den4cdc clinical dentistry children

CLINICAL DENTISTRY CHILDREN

DEN4CDC

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Credit points: 20

Subject outline

In this subject students will gain clinical experience in all aspects of treating child patients. During the year, students will refine their rudimentary skills in oral health education and patient management. They will acquire skills in examination, differential diagnosis and treatment planning, utilising special tests and radiographic techniques. Clinical treatments will include restoration of primary and second teeth, appropriate to their skill level. Students will be expected to provide pulpotomies and stainless steel crowns for primary molars, along with primary tooth extractions, where indicated. Treatment planning will include orthodontic assessment with referral to a specialist, when indicated. Students will be on clinical placements in Mildura, Melton, Wodonga and Bendigo, on rotation, extending the academic year to 46 weeks.

FacultyFaculty of Health Sciences

Credit points20

Subject Co-ordinatorSue Sullivan

Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes

Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG

Exchange StudentsYes

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Subject rules

Prerequisites DEN3ICD and DEN3DTP

Co-requisites DEN4CDA and DEN4DPT

Incompatible subjectsN/A

Equivalent subjectsN/A

Special conditionsN/A

Learning resources

Readings

Resource TypeTitleResource RequirementAuthor and YearPublisher
ReadingsClinical Problem Solving in Dentistry, 3rd Edition 2010RecommendedOdellELSEVIER
ReadingsOxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry, 5th Edition, 2010RecommendedMitchell and MitchellOXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

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