Dental Materials Assignment

The dental materials assignment has components:

1. Group Presentation

2. FeedbackFruits Peer Review

3. Self and Peer Assessments

4. Individual MCQ Development

1. Group Presentation (35 marks)

You will be placed into groups, and each group will be given a designated topic on dental materials. You are to research your topic and present it back to the class in the Week 8 lecture timeslot. Each student must prepare and present an equal amount of the presentation. How you divide it, however, is up to your group.

It is expected that this will be an academic level presentation i.e. PowerPoint “lecture”. The presentation should be referenced using APA 7th ed. Each group will have 20 minutes for the presentation and 10 mins for class discussion/questions.

After the presentation, you will share your completed presentations between groups to enable cross-learning and to provide a community resource. Remember that when you are preparing your presentation, you are presenting to a non-expert group of people (other students!). Your classmates should be able to view your presentation as a standalone piece to learn about the topic you have been given. Content of presentations is examinable. Any errors in content will be discussed and corrected during the presentation.

It is compulsory to attend the whole designated lecture time, as each group will be watching the other groups presentation as a learning activity. Failure to attend the lecture time will result in failure of this assessment piece.

The group presentation forms part of your summative assessment. See group presentation assessment rubric.

Submit your group assignment by 11.59am Sunday 01 May 2022

Group Presentation: 1pm – 4pm Wednesday 04 May 2022

2. FeedbackFruits Peer Review (formative)

As a group, decide how to divide the work evenly amongst you. Each student must prepare for, and present, an equal amount of the presentation.

As an individual, research and prepare your component of the presentation. Compose your presentation in a PowerPoint presentation. Ensure you include speaker notes. Record your presentation.

Upload your PowerPoint presentation, including speaker notes, and your recording into Feedback Fruits by 11.59pm Sunday 17 April 2022.

Once everyone loads their presentation onto FeedbackFruits, the formative Peer Review process can commence. In FeedbackFruits, you will have an anonymous avatar. Each person is designated two people to peer review – one from within your group, and one from another group. This means that your own presentation will be peer reviewed by two people.

You must provide feedback via FeedbackFruits by 11.59pm Wednesday 20 April 2022.

When you complete a peer review:

• Ensure you provide at least 3 pieces of feedback.
• You are a non-expert reviewer. Therefore, your focus is on if the presentation makes sense. Provide constructive feedback that will assist the person to improve their presentation.

When you receive your two pieces of feedback, you should use this information to improve your presentation.

3. Self and Peer Assessments (5 marks)

There will be two self and peer assessments (SPAs). In each, a short 12 question self and peer assessment is completed to evaluate yourself and your group peers. It is important to be honest in your feedback, as this will assist each other to become valuable team members – a skill that will carry you forward in your degree and your careers. Please be assured that your classmates CANNOT see the individual feedback you give them. SPA forms part of your summative assessment.

The first SPA is formative and is open on 7am – 10pm Monday 18 April 2022.

The second SPA is summative and is open from 5pm Wednesday 05 May 2022 to 5pm Thursday 06 May 2022.

The second SPA forms part of your summative assessment. See group presentation assessment rubric.

4. Individual MCQ Development (5 marks)

For your component of the presentation, create 3 multiple choice questions. You must also submit the correct answer. These questions will be used during the group presentation.

For information on how to write multiple-choice questions, read this article: https://www.adinstruments.com/blog/tips-educators-how-write-multiple-choice-questions

The MCQ creation forms part of your summative assessment. See Individual MCQ Development assessment rubric.

Submission: 11.59am Sunday 01 May 2022

Group Presentation ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

Individual MCQ Development ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

There are four components in this Practical Assessment. Each component must be passed in order to pass the assessment.

Component 1 Pre-Clinical Practice:

There are three 3-hour pre-clinical sessions per week. In each pre-clinical session, you are required to complete tasks. These exercises are designed to introduce you to practice as an Oral Health Therapist.

A criterion-referenced analytical assessment rubric for evaluation of student performance of procedures is provided in the Online Real-time Assessment System (ORAS). ORAS records all work-integrated learning experiences, including a number of assessed student-client interactions and performance of procedures. Placement supervisors are required to complete an entry into ORAS for each student-client interaction assessed.

Each student-client interaction is graded on a rubric, which will reflect a grade of Not Yet Competent (0), Approaching Competent (1), Competent (2), and Highly Competent (3) for each procedure part (see example below). An average grade is given at the end of each student-client interaction assessment for all procedures completed.

In each student-client interaction assessment there are also Critical Competencies. A Not Yet Competent (NYC) in one or more of the Critical Competencies results in a mark of 0 overall for that student-client interaction.

The data is collated over the term to monitor performance and as a “log” of the procedures and student-client assessments completed by the student. The unit teaching team will assess the data aggregated in ORAS over the period of the term to form a longitudinal comprehensive picture of the achievement and development of competence by the student.

In order to achieve a grade of pass in this component, you are required to achieve a minimum average score of Competent (2).

Component 2 Pre-Clinical Safety Audit:

Students will undergo a safety audit during Week 12.

The safety audit is an assessment of your restorative dentistry skills to ensure you are safe to commence treatment on patients from the general public.

Students are graded against a criterion-referenced rubric. Students must achieve a satisfactory score in all criteria to pass the safety audit.

Re-attempt:

Re-attempt is where you are given a second opportunity to demonstrate your achievement of one or more of the unit’s learning outcomes before you can progress to new learning or participate in subsequent learning activities.

If you do not pass the safety audit, you will be given an opportunity to re-attempt the safety audit within a week. Note that only one opportunity to do a re-attempt will be given. If you do not pass the re-attempt, you will be unable to pass ORAL12002.

Component 3 Personal Reflective Blog:

You are to use critical and reflective practice to enrich your learning experience. Self-reflection is an important practice for personal and professional development. You will be required to write a self-reflective blog based on your simulation laboratory experiences. Weekly reflections are to be recorded on a personalised blog on ORAL12002 Moodle. The Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle is an example of a reflective model you could use.

The completion of the personal reflective blog is a compulsory assessment and each entry must be completed to a satisfactory standard. Reflections must be submitted by midnight each Sunday for the previous week you are in SIM.

Component 4 Attendance:

Attendance at pre-clinical placements is compulsory. You are required to attend a minimum of 95% of pre-clinical placement days. This allows you approximately 2-3 days of absence without penalty. Absences are required to be supported with a medical certificate or negotiated with the Unit Coordinator/s in advance.

Note that ALL tasks must be completed for the term. If you miss a session, it is your responsibility to contact the unit coordinator and make an arrangement to complete the missed tasks. Absences are to be made up at operational convenience.

The 2-week intensive requires 100% attendance.

A pass for satisfactory attendance is defined as 100% attendance at the 2-week intensive, as well as maintaining and fulfilling the 90% pre-clinical placement attendance for the days rostered during the term. Not meeting attendance requirements may result in a placement outstanding until the next available unit offering, which may delay your progress through the course and graduation.

Who to contact if you are sick: The unit coordinator (via email) and Kelly Hennessy (via phone).

If you require an extension for this assessment please refer to the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)

You will learn about and demonstrate safety and competence in intra-oral and extra-oral diagnostic dental radiography within the scope of practice of an oral health therapist.

Your knowledge in intra-oral and extra-oral radiography will be examined through an online assessment due at the end of Week 12. It is expected you will use the resources provided in lectures and the prescribed textbook. This assessment includes multiple choice questions, short answer questions, matching exercises and drawings.

Your practical safety and competence in intra-oral and extra-oral dental radiography will be examined through practical demonstration by each student to the examiner during Week 12.

It is mandatory to pass both the online assessment and practical assessment to pass ORAL12002 overall.

For the online assessment, a minimum mark of 60% is required to pass this component. 

The practical assessment criteria is aligned to the practical steps and components of taking radiographs eg infection control, using film holders, patient positioning, safe radiation practices. It is mandatory to pass all criteria of the practical assessment to pass this component. If you do not pass on your first sitting, you will be given a supplementary assessment within a week. if you do not pass the supplementary assessment, you will be unable to pass ORAL12002. 

Prior to each simulation session, you will complete a multiple-choice online quiz related to the learning material for that session.

In Week 12, you will complete an online short-answer quiz.

You must complete each quiz in a limited time within the quiz open period. Your attempt for each quiz will be submitted automatically, but no more questions can be answered once the time limit expires.

To prepare for this assessment you can study the learning resources for the relevant quiz.

The results from these quizzes are aggregated to become a mark out of 70% for this assessment task.

If you are unable to complete the quiz by the due date, you must apply for an extension before the due date.

You will be assessed on your competence through quizzes that consist of multiple choice or short answer questions. Each quiz will be based on the linked content.