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Oral Health Sciences 4 (Part 1) (ORAL90006)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 6.25Not available in 2022
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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: 12 November 2022
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: 12 November 2022
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Summative case based clinical on-line assessment
| End of semester | 20% |
Written test on medically compromised patients
| End of semester | 40% |
Objective structured clinical examination on oral medicine, pharmacology and dental emergencies
| End of semester | 40% |
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Dates & times
Not available in 2022
Time commitment details
170 hours per 12.5 credit point subject
Last updated: 12 November 2022
Further information
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All class materials will be provided.
Last updated: 12 November 2022