DENT2002 (v.1) Advanced Topics in Oral Health Therapy 1
| Area: | Department of Dental Hygiene and Therapy |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| TUITION PATTERNS: | The tuition pattern provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. Precise information is included in the unit outline. |
| Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Equivalent(s): |
313263 (v.1)
Oral Health Therapy 231
or any previous version
|
| Prerequisite(s): |
313260 (v.1)
Oral Health Therapy 132
or any previous version
OR DENT1001 (v.1) Foundations of Oral Health Therapy 2 or any previous version |
| UNIT REFERENCES, TEXTS, OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT DETAILS: | The most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes, will be provided in the unit outline. |
| Syllabus: | Periodontology - modifying factors, debridement, accessory aids, irrigating, desensitizing, dressings. Patient communication, assessment, management. Dental trauma, mouthguards. Exodontia - instruments, techniques. Suture removal. Restorative dentistry -further considerations in patient assessment, treatment planning, cavity design, preparation and restoration. Pulp status, pulp therapies. Local analgesia - techniques, protocol. Occlusal, lateral oblique, panoramic, digital radiographs. Orthodontics - assessment, aetiology, classification, growth modification, treatments, appliances, oral health therapist’s role. Alginates, study casts. Bleaching. |
| Field of Education: | 060701 Dentistry |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
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Fully Online refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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