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ORAL11003 Introduction to Oral Disease
Introduction to Oral Disease
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General Information

Overview

On completion of this unit you will gain knowledge and understanding of the aetiology and pathogenesis of oral and systemic diseases as a foundation for clinical practice in Years 2 and 3. You will develop an understanding of the impact of systemic disease on the health of the oral cavity, dental management and treatment planning, the importance of patient medical history and the role of the oral health therapist within the dental team. You will learn the principles of intra-oral and extra-oral examination and screening for hard and soft tissue pathologies, as well as examination procedures in the detection of caries, changes in the tooth surface, pulpal and periapical tissues, and periodontal assessment. This knowledge will provide you with the foundations to recognise and describe oral pathological conditions in the clinical situation. You will learn to communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms and gain relevant interpersonal and 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

Condition: Students must be enrolled in CB29 Oral Health Course to enrol in this unit. Prerequisites: ORAL11001 Introduction to Oral Health Therapy and BMSC11010 Human Anatomy and Physiology 1. Corequisites: ORAL11005 Oral Anatomy 2 and BMSC11011 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2.

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 - 2023

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).

Website

This unit has a website, within the Moodle system, which is available two weeks before the start of term. It is important that you visit your Moodle site throughout the term. Please visit Moodle for more information.

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

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

Assessment Overview

1. On-campus Activity
Weighting: Pass/Fail
2. Presentation
Weighting: 30%
3. Online Quiz(zes)
Weighting: 20%
4. In-class Test(s)
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.

CQUniversity Policies

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This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.

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 feedback by email and face-to-face.

Feedback

Students embraced the medical terminology learning activities and glossary, and felt their understanding of medical terminology improved over the term.

Recommendation

It is recommended that medical terminology learning activities continue in a similar format next year.

Feedback from Student feedback by email and face-to-face.

Feedback

Students enjoyed learning from and watching the oral presentation assessment videos created by their peers. However viewing all recordings on one day was tedious.

Recommendation

It is recommended that sharing oral presentation videos with the class in lectures take place over a few weeks rather than all presentations viewed on the same day.

Feedback from Student feedback by email and face-to-face.

Feedback

Some students struggled to manage the combined workload for all their term 2 units and as a result did not prepare well for the in-class tests.

Recommendation

It is recommended that smaller more frequent quizzes be used to provide progress checkpoints for students throughout the term.

Feedback from Student feedback by email and face-to-face.

Feedback

Guest lecturers were well received by students.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the scheduling of guest lecturers continues.

Feedback from Student feedback by email and face-to-face.

Feedback

Students had difficulty uploading oral presentation assessment documents.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the instructions for uploading the assessment be revised.

Unit Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate and describe the procedures involved in intra-oral and extra-oral examinations
  2. Recognize and describe pathological lesions in hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity
  3. Describe common and significant oral and systemic diseases and discuss the impact of these diseases on dental treatment and management by the dental team and oral health therapist
  4. Describe the aetiology and pathogenesis of dental caries, periodontal diseases, and pulp and periapical disease
  5. Demonstrate appropriate oral and written communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours as required of an Oral Health Therapist.

The learning outcomes of this unit are part of the overall learning outcomes in the BOralHlth course at CQUniversity. They will form part of the annual report documentation which is submitted to the Australian Dental Council for accreditation. 

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
1 - On-campus Activity - 0%
2 - Presentation - 30%
3 - Online Quiz(zes) - 20%
4 - In-class Test(s) - 50%

Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes

Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4 5
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
Textbooks and Resources

Textbooks

Prescribed

General and Oral Pathology for the Dental Hygienist

3rd Edition (2019)
Authors: Leslie DeLong and Nancy W Burkhardt
Jones & Bartlett Learning (now BPS)
Philadelphia Philadelphia , PA , USA
ISBN: 9781496354525
Binding: Paperback
View textbooks at the CQUniversity Bookshop

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 2023

Module/Topic

Introduction to general and oral pathology:

  • The role of an OHT
  • Introduction to oral and general pathology
  • Classification of diseases
  • Cellular basis of disease
  • Inflammation and repair.

Chapter

DeLong, L., and Burkhardt, N. W. (2018). General and oral pathology for the dental hygienist (3rd ed.,) Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Chapters 1,2 and 3.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 2 Begin Date: 17 Jul 2023

Module/Topic

Immune systems and immunity.

Neoplasia.

Chapter

DeLong, L., and Burkhardt, N. W. (2018). General and oral pathology for the dental hygienist (3rd ed.,) Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Chapters 4 and 5.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 3 Begin Date: 24 Jul 2023

Module/Topic

Plaque and the pathophysiology of periodontal disease.

Chapter

Egelberg. J and Badersten. A., (1999). Periodontal examination (1st ed.,) Odon to Science, Malmo, Sweden. Chapters 1 and 2.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 4 Begin Date: 31 Jul 2023

Module/Topic

Soft tissue lesions of the oral mucosa:

  • Ulcers
  • Vesicles
  • Red lesions and White lesions
  • Pigmented lesions
  • Raised lesions.

Chapter

DeLong, L., and Burkhardt, N. W. (2018). General and oral pathology for the dental hygienist (3rd ed.,) Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Chapters 10 - 19

Bird, D.L., & Robinson, D. S. (2021) Modern dental assisting (13th ed.,) Elsevier. St Louis, Missouri, US. Chapter 17.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 5 Begin Date: 07 Aug 2023

Module/Topic

Enlargements of hard and soft tissues of the orofacial structures.

Chapter

DeLong, L., and Burkhardt, N. W. (2018). General and oral pathology for the dental hygienist (3rd ed.,) Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Chapters 10-19.

Bird, D.L., & Robinson, D. S. (2021) Modern dental assisting (13th ed.,) Elsevier. St Louis, Missouri, US. Chapter 17.

Events and Submissions/Topic

In-Class test. A written assessment for weeks 1-4. 

Vacation Week Begin Date: 14 Aug 2023

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 6 Begin Date: 21 Aug 2023

Module/Topic

Systemic diseases 1

  • Developmental, hereditary and congenital disorders
  • Endocrine disorders
  • Cardiovascular diseases
  • Infectious diseases.

Chapter

DeLong, L., and Burkhardt, N. W. (2018). General and oral pathology for the dental hygienist (3rd ed.,) Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Chapters 6 and 7.

Bird, D.L., & Robinson, D. S. (2021) Modern dental assisting (13th ed.,) Elsevier. St Louis, Missouri, US. Chapter 29 and 30.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 7 Begin Date: 28 Aug 2023

Module/Topic

Systemic diseases 2:

  • Blood disorders
  • Respiratory disorders
  • Gastrointestinal disorders
  • Neurological disorders
  • Skeletal disorders.

Chapter

DeLong, L., and Burkhardt, N. W. (2018). General and oral pathology for the dental hygienist (3rd ed.,) Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Chapters 8 and 9.

Bird, D.L., & Robinson, D. S. (2021) Modern dental assisting (13th ed.,) Elsevier. St Louis, Missouri, US. Chapter 29 and 30.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 8 Begin Date: 04 Sep 2023

Module/Topic

Medical emergencies in dental practice.

Chapter

DeLong, L., and Burkhardt, N. W. (2018). General and oral pathology for the dental hygienist (3rd ed.,) Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Bird, D.L., & Robinson, D. S. (2021) Modern dental assisting (13th ed.,) Elsevier. St Louis, Missouri, US. Chapters Chapter 27 and 31.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 9 Begin Date: 11 Sep 2023

Module/Topic

Introduction to dental caries:

  • Aetiology of dental caries
  • Enamel changes in the early caries lesion
  • Progression of the enamel lesion
  • Progression of caries into dentine
  • Dentine and pulp response to caries.

Chapter

Resources on Moodle. 

Events and Submissions/Topic

On-Campus Clinical Activity 


Presentation Due: Week 9 Monday (11 Sept 2023) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 10 Begin Date: 18 Sep 2023

Module/Topic

Pulp inflammation and its sequela:

  • Aetiology of pulp and periapical disease.
  • Pulp and dentine response to injury
  • Reversible pulpitis, irreversible pulpitis and necrosis.
  • Pulp polyps
  • External and internal resorption
  • Apical and peri radicular lesions.

Chapter

Resources on Moodle 

Events and Submissions/Topic

On-Campus Clinical Activity

Recorded Oral presentations presented in class.


On-Campus Clinical Activity Due: Week 10 Friday (22 Sept 2023) 5:00 pm AEST
Week 11 Begin Date: 25 Sep 2023

Module/Topic

Clinical examination and recording:

  • Medical and dental histories
  • Clinical examination procedures and oral cancer screening
  • Radiographic examination revision
  • Recording.


Chapter

DeLong, L., and Burkhardt, N. W. (2018). General and oral pathology for the dental hygienist (3rd ed.,) Wolters Kluwer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Chapter 1.

Bird, D.L., & Robinson, D. S. (2021) Modern dental assisting (13th ed.,) Elsevier. St Louis, Missouri, US. Chapters 26 and 28.

Events and Submissions/Topic

Week 12 Begin Date: 02 Oct 2023

Module/Topic

Revision lecture.


Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Recorded Oral presentations presented in class.

Review/Exam Week Begin Date: 09 Oct 2023

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

In-Class test written assessment for week 5 -11.

Exam Week Begin Date: 16 Oct 2023

Module/Topic

Chapter

Events and Submissions/Topic

Term Specific Information

Uniform and clinical attire:

As this unit has a clinical component, all students are to comply with clinical and uniform requirements of the oral health clinic as promulgated. All students must comply with Queensland Health and Work-Integrated Learning mandatory requirements. Students must abide by infection control policies, guidelines, and procedures at each clinical placement. All mandatory requirements for clinical practice must be met before and during the term. Failure to comply will lead to withdrawal from the clinical practice and failure in the Unit.

Assessment Tasks

1 On-campus Activity

Assessment Title
On-Campus Clinical Activity
Task Description

This activity will take place week 9 and 10 in the Oral Health Clinic. You will be examining and identifying normal anatomical features in an extra oral and intra oral examination as the first step in being able to recognise pathology . Clinical supervisors will be assisting you in this task. You will find the activity described in the workbook and be expected to complete questions and patient notes. The workbook must be submitted for assessment.

The following exercises will be completed. Students will rotate as patient, assistant and operator.

  • Medical history
  • Consent
  • Extra-oral examination
  • Intraoral examination of soft and hard tissues
  • Changeover procedure.

Assessment Due Date

Week 10 Friday (22 Sept 2023) 5:00 pm AEST

Workbooks will be collected after the clinical activity, or workbook questions and notes maybe submitted online. Word document template will be provided.

Return Date to Students

Week 12 Monday (2 Oct 2023)

Workbooks will be returned in class and feedback will be given online.

Weighting
Pass/Fail
Assessment Criteria

This activity is a Pass/Fail assessment. You must complete the tasks and workbook questions to pass this assessment. You must complete the tasks with appropriate standards of professionalism, infection control and workplace health and safety and complete the tasks as described in the workbook. Performance standard rubric is provided in the Moodle assessment page.

Referencing Style
Submission
Offline Online
Submission Instructions
Workbook notes and questions maybe submitted online. Word document template will be provided.
Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Demonstrate and describe the procedures involved in intra-oral and extra-oral examinations
  • Recognize and describe pathological lesions in hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity
  • Demonstrate appropriate oral and written communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours as required of an Oral Health Therapist.

2 Presentation

Assessment Title
Presentation
Task Description

For this assessment, you will work in small groups (2-3 students) to present a short oral presentation (8 mins). To prepare for this assessment, you will research a topic and create a short concise power point presentation and record the presentation. Topics relate to case histories of oral diseases and students will be able to chose from a list displayed on Moodle. Each student must prepare and present an equal amount of the presentation. It is expected that the presentation will be an academic level presentation with the aim of being a learning experience for the student audience. Marking criteria will supply information on the framework of the presentation and the standards required. The talk will be recorded and presented to the class group in week 10 tutorial time.

There is also an individual component to this assessment:

Self and Peer Assessment (SPA) - A link will be sent to you via Moodle to complete the SPA. The SPA is feedback to the unit coordinator regarding the group work. This must be completed by due date in Week 11.

Assessment Due Date

Week 9 Monday (11 Sept 2023) 5:00 pm AEST

The due date is for submission of the recording, power points and copy of the script. Self and peer evaluation (SPA) is due Friday 29th September.

Return Date to Students

Week 11 Monday 25th September.

Weighting
30%
Minimum mark or grade
50%
Assessment Criteria

Assessment criteria for the oral presentation is displayed below. There will be two examiners for the oral presentations and the final mark will be an average of the two marks. The presentation is worth 25%.

The Self and Peer Assessment (SPA) criteria is available on Moodle. This individual component will be marked by one examiner. Self and Peer Assessment (SPA) is worth 5%.

The total 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.

Referencing Style
Submission
Online
Submission Instructions
Each student will upload three documents: 1. Copy of the power point. 2. A script of the speech, including a link sharing the recording with the unit coordinator, and references in either Harvard or APA formats in word document. 3. Reflections in word document. Each student will complete a Self and Peer Assessment (SPA)
Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Describe common and significant oral and systemic diseases and discuss the impact of these diseases on dental treatment and management by the dental team and oral health therapist
  • Demonstrate appropriate oral and written communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours as required of an Oral Health Therapist.

3 Online Quiz(zes)

Assessment Title
Online Quiz
Task Description

Knowledge and use of medical and dental terminology is essential to communication within oral health and medical professions. To assess your knowledge and application of medical and dental terminology, you will complete two online quizzes. To prepare for each quiz, create a list of terminology each week and upload new terms and meanings in the Glossary activity on Moodle.

This is not a multiple choice quiz. All answers require you to type in one or two words for your answer. Questions are chosen randomly from a bank of questions.

You are allowed only one attempt for each quiz and must complete the quizzes in a limited time. Your attempts for each quiz will be submitted automatically, but no more questions can be answered once the time limit expires. No attempts are allowed after the quizzes are closed. If you are unable to complete the quizzes by the due date, you must apply for an extension before the due date.

The first quiz opens Friday 4th August 8.00am and closes Friday 11th August 5.00pm. This quiz tests learning material in weeks 1-4. This quiz is worth 10%.

The second quiz opens Monday 18th September 8.00am and closes Monday 2nd October 5.00pm. This quiz tests learning material in weeks 5-10. This quiz is worth 10%.

Number of Quizzes

2

Frequency of Quizzes

Other

Assessment Due Date

The first quiz opens Wednesday 2nd August 8.00am and closes Friday 11th August 5.00pm. This quiz tests learning material in weeks 1-4. This quiz is worth 10%. The second quiz opens Monday 18th September 8.00am and closes Monday 2nd October 5.00pm. This quiz tests learning material in weeks 5-10. This quiz is worth 10%.

Return Date to Students

Results are made available immediately after each quiz closes.

Weighting
20%
Minimum mark or grade
50%
Assessment Criteria

This assessment is two short answer quizze on medical and dental terminology, which will require you to fill in the missing word or answer a question relating to terminology studied in this unit.

The combined total of this assessment is worth 20% of the final grade for this unit. It is a must-pass assessment, therefor you must acheive 50% of the combined total of the two quizzes to pass this unit.

Referencing Style
Submission
Online
Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Recognize and describe pathological lesions in hard and soft tissues of the oral cavity
  • Describe the aetiology and pathogenesis of dental caries, periodontal diseases, and pulp and periapical disease

4 In-class Test(s)

Assessment Title
In Class Tests
Task Description

You will complete two written In-class tests during allocated lecture time.

The first test will be conducted in Week 5 during lecture time. The first test will cover learning material in weeks 1-4 and is worth 20% of your final grade.

The second test will be conducted in Exam week, Monday 9th October 2023. The second test will cover learning material in weeks 5-11 and is worth 30% of your final grade.

Both tests will include both short answer and longer paragraph questions.

Assessment Due Date

The first In-class test is due 3.00pm Monday 7th August 2023. The second in-class test is due 11.00am Monday 9th October, 2023

Return Date to Students

Results of the first test will be returned Monday 21st August. Results of the second test will be returned in review/exam week.

Weighting
50%
Minimum mark or grade
50%
Assessment Criteria

The first In-Class test is worth 20% and the second In-Class test is worth 30%. The combined marks are worth 50% of the total grade for this unit. This is a must pass assessment. You must achieve 50% of the cumulative score of both tests.

The combined In-Class tests will cover all content in lectures, tutorials, study guides and required readings.

Referencing Style
Submission
Offline
Submission Instructions
The question and answer sheet for both In-Class tests will be submitted offline in class.
Learning Outcomes Assessed
  • Demonstrate and describe the procedures involved in intra-oral and extra-oral examinations
  • Describe common and significant oral and systemic diseases and discuss the impact of these diseases on dental treatment and management by the dental team and oral health therapist
  • Describe the aetiology and pathogenesis of dental caries, periodontal diseases, and pulp and periapical disease

Academic Integrity Statement

As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.

Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.

When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.

Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.

As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.

What is a breach of academic integrity?

A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.

Why is academic integrity important?

A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.

Where can I get assistance?

For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.

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