313257 (v.1) Oral Health Therapy 131

Area:	Department of Dental Hygiene and Therapy
Credits:	25.0
Contact Hours:	8.5
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 2 Hours Weekly
Laboratory:	1 x 6.5 Hours Weekly
Syllabus:	The dental team, roles, responsibilities and requirements. Clinic preparation, infection control, occupational health issues. Introduction to patient assessment, records. Clinical decision making. Minimum intervention concepts. Instruments and instrumentation. Plaque control and removal. Fluoride and other remineralising agents, sealants. Moisture control. Direct restorative materials. Restorative dentistry - introduction to cavity preparation design principles, techniques, and restoration of prepared cavities. Laboratory practice in oral health therapy procedures.
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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