Assessment: Paediatric Dentistry 1 (DENT90096) — The University of Melbourne Handbook

Assessment

Description	Timing	Percentage
Clinical Feedback of students' diagnostic, treatment planning and clinical skill, communication and professionalism, end of each semester (20% each). Requires approximately 250 hours of course work; assessment word count equivalent is 6,600 words. 6600 words (equivalent) Hurdle requirement: Assessment task requires a result of 50% or greater to pass the hurdle	Throughout the teaching period – first half of the year	20%
2 x case presentations due once per semester (10% each). 1 hour presentation and written submission (5,500 word count equivalent per task) with a total word count equivalent of 11,000. 11,000 words (equivalent) Hurdle requirement: Assessment task requires a result of 50% or greater to pass the hurdle	Mid and end-of-year	20%
Written Exam 2 hours Hurdle requirement: Assessment task requires a result of 50% or greater to pass the hurdle	Mid-year examination period	10%
Written Exam 3 hours Hurdle requirement: Assessment task requires a result of 50% or greater to pass the hurdle	End of year examination period	15%
Viva voce 1 hours Hurdle requirement: Assessment task requires a result of 50% or greater to pass the hurdle	End of year examination period	15%
Clinical Feedback of students' diagnostic, treatment planning and clinical skill, communication and professionalism. Requires approximately 250 hours of course work (20% of total); assessment word count equivalent is 6,600 words 6600 words (equivalent) Hurdle requirement: Assessment task requires a result of 50% or greater to pass the hurdle	Throughout the teaching period – second half of the year	20%
At seminars & clinical sessions, including rostered on-call sessions Hurdle requirement: Repeated non-attendance without a valid reason could result in failure to pass hurdle	Throughout the teaching period	N/A
Clinical Log Book Hurdle requirement: Timely submission of accurate clinical case log	Mid- and end-of year	N/A

Last updated: 4 March 2025

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