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ORAL12006 - Oral Health Clinical Practice 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this unit you will translate and integrate knowledge and skills learnt in Years 1 and 2 into the clinical setting through work-integrated learning clinical practice. You will have the opportunity to practise and further develop competency in a range of skills including hygiene, periodontal, restorative, radiography and other dental procedures. On completion of this unit, you will be able to demonstrate higher level clinical judgment and practical skills in the diagnosis and treatment of dental conditions in adults. 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: ORAL12003 Oral Hlth Clinical Prac 1 and ORAL12001 Oral Hlth Disease Prevention & Management and ORAL12002 Oral Hlth Pre Clinical Prac 1 

Coreq: ORAL12004 Orthodontics, Prosthodontics & Pharm and ORAL12005 Oral Hlth Pre Clinical Prac 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 2 - 2021

Term 2 - 2021 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2022 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2023 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2024 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Rockhampton
Term 2 - 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. Practical Assessment 0%
2. Written Assessment 10%
3. Oral Examination 40%
4. In-class Test(s) 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%).

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: Student discussion and SUTE comments.
Feedback
Students found the assessment regarding collation of legislation overwhelming.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review the legislation assessment in 2024.
Action Taken
The legislation assessment was reviewed in 2024 to be a collaborative project (online wiki).
Source: Student discussion and SUTE comments.
Feedback
Students would have liked more time for the In-Class Test.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator review the In-Class Test for 2024.
Action Taken
The content and allocated timings for the In-Class test were reviewed in 2024 to ensure students had sufficient time for the tasks.
Source: Self-reflection
Feedback
Resources could be set up in clinic for the entire term to encourage practice for the In-Class Test.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit coordinator set up resources in clinic from the beginning of term to encourage practice for the In-Class Test.
Action Taken
Resources were set up in clinic from the beginning of term to encourage practice for the In-Class Test. This enabled students to feel more confident in undertaking the In-Class Test.
Source: Informal feedback and Student Unit Teaching Evaluation responses.
Feedback
Some students felt the pharmacology content was overwhelming.
Recommendation
It is recommended the pharmacology content be reviewed.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation responses.
Feedback
Students appreciated the support from the teaching team in the clinic.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the teaching team continue providing a high level of support to the students in the clinic.
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
  2. Integrate medical and dental history taking, dental examination, screening for oral pathologies and risk assessment for adult patients in a clinical environment, including identification of patients who require referral for care outside one's scope of practice
  3. Diagnose, prevent and manage non-carious tooth structure loss, dental caries (including root caries) and periodontal diseases in a clinical environment
  4. Implement effective pain management and administer dental local anaesthesia
  5. Manage patients with fixed and removable prosthodontic appliances including implant-related pathology
  6. Effectively utilise extra-oral and intra-oral diagnostic radiography in the clinical situation
  7. Communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written formats
  8. Satisfy the requirements of an evolving dental practitioner utilising appropriate interpersonal / team communication skills, professional attitudes, appropriate reflective practices 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
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
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 - Practical Assessment • • • • • • •
2 - Written Assessment • • • • •
3 - Oral Examination • • • • •
4 - In-class Test(s) • • • • •