ADULT DENTAL THERAPY
ORH3ADT
2016
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this subject students will learn to apply their restorative skills to provide direct simple restorations in the adult patient (over the age of 25 years). Development of clinical judgment skills in identifying teeth which may be safely treated by an oral health therapist with simple direct restorations and developing a greater understanding of the complexity of adult restorative care, will be the focus of this subject. This subject will highlight issues of scope of practice and the legislation under which oral health therapists practice.
School: La Trobe Rural Health School
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Katy Theodore
Available to Study Abroad Students: No
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: N/A
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Competently assess a patient's medical history and current medications to identify contraindications for simple restorative care and make appropriate referral for advice.
- Activities:
- Clinical placement and lectures.
02. Undertake a comprehensive examination of adult patients to identify simple restorative treatment needs and those that require referral to a dentist.
- Activities:
- Clinical placement.
03. Justify the use of, and use clinically, direct dental restorative materials in clinical situations.
- Activities:
- Clinical placement and lectures.
04. Describe and discuss the management of a patient with fractured-cusp-syndrome.
- Activities:
- Lectures.
05. Recognise patient and disease factors that contraindicate dental restoration by the Oral Health Therapist.
- Activities:
- Clinical placement and lectures.
06. Demonstrate understanding of areas of more complex dental restorative care, such as fixed and removable prosthodontics and endodontics.
- Activities:
- Clinical placement and lectures.
07. Apply detailed knowledge of oral disease (dental caries and periodontal disease) to case management.
- Activities:
- Clinical placement and lectures.
08. Prescribe and justify oral hygiene regimes for the management of oral diseases.
- Activities:
- Clinical placement and lectures.
Bendigo, 2016, Week 47-22, Day
Overview
Online enrolment: Yes
Maximum enrolment size: N/A
Enrolment information:
Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Amanda Leske
Class requirements
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 22
One 57.0 hours placement - off site per study period in week 00 and delivered via blended.
"Students will undertake a total of 57 hours of clinical placement."
LectureWeek: 22
One 2.0 hours lecture per study period in week 00 and delivered via face-to-face.
"The first lecture will be held in week 49 in 2015. Lectures will recommence in 2016 from week 10."
LectureWeek: 22
Twelve 2.0 hours lecture per study period in week 00 and delivered via blended.
"The first lecture will be held in week 49 in 2015. Lectures will recommence in 2016 from week 10."
Laboratory ClassWeek: 17
Four 3.0 hours laboratory class per study period in week 00 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Students will attend 12 hours in total of preclinical training at dates and times to be specified"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 1,000-word clinical case study. | 20 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 | |
| One 1-hour written final examination. | Hurdle requirement: a grade of 50% or higher is required in this component for an overall pass in the subject. | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 |
| One 30-minute oral examination. | Hurdle requirement: a grade of 50% or higher is required in this component for an overall pass in the subject. | 40 | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08 |