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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
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Co Requisite(s): | 302979 (v.2) Clinical Dentistry 234
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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. |
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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. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
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. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Seminar Presentation One 20%. Seminar Presentation Two 20%. Final Theory Examination 60%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 60700 Dental Studies (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 3 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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