Oral Health Practice 2

Subject 511-218 (2008)

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Credit Points: 50.000
Level: Undergraduate
Dates & Locations:

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2008:

, - Taught on campus.
Pre-teaching Period Start not applicable
Teaching Period not applicable
Assessment Period End not applicable
Last date to Self-Enrol not applicable
Census Date not applicable
Last date to Withdraw without fail not applicable


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Time Commitment: Contact Hours: Year long. 424 hours of lectures, seminars, computer assisted learning, laboratory and clinical work, plus clinical experience outside of semester
Total Time Commitment: Not available
Prerequisites: None
Corequisites: None
Recommended Background Knowledge: None
Non Allowed Subjects: None
Core Participation Requirements:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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 Student Equity and Disability Support: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/disability

Coordinator

Dr Adam Wallace
Subject Overview:

This subject comprises two modules:

Clinical Practice: Dental materials and the principles and techniques of restorative dentistry in the deciduous and permanent dentition, scaling and root debridement; the prevention of dental caries and periodontal diseases in children, adolescents and young adults and the prevention and management of periodontal disease across all ages.

Specialist areas in Dentistry: Specialist areas of dentistry including periodontics, prosthodontics and paediatric dentistry.

Assessment: 1) One 2-hour written examination at the end of first semester; 2) one 2-hour written examination at the end of second semester; 3) continuing assessment during the year, including pre-clinical and clinical practicum and written reports; and 4) afinal clinical exam and a 15-minute viva voce examination at the end of second semester. A pass is required in each of sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 for an overall pass in this subject.
Prescribed Texts: None
Recommended Texts:

  • Handbook of Paediatric Dentistry (A Cameron and R Widmer (eds)), 2nd edn, Mosby 2003
  • Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice (ML Darby and MM Walsh), 2nd edn, Saunders, 2003
  • Dental Clinic North America (Pediatric Dentistry) (F Garcia-Godoy F (ed)), Vol. 44, No. 3, 2000
  • Health Behaviour and Health Education: Theory, Research and Practice (K Glanz, FM Lewis and BK Rimer (eds)), 2nd edn, Jossey-Bass, 1997
  • Textbook of Geriatric Dentistry (P Holm-Pederson and H Loe), 2nd edn, Munksgaard, 1996
  • Dental Clinic North America (Dental Care for the Preschool Child) (D Johnsen and N Tinanoff (eds)), Vol. 39, No. 4, 1995
  • Essentials of Dental Caries (EAM Kidd and S Joyston-Bechal), 2nd edn, Oxford University Press, 1997
  • Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (J Lindhe), 3rd ed, Munksgaard, 1997
  • Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent (RE McDonald and DL Avery), 7th edn, Mosby, 1999
  • Prevention of Oral Disease (JJ Murray (ed)), Oxford University Press, 1996
  • Fluorides in Caries Prevention (JJ Murray, AJ Rugg-Gunn and GN Jenkin), Butterworth-Heineman, 1991
  • Preservation and Restoration of Tooth Structure (GJ Mount and WR Hume), Mosby, 1998
  • Periodontal Instrumentation (AM Pattison and GL Pattison), 2nd edn, Appleton and Lange, 1992
  • Periodontology for the Dental Hygienist (DA Perry, PL Beemsterboer and EJ Taggart), Saunders, 1996
  • Contemporary Orthodontics (WR Profitt, HW Fields, JL Ackerman, PM Sinclair, PM Thomas and JFC Tulloch), 2nd edn, Mosby, 1993
  • Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry: A Contemporary Approach (JB Summit, JW Robbins and RS Schwartz), Quintessence Publishing, 2000
  • Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist (EM Wilkins), William and Wilkins, 2000
Breadth Options:

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.
Fees Information: Subject EFTSL, Level, Discipline & Census Date
Generic Skills:

  • Examination and planning of individual requirements
  • Critical evaluation
  • Effective communication
  • Teamwork
  • Self evaluation
Related Course(s): Bachelor of Oral Health

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