MEDICINE FOR DENTISTRY
DEN2MED
2014
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students learn how to take a comprehensive medical history and its implication for delivery of safe dental and oral health care. Students also learn the potential implications of selected therapeutic drugs used in the management of selected medical conditions and the risks associated with medical conditions and therapeutic drugs in relation to dental treatment.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Ian Terrill
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 2 - UG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: DEN1DSB & DEN2MDA
Co-requisites: DEN2CGD & DEN2IDP
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Therapeutic guidelines. Oral and dental. | Prescribed | Oral and Dental Expert Group | VERSION 2, ORAL AND DENTAL EXPERT GROUP, THERAPEUTIC GUIDELINES LTD, NORTH MELBOURNE. |
| Readings | Essential human disease for dentists | Recommended | Sproat, C, Burke, G, McGurk, M 2006 | CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE, EDINBURGH; NY. |
Bendigo, 2014, Semester 2, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Ben Keith
Class requirements
LectureWeek: 31 - 43
One 3.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 31 to week 43 and delivered via face-to-face.
Tutorial
Four 1.0 hours tutorial per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| one 1,000-word written assignment | 20 | |
| one 3-hour written examination | hurdle requirement | 70 |
| one 500-word written assignment | 10 |