This unit covers key topics which are foundations for preclinical and clinical study in the Oral Health Therapy Course. You will study morphology and development of teeth, basic occlusion and microscopic anatomy of oral structures including oral mucosa, alveolar processes, salivary glands and tissues of the periodontium. You will study distinct features and traits of teeth, in primary and permanent dentitions. This will enable you to identify and examine teeth, as well as develop an awareness of root morphology required for primary tooth extractions and periodontal treatment for the adult dentition. You will study the normal process of eruption and exfoliation and developmental stages to enable you to identify abnormalities in the eruption sequence. The study of dental morphology and occlusion will also provide you with an understanding of tooth shape and function which applies to the restoration of natural tooth form. Throughout this unit you will familiarise yourself with the appearance of oral structures in dental radiographs. The knowledge gained from this unit will support your study of dental caries, periodontal disease and oral mucosal diseases within ORAL11003 Oral Pathology and Diagnosis. You will be required to attend a compulsory residential school.
Level | Undergraduate |
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Unit Level | 1 |
Credit Points | 6 |
Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 3 |
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prerequisite: BIOH11005 Introductory Anatomy and Physiology Corequisite: ORAL11004 Oral Anatomy Anti requisite: Students should not be enrolled in ORAL11002 as this unit will replace ORAL11002, in part. 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). |
Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
Residential School |
Compulsory Residential School View Unit Residential School |
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).
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.
Assessment Task | Weighting |
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1. In-class Test(s) | 20% |
2. Practical and Written Assessment | 30% |
3. Examination | 50% |
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%).
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Term 2 - 2022 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 75.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 36.36% response rate.
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.
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
1. Describe the stages in tooth formation, and recognise the normal sequence of tooth eruption and exfoliation.
2. Identify and describe the morphology of teeth in the primary and permanent dentition.
3. Identify and describe normal occlusion, its development and function.
4. Describe the microscopic features of tissues and organs associated with the oral cavity.
5. Communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms.
6. Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal / team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours as required by an Oral Health Therapist
All unit profiles in the Bachelor of Oral Health are made available to the Australian Dental Council for on-going accreditation purposes.
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2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | ||
3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | • | ||
4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | ||
5 - Team Work | • | • | ||||
6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • | ||
7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | ||||
8 - Ethical practice | • | • |
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2 - Practical and Written Assessment | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
3 - Examination | • | • | • | • | • |