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ORAL12002 - Oral Health Pre Clinical Practice 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In Oral12002 you will work in a simulated environment to practise dental hygiene and restorative dentistry. You will study workplace health and safety, equipment maintenance and record management requirements, and develop skills in the prevention and management of dental caries (including root caries) and periodontal disease in the adult patient in a safe environment. In addition, you will further develop communication and interpersonal skills to prepare you for clinical practice.

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

Pre-requisites:

(A pre-requisite is a unit you must study before you can enrol in the next associated unit. Most commonly, this is because the pre-requisite unit gives you the knowledge you need, in order to study the next unit.)

HLTH12031 Community Engaged Learning and

BIOH11006 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology and

ORAL11003 Oral Pathology and Diagnosis and

ORAL11004 Oral Anatomy and

ORAL11005 Dental Morphology and Microscopic Anatomy

Co-requisites:

(A co-requisite is a unit which has to be completed prior to or concurrently with another unit.)

ORAL12001 Oral Disease Prevention and Management and

ORAL12003 Oral Health Clinical Practice 1

 

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 1 - 2020

Term 1 - 2020 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2021 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2022 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2023 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2024 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2026 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. Presentation 20%
2. Portfolio 0%
3. Practical and Written Assessment 0%
4. Written Assessment 20%
5. Examination 60%

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

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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: SUTE Comments
Feedback
The students found the sessional educators provided valuable feedback.
Recommendation
It is recommended to continue supporting sessional educators in their teaching roles.
Action Taken
Ongoing support was provided to all clinical educators in the pre-clinical setting.
Source: SUTE Comments
Feedback
The students would appreciate more prompt feedback on their assignment.
Recommendation
It is recommended the unit coordinator review their workload and provide an appropriate feedback turnaround time to the students.
Action Taken
Assignment and exam feedback was provided within two weeks, while feedback for simulated clinic sessions continued to be delivered on the day via the Online Realtime Assessment System.
Source: In-person feedback
Feedback
The new dental materials content and related assignment was well-received by the students.
Recommendation
It is recommended the new dental materials content and assignment be retained.
Action Taken
This assessment was retained.
Source: Students and staff feedback
Feedback
Students have requested that educator presentations be reviewed to ensure consistency in content details across simulation procedures.
Recommendation
It is recommended to review and update lecture content prior to Term 1, 2026 to align with new materials introduced in the on-campus dental clinic.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: SUTE comments
Feedback
The unit coordinator needs to be attending and delivering lectures.
Recommendation
It is recommended that, subject to timetable availability, the unit coordinator be allocated to deliver the dental materials component of the subject in future terms.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Comply with workplace health and safety policies and follow equipment maintenance and record management schedules
  2. Diagnose and manage dental caries and periodontal diseases while demonstrating clinical skills in dental hygiene, local anaesthesia, dental radiography and restorative dentistry in a simulated environment
  3. Record medical and dental histories, perform oral examinations and risk assessments, and refer patients for complex care outside an Oral Health Therapists' scope of practice for adult patients in a simulated environment
  4. Communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms
  5. Satisfy the requirements of an evolving dental practitioner utilising appropriate interpersonal / team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours

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
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Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
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