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Oral Health Sciences 4 (ORAL90003)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
June
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
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This subject has the following components: Medically compromised patients, oral medicine and pharmacology, local anaesthesia and emergency management of oral conditions. It will be conducted as a didactic and case based component.
This subject continues alongside subjects Oral Pathology and Adult Oral Function & Oral Health Practice 4. Teaching and learning activities will be centered at the Melbourne Dental School and supported via the computer aided learning management system.
Student learning will include: the importance of oral medicine being recognition and identification of oral pathological conditions; pharmacological interactions with the adult population; management of the poly-medicated patient and those with physical, intellectual and sensory disabilities; management of medically compromised adult patients; local anaesthetic administration to the adult client and emergency management of oral conditions such as acute oral infection and dental trauma.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject should be able to:
- Competently show knowledge in the assessment of a patient’s medical history to ascertain possible complications to care and to seek appropriate referral advice when required
- Describe common endodontic therapies used in permanent teeth and recognize clinical signs of failure that require referral
- Display knowledge in treatment planning for care considered part of the scope of practice for OHT or DT and consults or refers to a dentist for those elements outside such scope.
- Demonstrate knowledge in adult clinical dental therapy practice
- Demonstrate knowledge of adult dental trauma and dental emergencies
- Recognize when clinical cases are beyond their skill set and make appropriate referrals.
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Admission into the GC-DTACP Graduate Certificate in Dental Therapy (Advanced Clinical Practice)
This subject is not available for students admitted in any other courses.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
It is proposed to offer this subject to registered, currently practising dental therapists and oral health therapists in Australia and New Zealand. Previous management of clients aged 18-24 years would be of benefit but not essential.
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
Additional details
- 1 x 1 hour summative case based clinical on-line assessment, due end semester, (20%)
- 1 x 45 minute written test on medically compromised patients, due end semester, (40%)
- 1 x 1 hour objective structured clinical examination on oral medicine, pharmacology and dental emergencies, due end semester, (40%)
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Dates & times
- June
Coordinator Brenda Ryan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 10 June 2022 to 25 November 2022 Last self-enrol date 13 June 2022 Census date 22 July 2022 Last date to withdraw without fail 21 October 2022 Assessment period ends 24 December 2022 June contact information
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 31 January 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
All class materials will be provided.
Recommended texts and other resources
n/a
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Graduate Certificate in Dental Therapy (Advanced Clinical Practice)
Last updated: 31 January 2024