ORAL12005 - Paediatric Dentistry for the Oral Health Therapist

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will gain theoretical knowledge in diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment procedures in paediatric and adolescent patients. You will also gain knowledge on the assessment, prevention and management of dental trauma and emergencies for patients of all ages. You will translate and integrate this knowledge in a simulated environment while fulfilling workplace health and safety, equipment maintenance and record management requirements. On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to demonstrate practical skills in paediatric patients, as well as foundational dental trauma management skills. You will be able to communicate information regarding oral health 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

Prereq: ORAL12001 Oral Disease Prevention and Management and ORAL12002 Oral Health Pre Clinical Practice 1 and ORAL12003 Oral Health Clinical Practice 1

Coreq: ORAL12004 Advanced Oral Health Practice and ORAL12006 Oral Health Clinical Practice 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 1 - 2025

Term 2 - 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. Presentation 30%
2. Practical Assessment 0%
3. Reflective Practice Assignment 0%
4. In-class Test(s) 70%

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 2 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 29.41% 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 discussion and SUTE comments.
Feedback
Students felt more time spent on silver fluoride, pulpotomies and extractions would be beneficial.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review the simulation laboratory schedule to ensure adequate time is spent on the range of procedures needed to be taught in this unit.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator reviewed the simulation laboratory schedule to ensure adequate time is spent on the range of procedures needed to be taught in this unit.
Source: Student discussion and SUTE comments.
Feedback
The students felt that having the oral presentations at the end of term was not beneficial.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review the due date of the oral presentations.
Action Taken
The unit coordinator amended the due dates to be staggered throughout the term to allow for more targeted feedback to students.
Source: Student discussion and SUTE comments.
Feedback
Students felt the local anaesthetic practice in the simulation laboratory was not necessary.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator remove local anaesthetic from the simulation laboratory schedule.
Action Taken
Local anaesthetic was removed from the simulation laboratory schedule.
Source: Self-reflection. Discussion with the entire cohort in a tutorial.
Feedback
The oral presentation assessment should be revised to provide a more meaningful assessment task.
Recommendation
It is recommended to revise the oral assessment to a different type of assessment task.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation response.
Feedback
Some students felt that 70% weighting for one assessment was too much.
Recommendation
It is recommend to revise assessment weightings.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation response.
Feedback
The students enjoyed the simulated activities and teaching team.
Recommendation
It is recommended to retain the simulated activities and, as much as possible, the teaching team.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

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

  1. Discuss the theoretical basis of oral health practice and dental procedures for the diagnosis, prevention and management of oral diseases in paediatric and adolescent patients
  2. Implement processes for the assessment, prevention and management of dental diseases in the primary dentition including extractions, pulpotomies, stainless steel crowns and strip crowns in the simulated and clinical environments
  3. Implement processes for the assessment, prevention and management of dental trauma and emergencies, within the scope of an oral health therapist, in the simulated environment
  4. Advocate for, and promote, oral health to individuals and groups across diverse community settings in a variety of formats
  5. 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 - Presentation • •
2 - Practical Assessment • • • •
3 - Reflective Practice Assignment •
4 - In-class Test(s) •
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 • • • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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