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).
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).
Procedure relating to ORAS omissions or errors:
Students are responsible for checking ORAS daily. If there are any errors or omissions, they should contact the clinical assessor within 2 working days. If the clinical assessor does not resolve the issue within a further 2 working days, the student should contact the unit coordinator.
To maintain academic integrity, modifications or additions after more than 5 working days will not be considered.
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).
Your reflections over the course of the term must cover the full range of topics. The range of topics for your self-reflection could be:
- pre-clinical / clinical reflections, and
- communication, teamwork and professionalism reflections
Please ensure you structure your reflections with headings. What to include in your daily reflections:
- Link to ORAS sheet/s (copy and paste in the whole link.)
- Areas scored 0 or 1: <detail which criteria you had a score of 0 or 1 in. Or write N if there weren't any>
- Include a brief summary of procedures OR a brief summary of placement.
- Which procedures were performed well? OR Expectation of learning on the placement.
- What procedures could be improved? OR What did you learn today on placement?
- Strategies for improvement OR Strategies to enhance learning on placement.
- 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.
There are two places you are to enter your reflective blog.
1. ePortfolio: Firstly, in your ePortfolio, complete a separate reflection entry for each placement day. Entries must be completed for every placement day, including DA and FTAs.
2. Moodle Submission: Then at the end of the week, copy these entries into the Moodle submission for the week eg "Week 1 Reflective Blog Entry". NOTE: There is no need to copy these onto and upload a word document. You can simply copy and paste directly into the Moodle assignment. These Moodle Submissions are due by 11.59pm Sunday night each week. A reviewer will view these each week on Moodle and assign a satisfactory/unsatisfactory for each week.
At the end of the term, there will be a final check of your submissions on your ePortfolio to ensure all assessment criteria have been met.
Reflections must be submitted by midnight each Sunday at the end of each week you are rostered at a work-integrated learning placement.
Results will be returned with end of term grades, however feedback will be ongoing.
- 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). You will be given an answer booklet in which to write your responses to the exam questions. At the end of the assessment, your answer booklet must be returned to the assessor. The In-Class Test is closed book, so the only items you will be allowed to have on you are pens (black ink only) and your answer booklet. Only those answers that have been written in your answer booklet will be marked.
If you are unable to undertake the In-class Test at the set location, time and date you will need to apply for an extension in Moodle (in the support area on the top of the page) and supply supporting documentation as per normal extension requests.
Week 12 Thursday (3 Oct 2024) 5:00 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.
- 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 In-class Test(s)
In the first week of the exam period, you will complete an in class short-answer assessment. This is a short answer assessment relating to all lecture/tutorial content from the entire term. You will have 3 hours to complete the assessment.
You will be given an answer booklet in which to write your responses to the exam questions. At the end of the assessment, your answer booklet must be returned to the assessor. The In-Class Test is closed book, so the only items you will be allowed to have on you are pens (black ink only) and your answer booklet. Only those answers that have been written in your answer booklet will be marked.
NOTE: You are also able to bring your own noise-cancelling head/earphones if you prefer.
If you are unable to undertake the In-class Test at the set location, time and date you will need to apply for an extension in Moodle (in the support area on the top of the page) and supply supporting documentation as per normal extension requests.
Review/Exam Week Tuesday (8 Oct 2024) 9:00 am AEST
Results will be returned with end of term grades.
Critical thinking and application of the theoretical basis of oral health practice and dental procedures for the diagnosis, prevention and management of oral diseases.
- 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.
What can you do to act with integrity?
