ORAL12001 - Oral Disease Prevention and Management

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit, you will study current approaches for the prevention, treatment and management of dental diseases such as dental caries (including root caries), periodontal diseases and non carious tooth structure loss. By recording and considering the patient’s medical, dental and social history you will be able to diagnose dental diseases and develop an appropriate treatment plan. You will use your clinical judgment skills with a wide range of patients, including children and adults, medically compromised patients, people with special needs and the elderly.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 2
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 3
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prerequisites:
ORAL11003 Introduction to Oral Disease
ORAL11005 Oral Anatomy 2; AND
ORAL11006 Introduction to Oral Health Practice; AND

Co-requisites:

ORAL12002 Oral Health Pre Clinical Practice 1; AND
ORAL12003 Oral Health Clinical Practice 1; AND
ALLH12006 Evidence Based Practice for Health Professionals

BMSC11001 Human Anatomy and Physiology 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).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Rockhampton

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).

Assessment Overview

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.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Group Work 20%
2. Online Quiz(zes) 40%
3. Case Study 40%

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

Past Exams

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 90.91% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 57.89% response rate.

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.

Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
Students indicated that the number of learning resources was overwhelming.
Recommendation
It is recommended that resources be reviewed annually to ensure they are appropriate.
Action Taken
Resources were reviewed and streamlined.
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
Student feedback indicated the case study tutorials and the assignment were very valuable and engaging. Students appreciated the they learnt a lot from this, especially having the extra contact time.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the combined case study tutorials continue in 2024.
Action Taken
The combined case study tutorials continued in 2024.
Source: Student Unit and Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
Students reported being overall happy with the unit and the assessment as it helped with developing clinical reasoning skills.
Recommendation
It is recommended the assessment tasks continue in the current format.
Action Taken
Assessment tasks were retained in the current format.
Source: SUTE comments and informal feedback
Feedback
The students would appreciate extension of the quiz times by 5 to 10 minutes.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review the quiz timeframes.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE comments
Feedback
The students enjoyed the unit and felt supported.
Recommendation
It is recommended to continue the unit delivery in a similar format.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Explain the processes of assessment, prevention and management of dental diseases, including non-carious tooth structure loss, dental caries (including root caries), and periodontal diseases on patients of all ages
  2. Develop a diagnosis and appropriate treatment plan for patients of all ages, including medical compromised and special needs patients
  3. Advocate for, and promote, oral health to individuals and groups across diverse community settings in a variety of formats
  4. Recognise and act upon the legal, ethical, and safeguarding issues involving dental practitioners and patients as defined by the relevant professional 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 - Group Work • •
2 - Online Quiz(zes) • • • •
3 - Case Study • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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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 • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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