CLINICAL DENTAL PRACTICE
DEN4CDP
2014
Credit points: 75
Subject outline
In this subject students will have the opportunity to build on the clinical skills attained during the third year in all areas of clinical practice pertaining to adult and child patients. Students will further develop their treatment planning skills while on clinical placement, and will provide patients with general restorative care, periodontal therapy and maintenance, children's dentistry, removable prosthodontics (complete and partial dentures), fixed prosthodontics (indirect restorations) and adult exodontia. In addition, students will commence simple endodontic cases which will be further developed with more complex cases in the fifth year. Clinical experience will be obtained at public clinics in Bendigo, Mildura, Wodonga and Melton.
Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences
Credit points: 75
Subject Co-ordinator: Jacki Goode
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: DEN3ICP & DEN3TPC
Co-requisites: DEN4DTH
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Bendigo, 2014, Week 04-50, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Jacki Goode
Class requirements
Seminar
One 3.0 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Transition clinic theory (3 hours)"
Seminar
One 9.0 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Transition clinic practical (9 hours)"
Seminar
Two 2.0 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Perio (4 hours)"
Seminar
One 1.0 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Fixed pros treatment planning (1 hour)"
Seminar
Two 2.0 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Endo treatment planning (4 hours)"
Seminar
Three 3.0 hours seminar per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"Endo practical sessions (9 hours)"
Placement - Off Site
One 120.0 days placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day and delivered via face-to-face.
"900-1,000 hours clinical practice as both an operator and an assistant."
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % |
|---|---|---|
| clinical competencies (equivalent to 14,000 words) | hurdle requirement | 0 |
| clinical logbook (2,000-word equivalent) | hurdle requirement - 95% clinical attendance is required | 0 |
| one 15-min case presentation plus 15 mins responding to questions (3,000-word equivalent) | hurdle requirement: students must obtain a minimum result of 50% | 50 |
| one 30-min individual treatment planning exam (3,000-word equivalent) | hurdle requirement: students must obtain a minimum result of 50% | 50 |