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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

302887 (v.1) Clinical Dentistry 237

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Tuition Patterns

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Area: Department of Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Credits: 50.0
Contact Hours: 21.0
Laboratory: 1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Clinical Practice: 1 x 19 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 302881 (v.1) Clinical Dentistry 138 or any previous version
Co Requisite(s): 8071 (v.7) Clinical Dentistry 235
Syllabus: Clinical dental hygiene practice including patient assessment, and preventive and treatment procedures. Patient information, treatment plans, referrals and consultations. Periodontology: routine care and approaches to managing complicated cases, dressings and suture removal. Dental trauma and mouthguards. Dental photography. Orthodontics: assessment, instruments and materials, care of appliances, banding and debanding procedures. This unit has additional practical/clinical hours conducted outside normal semester hours.
Field of Education: 060701 Dentistry
Result Type: Grade/Mark

Availability

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