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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 - 2024

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Attendance Requirements

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Class and Assessment Overview

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Feedback

Guest lecturers were well received by students.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the scheduling of guest lecturers continues.

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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

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