Overview
In this unit, you will study current approaches for the prevention, treatment and management of dental diseases such as dental caries (including root caries), periodontal diseases and non carious tooth structure loss. By recording and considering the patient’s medical, dental and social history you will be able to diagnose dental diseases and develop an appropriate treatment plan. You will use your clinical judgment skills with a wide range of patients, including child and adult patients, medically compromised adults, people with special needs and the elderly.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites:ORAL11004 Oral Anatomy; ANDORAL11005 Dental Morphology and Microscopic Anatomy; ANDORAL11003 Oral Pathology and Diagnosis; ANDBIOH11006 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology; ANDHLTH12031 Community Engaged Learning.Co-requisites:ORAL12002 Oral Health Pre Clinical Practice 1; ANDORAL12003 Oral Health Clinical Practice 1.
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 1 - 2019
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).
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 Have your Say
The students felt the examination was challenging as they had two exams on one day.
The Unit Co-ordinator can request that two final written examinations are not timetabled on one day in 2019.
Feedback from Have your say
The introduction of Zoom tutorials towards the end of the term was positively accepted by students.
Zoom tutorials will be held from the beginning of the term in 2019.
- Explain the processes of risk assessment, nutritional advice and oral health education for the management of all patients, including children, adults, medically compromised, special needs and elderly patients.
- Describe current approaches to the prevention of dental diseases, dental caries (including root caries), periodontal diseases and non carious tooth structure loss.
- Explain the management of dental diseases including the appropriate selection and use of restorative dental materials.
- Form a definitive diagnosis from the information gathered and develop an appropriate treatment plan utilising the relevant treatment phases.
- Communicate information regarding oral health to patients of all ages.
- 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 | |
| 1 - Group Work - 40% | ||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | ||||||
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 - Group Work - 40% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Examination - 60% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry 3rd
Edition: 3rd (2017)
Authors: Stephen J. Stefanac and Samuel P. Nesbit
Elsevier
St Louis St Louis , Missouri , USA
ISBN: ISBN -978-0-323-28730-2
Binding: eBook
Therapeutic Guidelines Oral and Dental
Edition: Version 2 (2012)
Authors: Oral and Dental Expert Group
Therapeutic Guidelines Limited
Melbourne Melbourne , Victoria , AUSTRALIA
Binding: Paperback
Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist
Edition: Fourth (2015)
Authors: Jill S. Gehrig and Donald E. Willmann
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Philadelphia Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , USA
ISBN: 9781451194159
Binding: Hardcover
Modern Dental Assisting
Edition: 12 (2018)
Authors: Doni L. Bird and Debbie S. Robinson
Elsevier
St Louis St Louis , Missouri , USA
ISBN: 978-0-323-43030-2
Binding: Hardcover
Preservation and Restoration of Tooth Structure
Edition: Third (2016)
Authors: Graham J Mount, Wyatt R Hume, Hien Ngo and Mark S Wolff
Wiley Blackwell
Chichester Chichester , West Suffex
ISBN: 9781118766590
Binding: Other
Additional Textbook Information
This textbook will also be used as a reference text in Years 2, term 2 and Year 3 of your Bachelor of Oral Health program.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
k.smart@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
INTRODUCTION
- Outcomes
- Treatment planning framework
- Documentation
- Consent
- Confidentiality, other legal and ethical issues
CLINICAL EXAMINATION
- Patient history
- Extra-oral, intra-oral
- Diagnostic aids - further investigations
Chapter
See moodle for links
Stefanac, Stephen J. & Nesbit, Samuel P. (2017) Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry 3rd Ed., Mosby Elsevier.
- Chapter 6 - Ethical and legal considerations when treatment planning.
- Chapter 1 - Patient evaluation and assessment.
- Chapter 3 - Evidence based treatment planning
Nield-Gehrig, Jill S & Willmann, Donald E. (2016) Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist, 4th Ed., Chap 19 p 321 and Chapter 23. Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Compulsory two week residential intensive
Module/Topic
CARIES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
DIAGNOSES
Chapter
See Moodle for links
Mount, GM., Hume, W.R., Ngo, H.C. and Wolff, M.S. (2016) Preservation and Restoration of Tooth Structure, 3rd Edition. Wiley Blackwell.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
TREATMENT PLANNING
Phases of treatment plan
- Systemic phase
- Acute phase
- Disease control phase
- Definitive phase
- Maintenance phase
Chapter
Stefanac, Stephen J. & Nesbit, Samuel P. (2017) Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry 3rd Ed., Mosby Elsevier.
- Chapter 4 - Developing the treatment plan
- Chapter 7 to 11 - Phases of the treatment plan
Events and Submissions/Topic
Written and oral presentation - disseminated
Module/Topic
ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION
- Individual
- Group
Chapter
See Moodle for links
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
INTER- PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Chapter
See Moodle for links
Stefanac, Stephen J. & Nesbit, Samuel P. (2017) Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry 3rd Ed., Mosby Elsevier.
- Chapter 5 - Interprofessional treatment planning
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Treatment planning for the MEDICALLY COMPROMISED
Chapter
See Moodle for links
Stefanac, Stephen J. & Nesbit, Samuel P. (2017) Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry 3rd Ed., Mosby Elsevier.
- Chapter 12 - Patients with special needs.
Oral and Dental Expert Group (2012) Therapeutic Guidelines: Oral and Dental Version 2. page 137-166., Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Treatment planning for ALCOHOL, SUBSTANCE ABUSE and the ANXIOUS client
Chapter
See Moodle for links
Stefanac, Stephen J. & Nesbit, Samuel P. (2017) Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry 3rd Ed., Mosby Elsevier.
- Chapter 13-15.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Treatment planning for the
- ELDERLY CLIENT
- SPECIAL NEEDS
Chapter
See Moodle for links
Stefanac, Stephen J. & Nesbit, Samuel P. (2017) Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry 3rd Ed., Mosby Elsevier.
- Chapter 12 - Patients with special needs
- Chapter 17 - Geriatric patients
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Treatment planning for the CHILD and ADOLESCENT client
Chapter
See Moodle for links
Stefanac, Stephen J. & Nesbit, Samuel P. (2017) Diagnosis and Treatment Planning in Dentistry 3rd Ed., Mosby Elsevier.
- Chapter 16 - Adolescents patients.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Dental Materials Revision
Chapter
See Moodle for links
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Submit and present assessment.
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Group Poster - due for submission
Group work: Case Study Presentation and Evaluation Due: Week 11 Monday (27 May 2019) 9:00 am AEST
Module/Topic
Revision week
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
1 Group Work
This assessment consists of two parts to be completed by students in groups of 3-4. You will have the option of choosing a case study from the list of given case studies. You can also select group partners. Failure to choose case study/partners within the prescribed period will result in automatic allocation of case study and group.
Part 1 - Case Study Presentation
You will be required to work as a group to:
- Identify modifying factors.
- Formulate a risk assessment and diagnosis/diagnoses.
- Develop a treatment plan.
- Explain the rationale for risk assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
- Provide information regarding consultation with other professionals and /or referrals.
The group is required to present the case study to the class in a five (5) slide PowerPoint presentation.
Part 2 - Evaluation
You will be required to complete written evaluations and provide feedback.
Week 11 Monday (27 May 2019) 9:00 am AEST
Electronic submissions must be submitted by Monday 9am, oral presentations will be in the allocated lecture times.
Review/Exam Week Monday (10 June 2019)
Group feedback will be provided.
Detailed assessment criteria are available to students on Moodle.
Oral Presentation
- All students must speak.
- Time: 20-23 minutes.
- Powerpoint on the monitor in the lecture room.
- Explain specific patient management issues.
Evaluation
- Peer group evaluation: The group will be assessed on their ability to give constructive feedback to other student groups.
- Group Evaluation: Discuss as a group (300-400 words) “What ideas would you have for improving the ability of your group, next time around, to be a better team?” The template to complete is provided on Moodle.
- Individual evaluation: (300-400 words) Critically reflect upon the role you have played during the group assessment. In your observations, comment upon the team dynamic, the role you have played and how performance could be improved in your group next time.
- Explain the processes of risk assessment, nutritional advice and oral health education for the management of all patients, including children, adults, medically compromised, special needs and elderly patients.
- Describe current approaches to the prevention of dental diseases, dental caries (including root caries), periodontal diseases and non carious tooth structure loss.
- Form a definitive diagnosis from the information gathered and develop an appropriate treatment plan utilising the relevant treatment phases.
- Communicate information regarding oral health to patients of all ages.
- Satisfy the requirements of an evolving dental practitioner utilising appropriate interpersonal/team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
Examination
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.
What can you do to act with integrity?
