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ORAL12001 Oral Disease Prevention and Management
Oral Disease Prevention and Management
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General Information

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 children and adults, medically compromised patients, people with special needs and the elderly.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 2
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 9
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites: ORAL11003 Introduction to Oral Disease ORAL11005 Oral Anatomy 2; AND ORAL11006 Introduction to Oral Health Practice; AND Co-requisites: ORAL12002 Oral Health Pre Clinical Practice 1; AND ORAL12003 Oral Health Clinical Practice 1; AND ALLH12006 Evidence Based Practice for Health Professionals BMSC11001 Human Anatomy and Physiology 2

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Offerings For Term 1 - 2025

Rockhampton

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.

Feedback from Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation

Feedback

Students indicated that the number of learning resources was overwhelming.

Recommendation

It is recommended that resources be reviewed annually to ensure they are appropriate.

Feedback from Student Unit Teaching Evaluation

Feedback

Student feedback indicated the case study tutorials and the assignment were very valuable and engaging. Students appreciated the they learnt a lot from this, especially having the extra contact time.

Recommendation

It is recommended that the combined case study tutorials continue in 2024.

Feedback from Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation

Feedback

Students reported being overall happy with the unit and the assessment as it helped with developing clinical reasoning skills.

Recommendation

It is recommended the assessment tasks continue in the current format.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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