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DOH331 Dental Clinical Practice 3A (24)

Abstract

This subject is designed to provide students with the opportunity to participate in the provision of clinical care with a strong emphasis on diagnosis and treatment planning. There will be a special focus on pain control and administering local anaesthetics. The clinical component of the subject will have a focus on periodontic, basic endodontic and simple restorative treatments as well as the provision of removable partial dentures.

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Session 1
InternalOrange Campus
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: DOH331
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Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionHD/FLSchool of Dentistry and Health Sciences

Enrolment restrictions

Restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Dental Science course.
Prerequisite(s)
DOH252

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

-be able to demonstrate continuing familiarity and competence in a clinical dental setting;
-be able to demonstrate familiarity and basic competence in diagnosis and treatment planning for clinical dentistry;
-be able to demonstrate continuing development of skills in the management of patients with periodontal disease;
-be able to demonstrate developing knowledge and skills relevant to the provision of simple safe local anaesthesia;
-be able to demonstrate clinical skills relevant to the provision of simple dental restorations;
-be able to demonstrate clinical skills required for the provision of relief of pain and simple endodontic treatment;
-be able to demonstrate clinical skills relevant to the provision of removable partial dentures

Syllabus

The subject will cover the following topics:

-Diagnosis and treatment planning
-Periodontics
-Simple restorative dentistry
-Local anaesthetics
-Simple pain relief procedures
-Basic endodontics
-Basic removable prosthetics
-Applied dental materials
-Ethics & professionalism
-Infection control
-Occupational health and safety

Work Place Learning

This subject contains a Workplace Learning component. Please contact the subject coordinator for further information.

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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.