313260 (v.1) Oral Health Therapy 132

Area:	Department of Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	9.0
The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline.
Tutorial:	1 x 2.5 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 6.5 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s):	313257 (v.1) Oral Health Therapy 131
Syllabus:	Periodontology - periodontium, periodontal disease - aetiology, pathogenesis, host response, tissue changes, classification. Patient assessment, treatment planning, prevention and treatment of chronic periodontitis and caries. Instruments and instrumentation. Restorative dentistry - review of cavity preparation design principles. standard and modified preparations. Bonding materials. Matrices, restoration of prepared cavities. Polishing and recontouring. Dental radiography - X-radiation, image productionand quality, safety, intra-oral techniques, interpretation, errors. Laboratory practice in oral health therapy procedures.
To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement.
Field of Education:	060701 Dentistry
SOLT (Online) Definitions*:	Not Online *Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type:	Grade/Mark

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