Overview
In this unit you will gain theoretical knowledge in hygiene, periodontal, restorative and other dental procedures. You will translate the knowledge and skills learnt in this unit, as well as pre-requisite and co-requisite units covered in the course, and integrate them in a clinical setting. On completion of this unit, you will be able to demonstrate clinical judgment and practical skills in the diagnosis and treatment of dental conditions in adults. You must comply with clinical policies and procedures while undertaking clinical practice. You will be able to communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms utilising appropriate interpersonal / team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours. You will be required to attend a two-week compulsory intensive program immediately prior to the commencement of Term 1.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisites: ORAL11001 Introduction to Oral Health Therapy and BIOH11005 Introductory Anatomy and Physiology and ESSC11004 Study and Research Skills for Health Science and SCIE11022 Introductory Science and MEDI11004 Professional Practice and BIOH11006 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology and ORAL11002 Oral Anatomy and Physiology and ORAL11003 Oral Pathology and Diagnosis and Co-requisites: ORAL12002 Oral Health Pre Clinical Practice 1 and ORAL12001 Oral Disease Prevention and Management
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 - 2017
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 Moodle Course Evaluation, Self-reflection and Staff Feedback
Improve calibration of supervisors.
Improvement in marking matrices. Improved supervisor training. Improved moderation.
Assessment rubrics improved. Supervisor training increased. Better moderation.
- Discuss the theoretical basis of oral health practice and dental procedures for the diagnosis, prevention and management of oral diseases.
- Perform medical and dental history taking, dental examination and risk assessment for adult patients in a clinical environment, including identification of patients who require referral for care outside one's scope of practice.
- Carry out dental procedures including impression-taking, the fabrication of study models, whitening treatments and preventative treatments.
- Diagnose, prevent and manage non-carious tooth structure loss, dental caries (including root caries) and periodontal diseases in a clinical environment.
- Communicate information regarding oral health.
- Demonstrate 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 | |||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
1 - Practical Assessment - 0% | ||||||
2 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | ||||||
3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 0% | ||||||
4 - Examination - 60% |
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||||
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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 | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 - Practical Assessment - 0% | ||||||||||
2 - In-class Test(s) - 40% | ||||||||||
3 - Practical and Written Assessment - 0% | ||||||||||
4 - Examination - 60% |
Textbooks
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: Paperback
Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry
Edition: Fourth (2013)
Authors: Thomas J. Hilton; Jack L. Ferracane; James Broome
Quintessence
Carol Stream Carol Stream , Illionis , USA
ISBN: 978-0-86715-528-0, 9780867155280
Binding: Hardcover
Additional Textbook Information
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing styles below:
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
k.a.hennessy@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Occupational Health and Safety
Infection Control
Clinical Protocols
The Periodontium in Health and Disease
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Including lectures held in 2 week intensive 20 Feb - 03 Mar 2017
Module/Topic
Tobacco
Non-Surgical Periodontal Therapy
Chemical Agents
Minimum Intervention Dentistry
Introduction to Operative Dentistry
Chapter
Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist, 4th edition: Jill S. Gehrig and Donald E. Willmann Chapters 18, 22, 25
Minimum intervention dentistry principles and objectives: LJ Walsh, AM Brostek. Australian Dental Journal 2013; 58:(1 Suppl): 3-16 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/adj.12045/epdf
Summitt’s Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry, 4th edition: Thomas J. Hilton; Jack L. Ferracane; James Broome 2, 7
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Instrumentation
Fissure Sealants
Management of Extrinsic and Intrinsic Stains
Chapter
Summitt’s Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry, 4th edition: Thomas J. Hilton; Jack L. Ferracane; James Broome 7, 11, 16
Dental Hygiene: Theory and Practice By Michele Leonardi Darby and Margaret Walsh Chapter 29, 34, 38
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
ADA Codes
Medical Emergencies in Dental Practice
Chapter
ADA Australian Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary Eleventh Edition
Therapeutic Guidelines: Oral and Dental Version 2
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Physical and Mechanical Properties of Dental Materials
Adhesion to Enamel and Dentine
Adhesive Restorations
Chapter
Summitt’s Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry, 4th edition: Thomas J. Hilton; Jack L. Ferracane; James Broome Chapter 9 and 14
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Contouring and Polishing Restorations
Class II restorations
Non-Carious Tooth Wear
Dentinal Hypersensitivity
Chapter
Summitt’s Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry, 4th edition: Thomas J. Hilton; Jack L. Ferracane; James Broome Chapter 11, 12, 15
Dental Hygiene: Theory and Practice By Michele Leonardi Darby and Margaret Walsh Chapter 39
The role of erosion in toothwear : aetiology, prevention and management. International Dental Journal (2005) 55, 277-284 DW Bartlett
Events and Submissions/Topic
Pre-clinical Online Quiz - Due Sunday (opens 7AM Saturday 15 April and closes 11.45PM Sun 23 April)
Practical Assessment - Barrier Exam Due: Week 6 Friday (21 Apr 2017) 6:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Class V Restorations
Class III Restorations
Class I Restorations
Chapter
Summitt’s Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry, 4th edition: Thomas J. Hilton; Jack L. Ferracane; James Broome Chapter 10, 11, 12, 15
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Class IV Restorations
Root Caries
Pulpal Considerations
Chapter
Summitt’s Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry, 4th edition: Thomas J. Hilton; Jack L. Ferracane; James Broome Chapter 6, 10, 12, 13
Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist, 4th edition: Jill S. Gehrig and Donald E. Willmann Chapters 30
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Amalgam
Tooth Whitening
Oral Appliances
Chapter
Summitt’s Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry, 4th edition: Thomas J. Hilton; Jack L. Ferracane; James Broome Chapter 12, 16
Dental Hygiene: Theory and Practice By Michele Leonardi Darby and Margaret Walsh Chapter 29, 37
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Temporary Restorations and Gingival Retraction Cord
Introduction to LA technique
Dental Impressions
Chapter
Handbook of Local Anaesthesia 6th ed. By Stanley F. Malamed Ch 11-14
Dental Hygiene: Theory and Practice 4th ed. By Michele Leonardi Darby and Margaret Walsh Ch 37Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Periodontal Maintenance
Chapter
Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist, 4th edition: Jill S. Gehrig and Donald E. Willmann Chapters 30
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Combined tutorial for ORAL12001 and ORAL12003
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Practical and Written Assessment Due: Week 12 Friday (2 June 2017) 6:00 pm AEST
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Dr Kelly Waters
Building 14 Room 1.19
CQUniversity Oral Health Clinic
Berrill Lane NORTH ROCKHAMPTON QLD 4702
Tel: 0428 521 361
Email: k.waters@cqu.edu.au
Other contacts:
Ms Karen Smart
0411 437 901
Uniform and clinical attire:
All students are to comply with clinical and uniform requirements of the oral health clinic as promulgated.
1 Practical Assessment
Students will undergo a barrier exam in Week 6.
The barrier exam is an assessment of your basic hygiene clinical skills to ensure you are safe to commence treatment on patients from the general public.
It is mandatory to pass this assessment to pass ORAL12003 overall. If you do not pass on your first sitting, you will be given a supplementary examination within a week. If you do not pass the supplementary examination, you will be unable to continue clinical practice in ORAL12003.
Week 6 Friday (21 Apr 2017) 6:00 pm AEST
Marks will be deducted at a penalty of 5% or equivalent of the total available marks for the assessment for each calendar day (full or part) it is overdue.
Week 7 Friday (28 Apr 2017)
You must pass this assessment task in order to pass the course overall.
An assessment rubric for evaluation of student performance of procedures is provided in the clinical workbook.
- Perform medical and dental history taking, dental examination and risk assessment for adult patients in a clinical environment, including identification of patients who require referral for care outside one's scope of practice.
- Diagnose, prevent and manage non-carious tooth structure loss, dental caries (including root caries) and periodontal diseases in a clinical environment.
- Communicate information regarding oral health.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
2 In-class Test(s)
A number of stations will be set out in this test to assess clinical knowledge. Students will have a time limit for each station in which to answer a question or identify the item. Questions may be short answer or multiple choice.
Week 12 Friday (2 June 2017) 6:00 pm AEST
You must pass this assessment task in order to pass the course overall.
Results will returned to students with end of term results.
Critical thinking and application of learnt basic clinical concepts into real life situations.
- Discuss the theoretical basis of oral health practice and dental procedures for the diagnosis, prevention and management of oral diseases.
- Perform medical and dental history taking, dental examination and risk assessment for adult patients in a clinical environment, including identification of patients who require referral for care outside one's scope of practice.
- Carry out dental procedures including impression-taking, the fabrication of study models, whitening treatments and preventative treatments.
- Diagnose, prevent and manage non-carious tooth structure loss, dental caries (including root caries) and periodontal diseases in a clinical environment.
- Communicate information regarding oral health.
- Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal / team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
3 Practical and Written Assessment
Three components:
Pre-clinical Online Quiz:
This is an online quiz in Week 6. There are multiple choice questions on learnings from: Periodontal Examination; Jan Egelberg and Anita Badersten
The online examination is pass/fail, and as such you are required to pass it to pass ORAL12003. A pass grade is 60%.
You have 2 online attempts, but at least 24 hours must pass between each attempt. If after 2 attempts, you do not pass, you will be unable to proceed with ORAL12003.
The quiz will open 7AM Saturday 15 April and close 11.45PM Sun 23 April.
Clinical Practical Component:
In each clinical and laboratory session, you are required to complete exercises. These exercises are designed to consolidate, apply and extend the theory learnt in lectures into clinical practice. All activities are graded by the supervisor using criterion-referenced assessment rubrics. A pass grade is 60%.
Clinical Written Component:
Self-reflection is an important practice for personal and professional development. You will be required to write in a self-reflective journal based on your practical experiences. This journal will be graded by a supervisor. A pass grade is 60%.
Week 12 Friday (2 June 2017) 6:00 pm AEST
Marks will be deducted at a penalty of 5% or equivalent of the total available marks for the assessment for each calendar day (full or part) it is overdue.
Results will be added to final assessments.
You must obtain at least 60% in this assessment task in order to pass the course overall.
There is an assessment rubric for evaluation of student performance provided in the workbooks.
- Perform medical and dental history taking, dental examination and risk assessment for adult patients in a clinical environment, including identification of patients who require referral for care outside one's scope of practice.
- Carry out dental procedures including impression-taking, the fabrication of study models, whitening treatments and preventative treatments.
- Diagnose, prevent and manage non-carious tooth structure loss, dental caries (including root caries) and periodontal diseases in a clinical environment.
- Communicate information regarding oral health.
- Demonstrate 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
Dictionary - non-electronic, concise, direct translation only (dictionary must not contain any notes or comments).
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.