Specialist Dental Practice 1

This subject is not offered in 2014.

149 contact hours (indicative), 32 non-contact hours (indicative)

It is University policy to take all reasonable steps to minimise the impact of disability upon academic study and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student's participation in the University's programs. Students who feel their disability may impact on meeting the requirements of this subject are encouraged to discuss this matter with a Faculty Student Adviser and the Disability Liaison Unit: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject introduces students to more complex aspects of clinical restorative dental treatment. The basic concepts and application of implant dentistry as part of a comprehensive treatment plan will be learned. Included in this subject is also the clinical application of prosthodontics, including the preparation and provision of crowns and bridges to restore and protect badly broken down and weakened teeth. The third component of this subject covers the clinical application and provision of treatment centred on the principles and techniques used to manage pulp treatment of teeth through the speciality of endodontics.

On completion of this subject, the student should have developed competencies to:

• complete an accurate examination, diagnosis and treatment plan before commencing more complex care of a patient;

• incorporate oral health and the more complex forms of restorative dental care as an integral part of general health;

• recognise the need for referral where treatment cannot be successfully managed in a general dental practice or require specialist advice or intervention;

• evaluate techniques, peer review processes and apply scientific rigour and principles to the resolution of clinical problems;

• manage destructive lesions of the teeth and their supporting structures using appropriate clinical procedures;

• maintain oral health after treatment of patients including who have received the more complex aspects of dental treatment.

• 1 x 3 hour written exam on Advanced Endodontics, Fixed Prosthodontics and Implants at the end of Block 2 (40%)

• 1 x 1 and a half hour OSCE on Advanced Endodontics, Fixed Prosthodontics and Implants at the end of Block 2 (40%)

• Continuous clinical assessment of patient log book throughout Blocks 1 and 2 (20%).

Rosenstiel ST, Land MF and Fujimoto J 2006 Contemporary Fixed Prosthodontics 4th ed, Mosby

Torabinejad M, Walton RE 2009 Endodontics: Principles and Practice 4th ed, Saunders, Philadelphia, Pa., London

Worthing P, Lang BR and Rubenstein JE 2003 Osseointegration in Dentistry: An Overview, Quintessence

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

Students should:

• be able to access new knowledge from different sources, analyse and interpret it in a critical manner;

• develop skills in effective communication with teaching staff and peers;

• develop effective organisational skills and time management;

• develop skills in team work and develop skills of workplace safety;

• be able to identify and address their own learning needs.