den4cdc clinical dentistry children
CLINICAL DENTISTRY CHILDREN
DEN4CDC
Not currently offered
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
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites DEN3ICD and DEN3DTP
Co-requisites DEN4CDA and DEN4DPT
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Learning resources
Readings
Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
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Readings | Clinical Problem Solving in Dentistry, 3rd Edition 2010 | Recommended | Odell | ELSEVIER |
Readings | Oxford Handbook of Clinical Dentistry, 5th Edition, 2010 | Recommended | Mitchell and Mitchell | OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
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