313257 (v.1) Oral Health Therapy 131
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Tuition Patterns
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Unit references, texts and outcomes
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| Area: | Department of Dental Hygiene and Therapy |
|---|---|
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Contact Hours: | 8.5 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 6.5 Hours Weekly |
| Syllabus: | The dental team, roles and responsibilities. Clinic preparation, infection control, occupational health issues. Oral health promotion overview. Introduction to the oral environment, plaque, diet, the main dental diseases and their prevention and management. Cariology: epidemiology, aetiology, pathology, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, classification, risk assessment. Introduction to patient assessment, records, clinical decision making. Minimum intervention concepts. Plaque control, sealants, salivatesting, fluorides and other remineralising agents: history, mechanisms of action and uses. Instruments and instrumentation. Moisture control. Direct restorative materials. Restorative dentistry: Introduction to cavity preparation design and restoration.Dental anatomy and an introduction to occlusion. Laboratory practice in oral health therapy procedures. |
| Field of Education: | 060701 Dentistry |
| Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Partially Online Internal | Area External | Central External | Fully Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y |
Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
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
