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ORAL12002 - Oral Health Pre Clinical Practice 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In ORAL12002 you will complete simulation exercises in dental hygiene and restorative dentistry in a safe environment. This unit provides you with pre-clinical experience in workplace health and safety, equipment maintenance, ergonomics and record management. You will learn to apply knowledge and demonstrate clinical judgment skills in the prevention and management of dental caries (including root caries) and periodontal disease in the adult patient. You will develop skills in the communication of information regarding oral health to patients and health professionals in oral and written forms utilising appropriate interpersonal / team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours.

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:

ORAL11001 Introduction to Oral Health Therapy and BIOH11005 Introductory Anatomy and Physiology and ESSC11004 Study and Research Skills for Health Science and SCIE11022 Introductory Science and MEDI11004 Professional Practice and BIOH11006 Advanced Anatomy and Physiology and ORAL11002 Oral Anatomy and Physiology and ORAL11003 Oral Pathology and Diagnosis and

Co-requisites:

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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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2016

Term 1 - 2017 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2018 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 1 - 2019 Profile
Rockhampton
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

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 40%
3. Examination 40%
4. Practical Assessment 0%

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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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 85.71% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 66.67% 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: SUTE Unit Comments
Feedback
It was suggested that radiography could have been placed during the intensive weeks, to make it easier to transition into clinic, as well as lessening stress towards the end of term.
Recommendation
As part of a course review, the radiography component has been moved from ORAL12002 to ORAL11001 and so will no longer be offered in ORAL12002 from 2023.
Action Taken
Radiography is no longer a component of ORAL12002 from 2023.
Source: SUTE Unit Comments
Feedback
Students raised some concerns regarding different educator's having differing expectations in the simulation sessions.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator provide additional detail in the simulation sessions content to enable more consistency between educators.
Action Taken
Additional training and resources was provided to educators.
Source: SUTE Comments and In-Person Feedback
Feedback
Students felt the dental materials group assignment was not a beneficial assessment. Feedback has been sought from the cohort to improve this assessment for 2024. 
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review the dental materials learning content and group assignment for 2024 to make it a more meaningful learning activity.
Action Taken
Nil.
Source: SUTE Comments and In-Person Feedback
Feedback
The newly developed local anaesthetic tutorials were well received by students, who commented they found them an enjoyable and helpful learning experience.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the local anaesthetic tutorials continue.
Action Taken
Nil.
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Comply with workplace health and safety, equipment maintenance, ergonomic and record management schedules and policies.
  2. Demonstrate clinical judgment skills in the diagnosis, prevention and management of dental caries and periodontal diseases with competent clinical skills in dental hygiene, local anaesthesia, dental radiography and restorative dentistry and the communication of information regarding oral health to patients and health professionals in oral and written forms.
  3. Utilise clinical judgment skills to perform an examination, medical and dental history taking, risk assessment and referral for complex care outside an Oral Health Therapists' scope of practice for adult patients.
  4. Satisfy the requirements of a competent dental practitioner in dental hygiene practice, diagnostic dental radiography and restorative dentistry based on and evidence-based practice.
  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
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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3 - Examination • • • • •
4 - Practical Assessment • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
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Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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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 • • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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1 - Presentation • • • • •
2 - Portfolio • • • • • •
3 - Examination • • • •
4 - Practical Assessment • • • •