ORAL13001 - Oral Health Clinical Placement 1

General Information

Unit Synopsis

In this capstone unit you will integrate your knowledge, skills and professional experience in a range of environments in preparation for employment as an oral health therapist. In addition to treating children and adolescents, this course is approved by the National Board to train and educate you to treat adults of all ages. You will be required to attend a two-week compulsory intensive / residential school prior to the commencement of clinical placement. You will have the opportunity to demonstrate safety and competence in total patient care over a range of preventive and operative clinical procedures with patients including those who are medically compromised, with special needs and the elderly. You will also consolidate your clinical judgment skills in identifying patients who require referral for complex care outside your scope of practice. You will improve your clinical reasoning skills in a supportive environment aimed to increase your confidence through reflective and self-directed learning. On successful completion of this unit 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 3
Credit Points 18
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 3
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.375
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Pre-requisite: ORAL12004 Orthodontics, Prosthodontics and Pharmacology, ORAL12005 Oral Health Pre-Clinical Practice 2 and ORAL12006 Oral Health Clinical Practice 2.

Co-requisite: HLTH13031 Population Health Epidemiology OR ALLH13011 Rural and Remote Practice for Health Professionals.

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 1 - 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 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

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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 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 31.58% 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
The unit has been set out well to recap the content that a clinician needs to be aware of. Teachers are supportive, and the unit layout indicates teachers' efforts to improve this unit over the years.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the teaching team continue to be supportive.
Action Taken
The teaching team continued to support students in various ways.
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation and In Person Feedback
Feedback
Feedback about in-class test results was still considered inadequate.
Recommendation
It is recommended a new feedback strategy be implemented.
Action Taken
Students were encouraged to contact to arrange an individual session with the marker as soon as possible after the release of the marks.
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation and In Person Feedback
Feedback
Students enjoyed learning and reading the week's content. However, students reported that two evening online sessions a week and 4 full days a week at clinical placement for 12 weeks become overwhelming by the end of term. The option to have lectures pre-recorded for independent study would be valuable.
Recommendation
It is recommended lecture and tutorial scheduling be reviewed.
Action Taken
Lectures were recorded where possible and only one evening a week was scheduled for a yarning circle.
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
In Progress
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
In Progress
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
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes
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