ORAL13001 - Oral Health Clinical Placement 1

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General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this capstone unit you will integrate your knowledge, skills and professional experience in a range of environments, such as the CQUniversity Health Clinic, private dental surgeries, public dental clinics, community settings, residential care facilities, local schools and the Rockhampton Base Hospital, in preparation for employment as an oral health therapist. You will be able to demonstrate competence in total patient care over a range of clinical preventive and operative procedures with child and adult patients. This includes the provision of total patient care for patients who are medically compromised, with special needs, with co-morbidity and poly-pharmacy, with fixed and/or removable oral prostheses, with root caries and those requiring direct intra-coronal restorations. You will also develop clinical judgment skills in identifying patients who require referral for complex care outside one's scope of practice. Reflective and self-directed learning will improve your ability as a clinician in a supportive and confidence- building environment. Lastly, 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. You will be required to attend a two-week compulsory intensive program prior to the commencement of clinical placement.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 3
Credit Points 18
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 3
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.375
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Prereq: ORAL12004 Orthodontics, Prosthodontics & Pharm and ORAL12005 Oral Hlth Pre Clinical Prac 2 and ORAL12006 Oral Health Clinical Practice 2 and HLTH12028 Health Promotion Strategies or with approval from the Discipline Leader for Oral Health

Coreq: HLTH13031 Population Health Epidemiology unless previously successfully completed by the student

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 1 - 2019

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
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 18-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 37.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 450 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Presentation 40%
2. Practical and Written Assessment 0%
3. Examination 60%
4. Professional Practice Placement 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

Past Exams

Previous Feedback

No previous feedback available

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: Teaching team
Feedback:
 Yarning circles were an excellent way for students on placement to share their learning experiences. However, incorporating some structure would help ensure that all students can engage and participate in the yarning circle case discussions

Recommendation:
 It is recommended to introduce a structured format to ensure all students can engage and share their experiences effectively over the course of the term.

Action Taken:
 The yarning circles were structured to allow each student to present a case throughout the term.
Source: SUTE and teaching team
Feedback:
 Balancing clinical placement, recorded lectures and only one online session in the evening each week was good.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended to continue with one schedule yarning circle per week and pre-recorded lectures.

Action Taken:
 Pre-recorded lectures and one scheduled online yarning circle was continued this year.
Source: SUTE
Feedback:
 The assessment format was valuable, and the online quiz timing were good.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended to continue with the online quiz format.

Action Taken:
 The online quiz format was continued in 2025.
Source: Self-reflection and peer discussion.
Feedback:
 Concerns were raised about academic integrity in this unit, as most assessment is done online or through assignments, creating a high risk of GenAI use.

Recommendation:
 It is recommend to incorporate face-to-face assessment to improve academic integrity for this unit.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Source: SUTE comments.
Feedback:
 Students enjoyed the online recorded lectures, weekly online yarning circles and guest lecturers.

Recommendation:
 It is recommended to continue the online recorded lectures, weekly online yarning circles and guest lecturers.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Source: SUTE comments.
Feedback:
 Students would like to learn additional local anaesthetic techniques during the teaching intensive.

Recommendation:
 The intensive schedule will be reviewed to see if additional local anaesthetic techniques can be incorporated.

Action Taken:
 In Progress
Unit Learning Outcomes

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

  1. Integrate knowledge, skills and professional experience from Years 1 and 2 in a range of environments in preparation for employment as an oral health therapist.
  2. Deliver safe and competent clinical care through preventive and operative procedures with child and adult patients.
  3. Provide total patient care for patients who are medically compromised, with special needs, with co-morbidity and poly-pharmacy, with fixed and / or removable oral prostheses, with root caries and those requiring direct intra-coronal restorations.
  4. Develop clinical judgment skills in identifying patients whom require referral pathways for complex care outside one's scope of practice.
  5. Create and deliver individual and small group oral health education and promotion sessions in a range of settings in the community.
  6. Communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms.
  7. 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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1 - Presentation • • • •
2 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • • • • •
3 - Examination • •
4 - Professional Practice Placement • • • • • • •
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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1 - Presentation • • •
2 - Practical and Written Assessment • • • • • • • •
3 - Examination • • • •
4 - Professional Practice Placement • • • • • • • •