Abstract
This subject is a continuation of Dental Clinical Practice 3 and is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to provide complex and comprehensive clinical care. Students will continue to develop the requisite skills in diagnosis, treatment planning and case selection at a general dental practitioner level, as well … For more content click the Read More button below.
Syllabus
Periodontics;Complex restorative dentistry;Local anaesthetics;Simple pain relief procedures;Clinical endodontics;Exodontia;Clinical Removable prosthodontics;Applied dental materials;Ethics and professionalism;Infection control;Occupational health and safety;Simple clinical fixed prosthodontics;Introduction to periodontic and surgical procedures;Caries management; andOcclusion.
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
1.
be able to demonstrate skills and knowledge required for the examination, diagnosis, treatment planning and management of prosthodontic, endodontic, advanced restorative, advanced periodontic and exodontia cases;
2.
be able to demonstrate the ability to perform laboratory procedures required at various stages in the fabrication of the prostheses for patient work;
3.
be able to demonstrate practice time management skills in the clinical environment and operate ethically and professionally when delivering patient care; and
4.
be able to analyse patients' expectations, desires and attitudes when planning and delivering treatment, and propose the least invasive therapy, based on sound evidence-based principles, necessary to gain a successful outcome for the patient.
Enrolment restrictions
Restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Dental Science course.
Not available to students who have successfully completed DOH403.
Pre-requisite
Replacement
Incompatible
Work integrated learning
Placement Duration 345 hours Details Students will be timetabled to attend the Charles Sturt Dental Clinic in either the Orange or Bathurst on a weekly basis and will complete, under supervision, the clinical examination, diagnosis, treatment planning and management of a range of dental cases. 35 days (approx 345hrs)
Learning resources
Additional resources required by students
Students attending compulsory workplace learning placements are responsible for all associated travel, accommodation and required resources.
Clinical placement in this subject takes place in the Bathurst or Orange campus dental clinics. Prior to starting placement students will be required to obtain a Senior First Aid Certificate, proof of appropriate immunisation, … For more content click the Read More button below.