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 study the clinical implications of diagnostic radiography and pharmacology in oral health practice. You will have the opportunity to practise and further develop competency in a range of skills including patient assessment, hygiene, 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 patients across the lifespan. You will be able to communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms utilising appropriate interpersonal and 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; AND

ALLH12006 Evidence Based Practice for Health Professionals

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 - 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

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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 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 36.84% 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 Teaching Evaluation
Feedback
Students indicated they would have benefited from face to face lectures for this unit.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the students are aware this is predominately a work-integrated learning unit and a weekly tutorial is scheduled to discuss applying knowledge and skills in the clinical environment.
Action Taken
Didactic lectures are pre-recorded to enable self-paced learning. These are supported by weekly tutorials to discuss applying knowledge and skills in the clinical environment.
Source: Teaching team, students
Feedback
There is a good variety of work-integrated learning experiences in this clinical unit that students found beneficial to their learning.
Recommendation
It is recommended the variety of clinical placements on and off campus be continued in 2023.
Action Taken
The variety of clinical placements on and off campus was continued in 2023.
Source: Teaching team, students
Feedback
The self-paced theory content should be updated with newer technology.
Recommendation
It is recommended to assess and explore what technology is available to better deliver self-paced content.
Action Taken
Self-paced content was redeveloped using newer technology.
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
In Progress
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
In Progress
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
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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