DEN3OPM
ORAL PATHOLOGY AND MEDICINE
DEN3OPM
2018
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject covers oral pathology and clinical oral medicine topics including: history and diagnosis; infection; oral mucosal disease; white, red and discoloured lesions; swellings; salivary gland disorders; oral ulceration; orofacial pain; oral pre-cancer and cancer; osseous lesions including odontogenic tumours and odontogenic cysts; oral manifestations of systemic disease; soft tissue neoplasms; vesicullobullous lesions; medications in dentistry; and biopsy and laboratory techniques.
SchoolLa Trobe Rural Health School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorYaghma Masood
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be admitted in HZHSDD and have passed DEN2MDA
Co-requisites DEN3TPC and DEN3ICP
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Explain temporomandibular disorders (TMD). Know the current classification and risk factors involved with TMD. Understand current management approaches.
- Activities:
- Online lectures and clinical cases for discussion in groups. Use of Oralmednet website in the clinics. These are web based lectures
02. Discuss the impact of systemic disease on oral health. Know the oral manifestations of systemic conditions and medication related lesions. Understand the process of differential diagnoses related to these.
- Activities:
- Online lectures and clinical cases for discussion in groups. Use of Oralmednet website in the clinics. These are web based lectures
03. Outline the principles and practices associated with the diagnosis and management of Orofacial pain. Understand the causes of chronic pain in the maxillofacial region and know the differential diagnosis and management.
- Activities:
- Online lectures and clinical cases for discussion in groups. Use of Oralmednet website in the clinics. These are web based lectures
04. Analyse the indications for types and techniques used in soft tissue biopsies. Understand the clinical process of examination and diagnosis.
- Activities:
- Online lectures and self-directed learning modules. These are web based lectures and self directed modules
05. Compare and contrast benign and malignant lesions of the oral cavity with respect to their presentation, management and prognosis. Know the various classifications of lesions in the maxillofacial region including Odontogenic, Epithelial and salivary gland.
- Activities:
- Online lectures and clinical cases for discussion in groups. Use of Oralmednet website in the clinics. Self-directed learning modules. These are web based lectures and self directed modules
Subject options
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Bendigo, 2018, All Year, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorYaghma Masood
Class requirements
Evidence Based LearningWeek: 10 - 43
Twenty four 1.0 hours evidence based learning per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 43 and delivered via online.
"24 EBL sessions throughout the year web-based"
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 43
Fifteen 1.0 hours scheduled online class per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 43 and delivered via online.
"15 hours of online lectures"
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 43
Six 2.0 hours workshop per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 10 to week 43 and delivered via online.
"Six 2-hour online workshops throughout the year."
WorkShopWeek: 10 - 43
Two 2.0 hours workshop per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Two 2-hour face-to-face workshops throughout the year."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nine 10-minute tests (1,500-word equivalent) | Computer based class tests | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
| One 1-hour written exam (1,000-word equivalent) | Hurdle Requirement: Students must achieve a minimum of 50% for this task in order to pass the subject. | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
| One group presentation (5 minutes per students, 500-word equivalent) | Online / Face-to-face | 10 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |
| One 10-minute individual presentation (500-word equivalent) | 10 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| One 15-minute individual presentation (750-word equivalent) | 10 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 |