302949 (v.2) Clinical Dentistry 232

Area:

Department of Dental Hygiene and Therapy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.5

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Seminar:

1 x 1.5 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

302940 (v.2) Clinical Dentistry 231 or any previous version

Co Requisite(s):

302979 (v.2) Clinical Dentistry 234

Syllabus:

Employment and professional practice - patient rights, ethics, employment, registration, insurance, relevant Acts, associations, continuing education. Practice management - personnel, communication, quality control. Community dentistry - methods, situational analysis, target groups, strategies, evaluation, resources. Specialised topics - interpreters, oral conditions and child development, nursing caries, disabled patients, dental specialties overview. *This unit is an Industry Experience unit.

Unit Outcomes:

On successful completion of this unit students will have - Demonstrated an understanding of the requirements for and issues affecting school dental therapy practice. Demonstrated an understanding of the relationships between oral conditions and child development and delivered a seminar on a related topic. Demonstrated an understanding of the dental management of persons with special needs. Demonstrated an understanding of the roles and interrelationships of the dental specialties. Demonstrated knowledge of community based preventative approaches used in the school dental service and delivered a seminar on a related topic. Demonstrated a knowledge of specific patient care procedures.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Craig R.G., Powers J.M. and Wataha J.C., (1999), Dental Materials - Properties and Manipulation, 7th ed., St Louis, Mosby. Curzon M.E.J., Roberts J.F. and Kennedy D.B., (1996), Paediatric Operative Dentistry, 4th ed., Oxford, Wright. Sturdevant C. M., (1995), The Art and Science of Operative Dentistry, 3rd ed., St Louis, Mosby. Mount G.J. and Hume W.R., (1998), Preservation and Restoration of Tooth Structure, London, Mosby. Dental Act of Western Australia. Health Act of Western Australia. McDonald R.E. and Avery D.R., (1999), Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent, 7th ed., St Louis, Mosby. Pinkham J., Fields H. and McTigue D.J., (1999), Pediatric Dentistry - Infancy Through Adolescence, 3rd ed., Philadelphia, Saunders Publishing.

Unit Texts:

Kidd E. and Smith B., (1996), Pickard's Manual of Operative Dentistry, 7th ed., Oxford, Oxford Press.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Seminar Presentation One 20%. Seminar Presentation Two 20%. Final Theory Examination 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y