CQUniversity Unit Profile
ORAL11002 Oral Anatomy and Physiology
Oral Anatomy and Physiology
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General Information

Overview

Students will be able to describe physiological concepts and embryology of the head and neck with relevance to the oral cavity and dentition. Students will also be able to describe and identify relevant anatomic and physiological features of the head and neck. Students will learn to describe the histology of tissues and organs of the oral cavity, and understand a healthy oral biological and biochemical environment and the importance of saliva. This unit is offered in conjunction with the ORAL11003 Oral Health Pathology and Diagnosis unit to provide students with a sound foundation in oral health theory in readiness for second year. Lastly, students will be able to communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms utilising appropriate interpersonal/team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 1
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 9
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisite: BIOH11005 Introductory Anatomy and Physiology Condition: Students must be enrolled in CB29 Oral Health Course to enrol in this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2017

Distance
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Residential Schools

This unit has a Compulsory Residential School for distance mode students and the details are:
Click here to see your Residential School Timetable.

Class and Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Class Timetable

Bundaberg, Cairns, Emerald, Gladstone, Mackay, Rockhampton, Townsville
Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney

Assessment Overview

1. In-class Test(s)
Weighting: 30%
2. Practical and Written Assessment
Weighting: 20%
3. Examination
Weighting: 50%
4. Examination
Weighting: 50%

Assessment Grading

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.

Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from Student evaluations

Feedback

Students enjoyed the residential school experience and practical activities. They felt the tutorial stations for anatomy supported their learning as they were able to speak to the lecturers and ask questions in person. Students would like more time studying the natural teeth specimens at residential school as they felt tooth anatomy was the hardest aspect to learn from written text and videos.

Recommendation

The residential school will remain in the units which will replace ORAL11002. I will continue to enlist the help of anatomy and physiology lecturers for the anatomy tutorial. More time will be devoted to studying morphology of the natural teeth specimens in ORAL11005 Dental Morphology and Microscopic Anatomy

Feedback from Student evaluations

Feedback

Students made good use of the weekly learning outcomes to advise them on what they need to learn and study for the final written exam. Some students felt there were too many learning outcomes and that the moodle list of outcomes and the lecture notes were sometimes inconsistent.

Recommendation

Weekly learning outcomes will be revised for the units which will replace ORAL11002. Weekly learning outcomes will be checked for consistency between moodle page and lecture notes.

Feedback from Student evaluations

Feedback

Students continued to report that they struggled with the amount of content in this course, although there were less concerns than previous years and more positive comments about how much they enjoyed learning in this course. Students would like more weeks to devote to dental morphology and microscopic anatomy.

Recommendation

The content in ORAL11002 will be delivered in two new units Oral 11004 Oral Anatomy and 11005 Dental Anatomy and Microscopic Anatomy. To allow for this change MEDI11004 has been removed from the ORAL Health Program.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Describe physiological concepts and embryology of the head and neck with relevance to the oral cavity and the dentition.
  2. Identify relevant anatomic and physiological features of the head and neck with particular relevance to the oral cavity.
  3. Describe the histology of tissues and organs of the oral cavity.
  4. Understand a healthy oral biological and biochemical environment and the importance of saliva.
  5. Communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms.
  6. Satisfy the requirements of an evolving dental practitioner utilising appropriate interpersonal / team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours.

All unit profiles in the Bachelor of Oral Health are made available to the Australian Dental Council for on-going accreditation purposes.

Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes
N/A Level
Introductory Level
Intermediate Level
Graduate Level
Professional Level
Advanced Level

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes

Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Examination - 50%
2 - In-class Test(s) - 30%
3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 - Communication
2 - Problem Solving
3 - Critical Thinking
4 - Information Literacy
5 - Team Work
6 - Information Technology Competence
7 - Cross Cultural Competence
8 - Ethical practice
9 - Social Innovation
10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes

Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Examination - 50%
2 - In-class Test(s) - 30%
3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20%
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

Prescribed

Woelfel's Dental Anatomy

Edition: 9th edn (2017)
Authors: Rickne C. Scheid DDS, MEd Gabriela Weiss
Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
Philadelphia Philadelphia , PA , USA
ISBN: 9781496320223
Binding: Paperback

IT Resources

You will need access to the following IT resources:
  • CQUniversity Student Email
  • Internet
  • Unit Website (Moodle)
Referencing Style

All submissions for this unit must use the referencing styles below:

For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.

Teaching Contacts
Ceinwen Fay Unit Coordinator
c.m.fay@cqu.edu.au
Schedule
Week 1 Begin Date: 10 Jul 2017

Module/Topic

Anatomy of the Head and Neck:

  • Introduction to head and neck anatomy
  • Bones
  • Muscles
  • Temporomandibular joint

Chapter

Scheid And Weiss (2017)

Chapter 14.

Refer to Moodle for additional resources.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Formative online quiz

Week 2 Begin Date: 17 Jul 2017

Module/Topic

Anatomy of the Head and Neck:

  • Nerves
  • Blood Vessels
  • Lymphatics

Chapter

Scheid And Weiss (2017)

Chapter 14.

Refer to Moodle for additional resources.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Formative online quiz

Week 3 Begin Date: 24 Jul 2017

Module/Topic

Anatomy of the Head and Neck:

  • Structures of the Oral Cavity
  • Landmarks for Local Anaesthesia

Chapter

Scheid And Weiss (2017)

Chapter 15.

Refer to Moodle for additional resources.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Formative online quiz

Week 4 Begin Date: 31 Jul 2017

Module/Topic

Anatomy of the Head and Neck:

  • Structures and features closely associated with dental examination and treatment including the eye, ear, salivary glands, maxillary sinus,pharynx,larynx and trachea
  • Spread of Infection in the head and neck

Chapter

Scheid And Weiss (2017)

Chapter 15.

Refer to Moodle for additional resources.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Formative online quiz

Week 5 Begin Date: 07 Aug 2017

Module/Topic

Tooth Morphology.

1. Basic terminology to describe tooth morphology

2. Morphology of teeth in the Permanent dentition:

  • permanent incisors
  • permanent canines
  • permanent premolars
  • permanent molars

Chapter

Scheid And Weiss (2017)

Chapters 1-6 and 11.

Refer to Moodle for additional resources.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Formative online quiz

Vacation Week Begin Date: 14 Aug 2017

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6 Begin Date: 21 Aug 2017

Module/Topic

Morphology of teeth in the Deciduous/Primary Dentition

Periodontal Anatomy for Permanent teeth.

Dental anomalies

Chapter

Scheid And Weiss (2017)

Chapters 7-8.

Refer to Moodle for additional resources.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Formative online quiz

Week 7 Begin Date: 28 Aug 2017

Module/Topic

Residential School

  • Anatomy tutorials
  • Anatomy practical examination OSCE
  • Teeth drawing
  • Teeth carving in wax
  • Introduction to local anaesthesia landmarks and technique on LA simulator.

Chapter

Scheid And Weiss (2017)

Chapters 13.

Refer to Moodle for additional resources.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Compulsory Residential School. Rockhampton Campus: Sunday 27th August-Wednesday 30th August.

In-class test and practical exercises.


In-class Test(s) Due: Week 7 Wednesday (30 Aug 2017) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 8 Begin Date: 04 Sep 2017

Module/Topic

Functional Occlusion and Malocclusion:

• The ideal occlusion

• Classifications and terminology to describe malocclusions

• The occlusion in function

Chapter

Scheid And Weiss (2017)

Chapter 9.

Refer to Moodle for additional resources.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Formative online quiz

Week 9 Begin Date: 11 Sep 2017

Module/Topic

Introduction to Embryology and Microscopic Anatomy:

  • Introduction to microscopic anatomy
  • Introduction to embryology
  • Development of the face and oral cavity
  • Development and growth of the teeth

Chapter

Melfi and Alley (2000)

Chapters 1-3.Unit Resources Online (CRO)

Refer to Moodle for additional resources.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Formative online quiz

Week 10 Begin Date: 18 Sep 2017

Module/Topic

Microscopic Anatomy:

  • Enamel
  • Dentine
  • Pulp Tissue
  • Cementum
  • Periodontal Ligament

Chapter

Melfi and Alley (2000)

Chapters 4-8.Unit Resources Online (CRO)

Refer to Moodle for additional resources.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Formative online quiz

Week 11 Begin Date: 25 Sep 2017

Module/Topic

Microscopic Anatomy:

  • Alveolar process of the maxillary and mandibular bone
  • Oral Mucosa
  • Salivary Glands

Chapter

Melfi and Alley (2000)

Chapters 9-12 and 14. Unit Resources Online (CRO).

Refer to Moodle for additional resources

Events and Submissions/Topic

Formative online quiz


Practical and Written Assessment Due: Week 11 Monday (25 Sept 2017) 12:00 pm AEST
Week 12 Begin Date: 02 Oct 2017

Module/Topic

Biological and Biochemical Environment of the Oral Cavity:

  • Saliva
  • Normal oral flora
  • Changes in enamel post-eruption

Chapter

Melfi and Alley (2000)

Chapter 13. Unit Resources Online (CRO).

Refer to Moodle for additional resources.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Formative online quiz

Review/Exam Week Begin Date: 09 Oct 2017

Module/Topic

Review and Revision

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Exam Week Begin Date: 16 Oct 2017

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Term Specific Information

ORAL11002 will no longer be offered after term 2 2017. The replacement units are ORAL11004 and ORAL11005. The compulsory residential school for ORAL11002 will be combined with the residential schools for ORAL11004 and ORAL11005. Assessments completed at residential school are the same for ORAL11002 as the combined assessments for ORAL11004 and ORAL11005. The residential school will take place over four days, Sunday 27th August- Wednesday 30th August. Students enrolled in ORAL11002 may also be enrolled in the unit ORAL11003. The Residential school for ORAL11003 runs 31st August -2nd September.

Assessment Tasks

1 In-class Test(s)

Assessment Title
In-class Test(s)

Task Description

For this assessment you will be asked to complete two Objective Structured Clinical Examinations. Each test has numbered stations with a range of anatomical models, radiographs and pictures. You will move from station to station at timed intervals and answer questions at each station. These tests take place during the compulsory residential school.The first test will include identification of anatomical landmarks of the head and neck. The stations will include skulls, anatomical models, radiographs and photographs. The second test will include identification and morphology questions on teeth. Stations will include natural teeth, dental models, photographs and radiographs. All questions a have clinical applications for Oral Health Therapy practice.


Assessment Due Date

Week 7 Wednesday (30 Aug 2017) 5:00 pm AEST

Two OSCEs will be timetabled during the compulsory residential school in Rockhampton in week 7. The first test will be on the second day and the last test will be on the final day.


Return Date to Students

Week 7 Friday (1 Sept 2017)

Feedback will be available after students have completed each OSCE.


Weighting
30%

Minimum mark or grade
50%

Assessment Criteria

Your grade will be calculated as a combination of two equally graded OSCE tasks. The percentage of your final mark is 30%.

You must obtain a mark of at least 50% in order to pass this assessment. You must pass this assessment to pass this unit overall.

The assessments will be conducted under examination conditions and will be closed book examinations.

The assessments will be conducted during the compulsory residential school on Monday 28th August and Wednesday 30th August. Feedback will be given directly after the assessments.


Referencing Style

Submission
Offline

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Identify relevant anatomic and physiological features of the head and neck with particular relevance to the oral cavity.
  • Communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms.
  • Satisfy the requirements of an evolving dental practitioner utilising appropriate interpersonal / team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours.


Graduate Attributes
  • Problem Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Information Literacy
  • Information Technology Competence

2 Practical and Written Assessment

Assessment Title
Practical and Written Assessment

Task Description

Written and practical tasks are outlined in the Workbook for this Unit. The practical component will be completed at residential school in week 7. The written assignment will be completed after residential school.

The practical tasks involve exercises in tooth morphology and anatomy of the head and neck.

For the head and neck anatomy component you will be required to work in small groups and rotate through a number of tutorial stations. At each station you will be asked to answer questions in the workbook and complete a check list of anatomical features you have identified. The stations include identification of landmarks anatomical models and simulation of local anaesthesia on a manikin.

For the tooth morphology component you will be required to complete tooth drawing and wax carving exercises. You will also work in small groups to identify natural teeth by type, class and FDI notation.

The written component will be a series of short answer questions on topics covered in weeks 8-12.The questions are designed to encourage you to look further than the textbook and research the answers. All questions will have clinical applications.


Assessment Due Date

Week 11 Monday (25 Sept 2017) 12:00 pm AEST

The practical components are due at the completion of residential school. Students will submit their workbook for assessment at the completion of residential school. The written component of this assessment is due Monday 25th September in Week 11


Return Date to Students

Week 12 Friday (6 Oct 2017)


Weighting
20%

Minimum mark or grade
50%

Assessment Criteria

The combined total of the Practical and Written Assessment is 20% of your final grade. Tooth drawing component is worth 5%. Wax carving component is worth 5%. Short answer questions are worth 10%.Completion of the practical activities in the workbook is a pass/fail assessment.

You must pass the short answer assignment and practical activities in the workbook to pass this unit. The pass mark for the short answer assignment is 50%.

You need to complete the wax carving or tooth drawing in order to pass this unit.

The practical tasks are due at the completion of residential school. The workbook, wax carving and tooth drawing should be submitted at the completion of residential school and will be returned at the end of Week 7.

The short answer questions are due Monday 25th September in Week 11. The word limit for this assignment is 1500 words. Referencing is required (APA or Harvard).

Assessment tasks submitted after the due date where an extension was not requested or where sound reasons were not given by the student for a late request are deducted a penalty of five per cent or equivalent of the total available marks for the assessment for each calendar day (full or part) it is overdue.


Referencing Style

Submission
Offline Online

Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Identify relevant anatomic and physiological features of the head and neck with particular relevance to the oral cavity.
  • Understand a healthy oral biological and biochemical environment and the importance of saliva.
  • Communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms.
  • Satisfy the requirements of an evolving dental practitioner utilising appropriate interpersonal / team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours.


Graduate Attributes
  • Communication
  • Team Work
  • Cross Cultural Competence
  • Ethical practice

Examination

Outline
Complete an invigilated examination

Date
During the examination period at a CQUniversity examination centre

Weighting
50%

Length
180 minutes

Minimum mark or grade
50

Exam Conditions
Closed Book

Materials
No calculators permitted
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
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