Overview
In this unit you will translate and integrate knowledge and skills learnt in Years 1 and 2 into the clinical setting through work-integrated learning clinical practice. You will study the clinical implications of diagnostic radiography and pharmacology in oral health practice. You will have the opportunity to practise and further develop competency in a range of skills including patient assessment, hygiene, restorative, radiography and other dental procedures. On completion of this unit, you will be able to demonstrate higher level clinical judgment and practical skills in the diagnosis and treatment of dental conditions in patients across the lifespan. You will be able to communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms utilising appropriate interpersonal and team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prereq: ORAL12003 Oral Hlth Clinical Prac 1; AND ORAL12001 Oral Hlth Disease Prevention & Management; AND ORAL12002 Oral Hlth Pre Clinical Prac 1; AND ALLH12006 Evidence Based Practice for Health Professionals Coreq: ORAL12004 Orthodontics, Prosthodontics & Pharm; AND ORAL12005 Oral Hlth Pre Clinical Prac 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 - 2023
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 Student Unit Teaching Evaluation
Students indicated they would have benefited from face to face lectures for this unit.
It is recommended that the students are aware this is predominately a work-integrated learning unit and a weekly tutorial is scheduled to discuss applying knowledge and skills in the clinical environment.
Feedback from Teaching team, students
There is a good variety of work-integrated learning experiences in this clinical unit that students found beneficial to their learning.
It is recommended the variety of clinical placements on and off campus be continued in 2023.
Feedback from Teaching team, students
The self-paced theory content should be updated with newer technology.
It is recommended to assess and explore what technology is available to better deliver self-paced content.
- Discuss the theoretical basis of oral health practice and dental procedures for the diagnosis, prevention and management of oral diseases
- Integrate patient history taking, dental examination, dental radiography, screening for oral pathologies and risk assessment for patients in a clinical environment, including identification of patients who require referral for care outside of 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
- Integrate knowledge of basic pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapy of the major classes of drugs used in dental treatment and drugs taken by children, adolescents and adult patients, relative to oral complications and alterations in dental management
- Advocate for, and promote, oral health to individuals and groups across diverse community settings in a variety of formats
- Recognise and act upon the legal, ethical and safeguarding issues involving dental practitioners and patients as defined by the relevant professional and regulatory bodies in Australia and overseas
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 - Professional Practice Placement - 0% | ||||||
2 - Reflective Practice Assignment - 0% | ||||||
3 - In-class Test(s) - 50% | ||||||
4 - Online Quiz(zes) - 50% |
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 |
Textbooks
Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist
Edition: 8th (2019)
Authors: Elena Bablenis Haveles
Mosby Elsevier
St Louis St Louis , Missouri , USA
ISBN: 978-0-323-17111-3
Binding: eBook
Mosby's Dental Drug Reference
Edition: 13th (2021)
Authors: Arthur Jeske
Mosby
St, Louis St, Louis , Missouri , USA
ISBN: 9780323779364
Binding: eBook
Therapeutic Guidelines Oral and Dental
Edition: Version 3 (2019)
Authors: Oral and Dental Expert Group
Therapeutic Guidelines Limited
Melbourne Melbourne , Victoria , Australia
Binding: eBook
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Webcam and headset for on-line sessions.
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
k.a.hennessy@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Diagnostic Radiography:
- Introduction to Radiographic Diagnosis
- Periodontal Tissues, Periodontal Disease and Implants
Work-Based Learning:
Clinical sessions providing diagnostic, prevention and management of oral diseases
Tutorial:
Yarning circle to integrate theoretical and clinical learnings
Chapter
Whaites, E., & Drage, N. (2013). Essentials of dental radiography and radiology 5th ed., Chapter 19, 22, 23. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly Personal Reflective Blog Submission
Module/Topic
Lecture:
- Assessing Restorations
- Assessing for Dental Caries
Work-Based Learning:
Clinical sessions providing diagnostic, prevention and management of oral diseases
Tutorial:
Yarning circle to integrate theoretical and clinical learnings
Chapter
Whaites, E., & Drage, N. (2013). Essentials of dental radiography and radiology 5th ed., Chapter 20. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly Personal Reflective Blog Submission
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Diagnostic Radiography:- The Periapical Tissues
- Developmental Abnormalities
Work-Based Learning:
Clinical sessions providing diagnostic, prevention and management of oral diseases
Tutorial:
Yarning circle to integrate theoretical and clinical learnings
Chapter
Whaites, E., & Drage, N. (2013). Essentials of dental radiography and radiology 5th ed., Chapter 21, 24, 25. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone Elsevier.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly Personal Reflective Blog Submission
Module/Topic
No content due to ORAL12004 intensive
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Online Test Part A (25%) 1am Thu 27 July 2023 - 11.55pm Sun 06 Aug 2023
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Pharmacology- General principles of pharmacology
- Pharmacodynamics
- Pharmacokinetics
- Routes of administration
- Adverse Drug Effects
- Drug legislation and information sources
Work-Based Learning:
Clinical sessions providing diagnostic, prevention and management of oral diseases
Tutorial:
Yarning circle to integrate theoretical and clinical learnings
Chapter
Haveles, E.B. (2016) Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 7th Ed. Chapter 1-3,9, Mosby Elsevier.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly Personal Reflective Blog Submission
Module/Topic
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Pharmacology:
- Drugs with the potential to alter dental treatment
Work-Based Learning:
Clinical sessions providing diagnostic, prevention and management of oral diseases
Tutorial:
Yarning circle to integrate theoretical and clinical learnings
Chapter
Haveles, E.B. (2016) Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 7th Ed. Chapter 1-3,9, Mosby Elsevier.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly Personal Reflective Blog Submission
Module/Topic
No lecture or tutorial
Work-Based Learning:
Clinical sessions providing diagnostic, prevention and management of oral diseases
Chapter
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly Personal Reflective Blog Submission
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Pharmacology - Drugs used in Dentistry
- Autonomic drugs
- Non-opioid and opioid analgesics
- Anti-microbials
- Fluoride
Work-Based Learning:
Clinical sessions providing diagnostic, prevention and management of oral diseases
Tutorial:
Yarning circle to integrate theoretical and clinical learnings
Chapter
Haveles, E.B. (2016) Applied Pharmacology for the Dental Hygienist, 7th Ed. Chapter 4-8, Mosby Elsevier.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly Personal Reflective Blog Submission
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Impact of Periodontitis on Systemic Health
Work-Based Learning:
Clinical sessions providing diagnostic, prevention and management of oral diseases
Tutorial:
Yarning circle to integrate theoretical and clinical learnings
Chapter
Gehrig, J., Shin, D. E., & Willmann, D. (2020). Foundations of Periodontics for the Dental Hygienist 5th ed., Chapter 34. Philadelphia: Wolters-Kluwer.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly Personal Reflective Blog Submission
Module/Topic
Lecture:
- Understanding Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity
- Revision
Work-Based Learning:
Clinical sessions providing diagnostic, prevention and management of oral diseases
Tutorial:
Yarning circle to integrate theoretical and clinical learnings
Chapter
Be Different Online Learning Module
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly Personal Reflective Blog Submission
Online Test Part B (25%) 1am Thu 21 Sep 2023 - 11.55pm Mon 25 Sep 2023
Module/Topic
Lecture:
Revision
Work-Based Learning:
Clinical sessions providing diagnostic, prevention and management of oral diseases
Tutorial:
Yarning circle for revision
Chapter
See Moodle resources
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly Personal Reflective Blog Submission
Module/Topic
No lecture or tutorial
Work-Based Learning:
Clinical sessions providing diagnostic, prevention and management of oral diseases
Chapter
See Moodle resources
Events and Submissions/Topic
Weekly Personal Reflective Blog Submission
Station-Based Assessment Due: Week 12 Tuesday (3 Oct 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Clinical Attire in the Oral Health Clinics and External Placement sites: All students are required to wear their oral health polo plus an outer protective garment - theatre gowns are required for this purpose and gowns will be provided at Queensland Health placements. The outer protective garment (theatre gown) must be placed in a plastic bag after the session or day and washed appropriately. All garments must be freshly laundered and ironed. The outer protective garment (theatre gown) cannot be worn in the Oral Health Prosthetic Laboratory or Simulation Laboratory. All students must wear black long pants and low-heeled closed-in shoes, their protective eyewear, have their hair tied back and wear no jewellery on their hands or arms. A student can be sent home if the clinical attire is not adequate.
Laboratory Attire in the Oral Health Simulation and Prosthetic Laboratories: All students are required to wear their oral health polo plus an outer protective garment - short laboratory tops or jackets are required for this purpose. The outer protective garment (short laboratory top or jacket) must be placed in a plastic bag after the session or day and washed appropriately. All garments must be freshly laundered and ironed. The outer protective garment (short laboratory top or jacket) cannot be worn in Oral Health Clinics. All students must black long pants and low-heeled closed-in shoes, their protective eyewear, have their hair tied back and wear no jewellery on their hands or arms. A student can be sent home if the laboratory attire is not adequate.
Workplace Health and Safety: Students must abide by infection control policies, guidelines and procedures at each clinical placement. All mandatory requirements for clinical practice must be met before and during the term. Failure to comply will lead to withdrawal from the clinical placements and failure in the Unit.
Clinical Resources: the student is responsible for providing: All students are responsible for the purchase of additional resources such as specialised face shields, plastic tubs for carrying personal items in the CQUniversity Oral Health Clinic, and typodont teeth to complete simulation activities whilst on clinical placement during the term.
1 Professional Practice Placement
Conditions: This is a Pass/Fail assessment.
There are four 3 hour clinical practice sessions per week. Clinical practice will consolidate, apply and extend the theory learnt throughout your Bachelor of Oral Health course.
Placement sites may include:
- CQUniversity Oral Health Clinic
- SACCR at CQUniversity Health Clinic
- Residential Care Facilities
- Oral Health Education at community groups, childcare centres, schools and community health centres.
- Private Hosptials
- Private Dental Clinics
- Specialist Dental Clinics
- Public Health Districts
A list of contacts and placement site addresses is at the bottom of the Google Drive Student Roster (link on unit Moodle page).
Week 12 Friday (6 Oct 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
Tasks are ongoing throughout the term and will be completed by the end of Week 12.
Results will returned to students with end of unit results, however feedback will be ongoing.
Component 1 Clinical Performance:
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).
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.
If you achieve a minimum average score of 1.8-1.99, you will be offered a re-attempt:
- Three additional student-client interactions will be offered on a mutually agreeable day.
- This task is to be completed no later than one week before the release of grades.
- You must achieve an average minimum score of 2 in ALL three student-client interactions.
- These additional sessions will be offered at the CQUniversity Oral Health Clinic based in Rockhampton. It is your responsibility to arrange transport and accommodation if needed to attend these additional sessions.
- 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 ORAL12003.
Component 2 Attendance:
Attendance at clinical placements is compulsory. You are required to attend a minimum of 95% of rostered clinical placement days. This allows you approximately 2 days of absence without penalty. Absences are required to be supported with a medical certificate or negotiated with the Unit Coordinator/s in advance. Absences are to be made up at operational convenience.
A pass for satisfactory attendance is defined as maintaining and fulfilling the 95% 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/s (via email), Libby Warlow (via phone/text).
If you require an extension for this assessment please refer to the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
No submission method provided.
- Integrate patient history taking, dental examination, dental radiography, screening for oral pathologies and risk assessment for patients in a clinical environment, including identification of patients who require referral for care outside of 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
- Integrate knowledge of basic pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapy of the major classes of drugs used in dental treatment and drugs taken by children, adolescents and adult patients, relative to oral complications and alterations in dental management
- Advocate for, and promote, oral health to individuals and groups across diverse community settings in a variety of formats
- Recognise and act upon the legal, ethical and safeguarding issues involving dental practitioners and patients as defined by the relevant professional and regulatory bodies in Australia and overseas
2 Reflective Practice Assignment
Self-reflection is an important practice for personal and professional development. You will be required to write daily self-reflective entries in your ePortfolio based on your work-integrated learning experiences (clinic).
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Include a brief summary of procedures OR A brief summary of placement.
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Which procedures were performed well? OR Expectation of learning on the placement.
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What procedures could be improved? OR What did you learn today on placement?
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Strategies for improvement OR Strategies to enhance learning on placement.
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What did I learn today?
The completion of the personal reflective blog is a compulsory assessment, and each entry must be completed to a satisfactory standard. A separate reflection entry for each placement day is to be recorded. Reflections must be submitted by midnight each Sunday at the end of each week you are rostered at a work-integrated learning placement. For example, if you are in clinic Monday and Friday in Week 8, you are to write an entry for Wednesday and a separate entry for Friday. Entries must be completed for every placement day, including DA and FTAs. All are to be submitted by midnight Sunday at the end of Week 8.
Reflections must be submitted by midnight each Sunday for the previous week you are rostered at a work-integrated learning placement.
Results will be returned with end of term grades, however feedback will be ongoing.
No submission method provided.
- Recognise and act upon the legal, ethical and safeguarding issues involving dental practitioners and patients as defined by the relevant professional and regulatory bodies in Australia and overseas
3 In-class Test(s)
In this assessment, clinically-based questions and activities will be drawn from all learning materials in ORAL12006 (Lectures, Tutorials, Textbooks, Readings and Clinical experiences) in order for the student to be able to demonstrate a comprehensive and deep understanding of the area of enquiry.
This assessment consists of stations set up around the room, each with a set of questions and/or activities that must be answered within a set time period. After the time period has lapsed, you will rotate to the next station and repeat this until you have been to all stations.
There will be a maximum of one (1) student per station at a time. This assessment is closed book so the only things you will be allowed to have on you are pens (black ink only).
Week 12 Tuesday (3 Oct 2023) 11:45 pm AEST
During the rostered clinical sessions
Results will be returned with end of term grades.
Critical thinking and application of learnt basic clinical concepts into real life situations.
No submission method provided.
- Discuss the theoretical basis of oral health practice and dental procedures for the diagnosis, prevention and management of oral diseases
- Integrate patient history taking, dental examination, dental radiography, screening for oral pathologies and risk assessment for patients in a clinical environment, including identification of patients who require referral for care outside of 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
- Advocate for, and promote, oral health to individuals and groups across diverse community settings in a variety of formats
4 Online Quiz(zes)
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 weeks.
The results from these quizzes are combined towards the 50% weighting 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.
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Part A: Sun 06 Aug 2023; Part B: Mon 25 Sep 2023
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.
- Discuss the theoretical basis of oral health practice and dental procedures for the diagnosis, prevention and management of oral diseases
- Integrate knowledge of basic pharmacokinetics and pharmacotherapy of the major classes of drugs used in dental treatment and drugs taken by children, adolescents and adult patients, relative to oral complications and alterations in dental management
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.