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Oral Health Sciences 2 (ORAL20003)
Undergraduate level 2Points: 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
Overview
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This subject comprises four modules:
Pharmacology and Pain Management: local anaesthetics agents and drug schedules; the pharmacology of local anaesthesia; applied anatomy relevant to local analgesia; administration of infiltration and inferior dental nerve block analgesia, complications of local analgesia and the management of dental pain.
Oral Biology – cariology and periodontology: The causation, natural history, clinical appearance, treatment and prevention of the common dental conditions: caries and periodontal disease.
Oral medicine and pathology: healing and repair in the oral cavity; developmental abnormalities of the dentition; microbiology, biochemistry and pathology of caries and periodontal diseases; pigmentation of the oral mucosa; oral ulcerations; premalignant oral lesions; cysts of the oral region; dysplasia and neoplasia of the oral mucosa; odontogenic neoplasms; dermatological and salivary gland disorders; infectious diseases and specific oral infections; oral manifestations
Management of patients with complex and additional needs: management of patients with speech pathology; cardiovascular conditions; respiratory disease; endocrine, haematological, neurological, psychiatric and neoplastic disorders; and intellectual, physical and sensory disabilities.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of the subject, students should be able to:
- recognise the causes and pathogenesis of the common oral conditions;
- compare the management of the common oral disorders;
- recall the biochemistry of teeth, supporting structures and saliva;
- recognise oral pathology in the clinical situation and to instigate appropriate referral;
- evaluate the relevance to dental care of the various medical conditions and associated therapies;
- identify the principles of pharmacology in relation to drugs and other medical agents used in dentistry;
- practice the administration of local analgesia;
- synthesise medical conditions and associated therapies which are relevant to dental care; and
- define periodontal pathogenesis, system conditions and the periodontium.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should:
- be able to access new knowledge from different sources, analyse and interpret it in a critical manner;
- have developed skills in effective communication with teaching staff and peers;
- have developed effective organizational skills and time management;
- have developed skills in team work;
- be able to identify and address their own learning needs (self evaluation);
- understand the need for precision, accuracy and self-evaluation;
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
a minimum of 100 credit points of successfully completed Year 1 Bachelor of Oral Health subjects
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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ORAL20005 | Oral Health Practice 2 | Year Long (On Campus - Parkville) |
50 |
Non-allowed subjects
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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Ongoing in-class assessments throughout the semester
| Throughout the semester | 20% |
Practical assessment
| N/A | |
Written examination
| End of semester | 20% |
Group oral presentation
| End of the teaching period | 15% |
Group written report
| End of the teaching period | 15% |
Written examination
| End of the assessment period | 30% |
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- Year Long
Principal coordinator Bree Jones Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 314 hours Teaching period 10 January 2022 to 23 October 2022 Last self-enrol date 21 January 2022 Census date 31 May 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 23 September 2022 Assessment period ends 18 November 2022
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
None
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Bachelor of Oral Health
Last updated: 31 January 2024