Overview
This unit will provide students with knowledge and understanding of aetiology and pathogenesis of diseases and epidemiology as a foundation for clinical practice in Years 2 and 3. Students will be able to appreciate the impact of systemic disease on the health of the oral cavity, and in the association between oral disease and systemic disease. Students should be able to recognise and identify oral pathological conditions in the clinical situation and explain the principles of a comprehensive dental examination, risk analysis, screening of diseases and referral for complex care outside one's scope of practice for children and adults. Lastly, students will be able to communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms in terms of relevant interpersonal / team communication skills and professional attitudes and ethical behaviours.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
ORAL11001 Introduction to Oral Health Therapy
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
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.
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
Assessment Overview
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.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
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 Unit evaluation.
The students were satisfied with the choice of textbook.
Keep same textbook in 2017.
Feedback from Unit evaluation.
The oral presentations assisted in directing their learning.
Keep oral presentation as an assessment item in 2017.
Feedback from Unit evaluation.
Feedback from short-answer questions should be available before the final written examination.
Ensure that feedback from short-answer questions is available before the final written examination.
- Explain the general principles of the study of pathology and epidemiology.
- Describe the aetiology and pathogenesis of diseases of the oral cavity.
- Describe the impact of systemic diseases on the health of the oral cavity and the association between oral disease and systemic disease.
- Recognise and identify oral pathological conditions in the clinical situation and explain the principles of a comprehensive dental examination, screening of diseases and referral for complex care outside one's scope of practice for children and adults.
- Discuss the use of risk analysis and diagnostic tools as integral components of the patient management process.
- 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.
All unit profiles in the Bachelor of Oral Health are made available to the Australian Dental Council for on-going accreditation purposes.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1 - Off-campus Activity - 0% | |||||||
| 2 - Presentation - 30% | |||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | |||||||
| 4 - Examination - 50% | |||||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| 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 - Off-campus Activity - 0% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Presentation - 30% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 20% | ||||||||||
| 4 - Examination - 50% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
General and oral pathology for the dental hygienist
Edition: Second (2012)
Authors: DeLong, L. and Burkhart, N.W.
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Baltimore Baltimore , Maryland , USA
ISBN: 9781451131536 / 1451131534
Binding: Hardcover
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing styles below:
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
a.r.bailey@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to the unit
Introduction to General and Oral Pathology
Chapter
DeLong and Burkhart (2012)
Chapters 1-3.
Refer to Moodle for additional resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Online Quiz
Module/Topic
General Pathology:
- Inflammation and repair
- Immune system and immunity
- Neoplasia
Chapter
DeLong and Burkhart (2012)
Chapters 4-5.
Refer to Moodle for additional resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Online Quiz
Module/Topic
Systemic Diseases and their Impact on Oral Health and Treatment:
- Medical history
- Developmental, hereditary and congenital disorders
- Endocrine disorders
- Cardiovascular diseases
- Infectious diseases
Chapter
DeLong and Burkhart (2012)
Chapters 6-8 and 22.
Refer to Moodle for additional resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Online Quiz
Module/Topic
Systemic Diseases and their Impact on Oral Health and Treatment:
- Blood disorders
- Respiratory disorders
- Gastrointestinal disorders
- Neurological disorders
- Skeletal disorders
Chapter
DeLong and Burkhart (2012)
Chapters 9-10.
Refer to Moodle for additional resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Online Quiz
Module/Topic
Lesions of the Oral Mucosa:
- Ulcers
- Vesicles
- Red lesions
- White lesions
- Pigmented lesions
- Raised lesions
Chapter
DeLong and Burkhart (2012)
Chapters 11-16.
Refer to Moodle for additional resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Online Quiz
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Periodontal Diseases:
- Plaque and Calculus
- Aetiology
- Pathogenesis
- Epidemiology
- Classifications
- Examination and Charting
- Treatment and Prevention
Chapter
(CRO) Harris, Garcia-Godoy and Nielsen Nathe (2009)
Chapters 4.
Refer to Moodle for additional resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Online Quiz
Module/Topic
Residential School:
- Simulated medical emergency scenarios
- Saliva testing
- Diet evaluation
- Oral Presentations
- Nutrition lecture
- Oral medicine
- Periodontal disease and links to systemic disease lecture
Chapter
DeLong and Burkhart (2012)
Chapter 11.
Refer to Moodle for additional resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Compulsory Residential School. Rockhampton Campus: Thursday 31st August- Saturday 2nd September
Module/Topic
Enlargement of Soft and Hard Tissues
Chapter
DeLong and Burkhart (2012)
Chapters 17-18.
Refer to Moodle for additional resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Online Quiz
Module/Topic
Dental Caries:
- Enamel changes in the early caries lesion
- Progression of the enamel lesion
- Progression of caries into dentine
- Pulp and dentine reactions to caries
Chapter
(CRO) Harris, Garcia-Godoy and Nielsen Nathe (2009)
Chapters 2-3 Refer to Moodle for additional resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Online Quiz
Module/Topic
Diseases of the Pulp and Periapical Tissues
Chapter
Refer to Moodle for additional resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Online Quiz
Practical and Written Assessment Due: Week 10 Friday (22 Sept 2017) 5:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Abnormalities of the Teeth
Erosion, Attrition, Abrasion and Abfraction.
Chapter
(CRO) Harris, Garcia-Godoy and Nielsen Nathe (2009)
Chapter 21.
Refer to Moodle for additional resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Online Quiz
Module/Topic
Clinical Examination:
- Medical and dental history
- Oral screening
- Radiographic examination
- Recording
Chapter
DeLong and Burkhart (2012)
Chapters 19-20
Refer to Moodle for additional resources.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Formative Online Quiz
Module/Topic
Review and Revision
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Final Written Examination
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Off-campus Activity
You will be asked to complete a clinical placement of 30 hours duration in a dental setting appropriate to the practice of an oral health therapist. The choice of dental practice must be approved beforehand by the Unit Coordinator and a Clinical Placement Agreement signed by both parties before the commencement of the clinical placement.
Evidence of Mandatory Checks must be completed prior to Clinical Placement. Documents for Mandatory Checks and Clinical Placement agreement must be uploaded to SONIA. Links for the documents and for SONIA are on Moodle.
Students will complete a Self-Assessment of their performance in this task. The Clinical Supervisor will complete the Student Record of attendance and comments.
Documents for this placement are included in the Clinical Placement Workbook. A bound copy of this workbook will be available at residential school for you to take to the placement.
Students with a Certificate III or Certificate IV in Dental Assisting or equivalent will be able to apply for recognition of prior learning - this request must be directed to the Unit Coordinator, on the appropriate form before Week 6 of the term.
Exam Week Thursday (19 Oct 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (20 Oct 2017)
This Assessment is a Pass/Fail assessment.
30 hours Clinical Placement must be completed in order to pass this unit.
At the completion of the placement you are required to upload:
1. The Student Self-Assessment sheet.
2. The record of your attendance and comments written and signed by the clinical supervisors.
- Recognise and identify oral pathological conditions in the clinical situation and explain the principles of a comprehensive dental examination, screening of diseases and referral for complex care outside one's scope of practice for children and adults.
- 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.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
2 Presentation
Your are asked to present a short presentation (5- 10mins in total) in groups of two to the student group and lecturers. This list of topics relate to the clinical implications of oral pathology and diagnosis in oral health therapy You will be given a list of topics to choose from. To prepare for this assessment, you will research a selected topic, and create a short concise power point presentation and deliver the presentation on the final day of residential school.
Your presentation should consider the level of knowledge of the student audience. You should take into consideration the size of the room and the audiovisual resources available. Please note, the size color and font used in your slides will need to be clearly visible in a large lecture theater. Please study the marking criteria for more information on what information you should include and the standards required in the presentation.
5.00pm Saturday 2nd September 2017
Week 10 Friday (22 Sept 2017)
The presentation will be assessed on organization, content and presentation. The Rubric for the oral presentation is available on Moodle.
The percentage of your final mark is 20%.
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 assessment will be conducted during the compulsory residential school on Saturday 2nd September 2017.
Upload the copy of your power point presentation with references on Moodle by 5.00 pm Saturday 2nd September.
- Explain the general principles of the study of pathology and epidemiology.
- Describe the aetiology and pathogenesis of diseases of the oral cavity.
- Describe the impact of systemic diseases on the health of the oral cavity and the association between oral disease and systemic disease.
- Discuss the use of risk analysis and diagnostic tools as integral components of the patient management process.
- 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.
- Communication
- Team Work
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Practical and Written Assessment
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 include exercises in intro-oral and extra-oral examinations, medical emergency and first aid in the dental setting, saliva testing and diet evaluations .
The written component will be a series of short answer questions on topics covered in weeks 8-12.The questions are designed to encourage students to look further than the textbook and research the answers. All questions will have clinical applications.
Week 10 Friday (22 Sept 2017) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 12 Friday (6 Oct 2017)
The combined total of the Practical and Written assessment is worth 20% of your final grade.
Completion of the exercises at residential school and submission of the workbook is a pass/fail assessment. All questions and tables exercises should be completed. The workbook should be submitted on the last day of Residential school.
The written assignment is worth 20%. These 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.
- Recognise and identify oral pathological conditions in the clinical situation and explain the principles of a comprehensive dental examination, screening of diseases and referral for complex care outside one's scope of practice for children and adults.
- 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.
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
Examination
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
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