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 in ORAL13001.  

• 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. 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.

Please be aware that the teaching team will read your weekly reflections. This is used to triangulate data from ORAS to monitor your performance throughout the term. You will not be provided detailed feedback on your reflections as feedback is provided at the time of the student-client interaction.  Additionally, reflections are very personal, and this is why they are not given a quantitative grade, nor the level of feedback that would be expected of a quantitative grade.

It is important that you use your reflections to reflect on your own learning. If you have concerns regarding the performance of another student or a supervisor, please use other forms of communication. 

The assessment criteria for the self-reflective practice.

The clinical experiences in ORAL13001 are to consolidate, apply and extend the theory learned in lectures and practical sessions during years 1, 2, and 3 of the course (CB29 - Bachelor Oral Health). Specific hours are determined by each placement site but generally, you are required to be on clinical placement from 8am to 5pm 4 days per week.

The placement site may include

• CQUniversity Oral Health Clinic
• SACCR at CQUniversity Health Clinic
• Residential Care Facilities
• Oral Health Education at childcare centres, schools, community health centres and community groups
• Private Hospitals
• 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).

There are a number of components in the Professional Practice Placement. Each component must be passed in order to pass the assessment.

Component 1 Safety Audit Task:

This task is scheduled to be completed by the end of the compulsory 2-week intensive prior to the commencement of Term 1. This task is to ensure public safety in clinical procedures prior to re-entering the clinical environment in the third year. Over four sessions, students are to complete a series of tasks:

• Fissure Sealants
• Class I, II, III and V cavity preparation and adhesive restorations in primary and permanent teeth
• Deciduous tooth extraction
• Pulpotomy
• Stainless Steel Crowns
• Hygiene Instrumentation
• Radiation Safety (RSPP) obligations and technique revision

Students are to get photos taken after cavity preparation, prior to restoration placement (ensure students name is on a piece of paper in the image). Tasks that 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.

You may be given the opportunity to re-attempt the safety audit under the following conditions:

• A maximum of two cavity preparations and/or restorations are unsatisfactory
• Note that no re-attempt is possible for the hygiene component, as it is expected that you maintain your debridement skills at home over Term 3 when you transition from second to third year
• Note that only one opportunity to do a re-attempt will be given

If you do not pass the safety audit, you will be unable to continue clinical practice in ORAL13001.

Component 2 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:

1. Achieve a minimum score of Competent (2) in no less than 90% of the total number of student-client interaction assessments.
2. Achieve an average minimum score of Competent (2) in each procedural category. Procedure categories are examinations, hygiene, and restorative procedures.

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 before you can progress to new learning or participate in subsequent learning activities.

If you achieve a minimum score of Competent (2) in 87-90% of all student-client interactions, you will be offered a re-attempt:

• Five 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 Competent (2) in ALL five 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 ORAL13001.
• If you achieve a minimum score of Competent (2) in 90% of all student-client interactions, however, you do not achieve an average minimum score of Competent (2) in one procedural category, you will be offered a re-attempt as per the conditions above. The five additional student-client interactions will be offered in the procedural category you did not achieve.

If you achieve a minimum score of Competent (2) in 90% of all student-client interactions, however, you do not achieve an average minimum score of Competent (2) in more than one procedural category, you will NOT be offered a re-attempt.

Patient Safety 

If there is a breach of patient safety, a student may be removed from patient contact and be required to undertake remediation.  The student must then pass a safety audit prior to re-entering the clinical environment. 

If you do not pass the safety audit, you will be unable to return to operative clinical practice. Therefore, you will not be able to meet the learning outcomes for ORAL13001 and will receive a failing grade for the unit. There is no opportunity for a re-attempt. This will mean you will need to reattempt the unit at the next offering and that your graduation will be delayed.  

Component 3 Attendance:

Full attendance at the 2 week intensive sessions, held prior to university official commencement is compulsory. If attendance requirements for the compulsory 2 week intensive are not met, you will be unable to proceed into term 1 clinical placement.

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

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

In this assessment you will prepare and submit a recorded presentation. You will then present to an assessment panel to discuss your case study and answer a series of questions.

There are two steps to this assessment.

Step 1: Case Presentation Preparation and Slide Upload

With the support of a PowerPoint presentation, you will be required to present a case presentation for either a child, adolescent, or adult patient who has presented with soft tissue pathology (periodontitis) and/or hard tissue pathology (dental caries) and/or a medical condition which may or may not impede on the treatment you can provide.

Ideally, this should be a patient whom you have provided dental treatment during your ORAL13001 clinical placement. If you have unable to find a case study that meets the criteria, you may select a patient whom you treated during second year. If you need to use a second-year patient, you must submit a request to the unit coordinator via email.

You are required to present your findings and treatment plan including justification on your disease risk assessment, prognosis, diagnosis and treatment plan. Your treatment plan must include the determinants of oral health for your patient, i.e. consideration of the social and cognitive abilities of the patient, in particular, you need to relate this to how in-clinic and at-home treatment and preventive strategies are planned and managed. You are also required to reflect on your case study. Refer to the rubric and the sample case study structure to guide your presentation.

The patient case study must be de-identified and include clinical documentation such as clinical photos, radiographs, and further investigation results if appropriate. Failure to comply with de-identifying the patient is in breach of patient privacy and will result in a fail grade for this assessment. Your first slide must include a declaration stating that you accessed the dental records in accordance with CQUniversity and clinical placement site protocols.

You will record your presentation, including video, using a PowerPoint presentation. Recordings may be lightly edited for clarity but must not be sped up or altered in a way that affects cohesiveness. It is expected that you engage with and look at the examiners - reading from large notes with little or no eye contact is unacceptable. Speaker notes should be included which provide a script for your presentation. Include the recorded presentation share link in the speaker notes of your first slide.

By the assessment due date (11.59 pm Monday 9th June 2025), you must:

• Upload your PowerPoint presentation with comprehensive speaker notes to Moodle. Include the recorded presentation share link in the speaker notes of your first slide.
  Upload your recorded presentation to Google Drive and share it with the Unit Coordinator and Assessors.

Step 2: Case Presentation Assessment Panel

On either Monday 16th June or Tuesday 17th June 2025 you will be allocated by the unit coordinator a time to meet with the assessment panel.   This is an opportunity for the assessors to question you on a selection of clinical content relevant to oral health therapy practice but not limited to the case you have presented. The panel will consist of two CQUniversity academics / clinical supervisors. This Term 1 assessment task will assist you in preparing for the Term 2 assessment.

The learning objectives of this assessment are:

1. Critically appraise published scientific literature and apply the relevant knowledge to oral health practice
   Apply entry-level proficiencies in all scopes of oral health therapy practice with an emphasis on prevention skills in performing an extensive range of treatment and preventive procedures within the scope of the oral health practitioner
   Assess and implement critical preventive strategies for high need communities including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities be able to demonstrate entry-level skill in working cooperatively with dental and allied health care professionals to meet the holistic needs of the patient
   Apply advanced educational, preventative and therapeutic oral health care
   Consistently demonstrate clinical proficiency in all areas of oral health practice
   Demonstrate professional behaviour and attitudes at a level ready to be registered as a health professional in all learning environments including the patient and simulation clinics.

Online Submission: The PowerPoint and recording documents must be uploaded on Moodle with the following file name (FULL NAME CS ORAL13001) eg. Karen Smart CS ORAL13001 and the recording shared with the Unit Coordinators and Assessors on Google Drive.

Referencing: References will be both in-text and in a reference list at the end of the PowerPoint presentation. https://www.cqu.edu.au/student-life/services-and-facilities/referencing/cquniversity-referencing-guides. They must cover all aspects of oral care provided in relation to the points made above. You may use Harvard or APA referencing however your referencing must remain consistent throughout. 

Questions and Comments: At the end of your presentation, you will be asked a short series of clinical questions by a panel of assessors. They will also comment on what you have said and how you have presented the case presentation.

Assistance: For assistance with this task, please look at the information available on the Academic Learning Centre’s website – http://www.cqu.edu.au/about-us/service-and-facilities/academic-learning-centre

The assessment criteria are defined on the rubric below this will be completed based on the oral presentation.

• You are allowed one attempt only at each summative online quiz and the quiz must be completed within the allocated time frame
• Open attempts are submitted automatically. This means that if you have technical difficulties, it will save any questions you have already answered
• No more questions can be answered once the time limit expires or when the test closes
• Answers to the online test questions must be your own work as per CQUniversity Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure and specifically you should not use generative AI to answer the questions either in part or fully.  Any identified cases of potential collusion will result in a breach of academic integrity case being raised.

There are a number of support and technology mechanisms of which you need to be aware.

• If you experience any technical difficulties accessing or during the in-class test, please contact TASAC (Moodle assistance option) on 1300 666 620
• Notify the unit coordinator as soon as physically possible (same day) with details of the technical issues. If you are able, take a screenshot of any error message received and include that in your email to the unit coordinator
• If you are unable to undertake the online quiz at the set 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

One week after the closure of each quiz, please contact the unit coordinator if you would like to arrange a 10-minute individual quiz feedback session.

The online quiz/zes will assess the integration of knowledge, skills and experience in oral health clinical practice.  The quiz/zes will consist of multiple-choice, short answer questions that require a paragraph or short answers to a list of questions relating to one topic and case studies.