagnosis and patient management. Students will be required to pass all sections (clinical, laboratory and theory) of this subject.
Students will partake in weekly teaching sessions of Doctor of Dental Surgery students.
Intended learning outcomes
Oral Medicine specialists must have an understanding of the learning outcomes at a basic level as they progress through the Oral Medicine 1 unit.
Upon completion of this subjects, student will be competent to:
- Recognise the structure and function in health of lips, oral soft tissues, salivary glands, saliva, orofacial tissues, and other oral soft tissues, nervous system and how it correlates to disease states and sleep disorders
- Develop techniques to establish effective communication with relevant teams by means appropriate to the urgency of the situation
- Be able to elicit, record and interpret an accurate history from patients of any age within the scope of Oral Medicine practice and undertake operative techniques to confirm diagnosis where necessary
- Be able to minimise risk of, recognise, assess and treat other acutely unwell adult and paediatric patients including simple faint, postoperative bleeding, hyperventilation, angina, myocardial infarction, acute asthma, anaphylaxis, diabetic emergencies, seizures and adrenal insufficiency
- Review specialist assessment and management of a patient of any age within the scope of Oral Medicine practice, in both an outpatient and inpatient hospital setting
- Be able to perform an initial clinical examination on patients of any age within the scope of Oral Medicine practice
- Commence safe and effective prescription of drugs
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Must be taken in linear numerical order : i.e. Oral Medicine 1 – Oral Medicine 3
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Sound knowledge of general dentistry and oral medicine at general dentist level shown by at least two years of work experience.
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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Essay submission on an assigned topic in journal article format
| Due during the exam period at the end of Semester 1 | 30% |
Written exam
| End of the teaching period | 50% |
Oral examination
| End of the teaching period | 20% |
Hurdle requirement: 100% attendance for all Seminars & Clinical Sessions, including rostered On-Call Sessions, during the year | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: Overall achievement of a satisfactory grade for Clinical Demonstrator Feedback Forms, End Year (pass/fail) | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Year Long
Principal coordinator Michael McCullough Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 1224 Hours Indicative Total time commitment 1,224 hours Teaching period 28 February 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 11 March 2022 Census date 31 May 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022
Time commitment details
1224 Hours Indicative
Additional delivery details
This subject is delivered either partially or fully in-person in Second Half Year 2020. Please ensure you are able to attend any essential in-person requirements or speak to Stop 1 about alternative subject options.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
There are no specifically prescribed or recommended texts for this subject.
Last updated: 31 January 2024