den4cdp clinical dental practice
CLINICAL DENTAL PRACTICE
DEN4CDP
2019
Credit points: 75
Subject outline
In this subject you will build on the clinical skills attained previously in all areas of clinical practice pertaining to adult, adolescent and child patients. You will undertake two clinical placements in public dental facilities and one two week intensive teaching block on-campus. You will apply all therapeutic and preventive techniques learned previously in a guided clinical setting. You will further develop your treatment planning skills, and will provide patients with general restorative care, periodontal therapy and maintenance, paediatric dentistry, prosthodontics (fixed and removable) and permanent tooth removal. In addition you will commence straightforward endodontic cases and manage patients with special needs.
SchoolLa Trobe Rural Health School
Credit points75
Subject Co-ordinatorGeorge Alexander
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 4 - UG/Hons/1st Yr PG
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites DEN3ICP and DEN3TPC and DEN3OPM and DEN3RID
Co-requisites DEN4DTH and DEN4FPR
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Evaluate and synthesise clinical information and patient oral health related needs to determine provisional and differential diagnoses
- Activities:
- Students will treat patients from a wide range of ages and backgrounds. Each patient will receive a thorough examination and appropriate diagnostic tests to formulate a diagnosis and differential diagnosis. Students will discuss and justify the differential diagnosis/diagnosis with their clinical supervisor.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Professional Practice(Professional Practice)
- Communication(Communication)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
02. Formulate and justify a comprehensive treatment plan, including where appropriate a referral plan, to meet patients oral health related needs.
- Activities:
- Based on their diagnoses, students will formulate comprehensive treatment plan for each patient. They will justify this plan to their clinical supervisors and to the patient or their parent/guardian.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Professional Practice(Professional Practice)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Communication(Communication)
03. Prescribe and execute a range of moderate to complex treatments related to a patient's oral health care needs including tooth restoration, periodontal therapy and maintenance, endodontic treatment, exodontia and removable and fixed prosthodontics.
- Activities:
- Students will undertake a variety of clinical procedures. Clinical teachers will supervise these procedures and provide feedback in the student's online clinical logbook. Students will self-reflect on their clinical performance. Throughout the year students will gain clinical competencies which will be recorded in the student log book.
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Communication(Communication)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Professional Practice(Professional Practice)
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies)
04. Plan treatment and design, justify and fit effective removable prostheses for the replacement of missing teeth.
- Activities:
- Students will provide partial and complete removable prostheses for patients with missing teeth
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Communication(Communication)
- Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Professional Practice(Professional Practice)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Speaking(Speaking)
05. Evaluate the care that has been provided to patients using visual, radiographic, and periodontal examinations as well as other tools such as photographs and study models.
- Activities:
- Students will review patients who have received preventative and restorative oral health care and evaluate changes in their oral heath status .
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Speaking(Speaking)
- Critical Thinking(Critical Thinking)
- Creative Problem-solving(Creative Problem-solving)
- Professional Practice(Professional Practice)
- Communication(Communication)
- Discipline Specific Competencies(Discipline Specific Competencies)
Subject options
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Bendigo, 2019, Week 05-50, Day
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Enrolment information
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorGeorge Alexander
Class requirements
PracticalWeek: 05 - 06
Nine 7.0 hours practical per study period on weekdays during the day from week 05 to week 06 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Endo preclinical lab"
LectureWeek: 06 - 06
Five 1.0 hours lecture per week on weekdays during the day from week 06 to week 06 and delivered via blended.
"Endo lectures for preclinical lab"
TutorialWeek: 05 - 50
Six 1.0 hours tutorial per study period on weekdays during the day from week 05 to week 50 and delivered via blended.
"Off campus face to face and online case based discussions."
Placement - Off SiteWeek: 05 - 50
One 120.0 days placement - off site per study period on weekdays during the day from week 05 to week 50 and delivered via face-to-face.
"Clinical placement"
Assessments
| Assessment element | Comments | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|
| One 15-min case presentation plus 15 mins responding to questions (3,000-word equivalent) - Hurdle | Hurdle requirement: students must obtain a minimum result of 50% | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04 |
| One 1.5 hour individual treatment planning exam (1,500-word equivalent) | 50 | 01, 02, 03, 04 | |
| Hurdle - A minimum of 90% attendance is required at clinical placements | Hurdle requirement | 01, 02, 03, 04, 05 | |
| Hurdle - Successful completion of clinical competencies and electronic portfolio | Hurdle requirement | 04 | |
| Hurdle - Successful completion of preclinical endodontic competency test | Hurdle requirement | 03 |