Courses Handbook 2010

313267 (v.1) Oral Health Therapy 234


Area: Department of Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
** 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. **
Lecture: 1 x 3 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Prerequisite(s): 313263 (v.1) Oral Health Therapy 231
Syllabus: General - further considerations in clinical record keeping and treatment planning. Appointment scheduling. Further occupational health issues. Local anaesthetics and exodontia - review, causes of failure, complications, contra-indications. Restorative dentistry - causes of failure. Periodontology - maintenance, aggressive and acute conditions, complicated cases, systemic antimicrobials, surgery, implants. Dental photography. Gerodontology - needs, physiological, psychological, medical, oral health, treatment considerations. Clinical medicine - conditions with dental relevance, oral and systemic health.
** 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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