DENTAL PRACTICE THEORY

DEN5DPT

2020

Credit points: 30

Subject outline

This subject is designed to provide final-year students with further information on all disciplines within dentistry. A series of online material, classes and tutorials will involve each of the specialist disciplines building on complexity from the previous years.

School: La Trobe Rural Health School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 30

Subject Co-ordinator: Damian Ryan

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: No

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: Yes

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: DEN4FPR OR DEN4DTH OR DEN4CDP

Co-requisites: DEN5CDP

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Creativity and Innovation

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Critique professional limitations to know when and how to refer patients for appropriate opinions, confirmations or treatments.

02. Organise care for effective prevention, diagnoses and treatment of anomalies and diseases of the teeth, mouth, jaws and associated tissues.

03. Determine appropriate responses for severely broken down and missing teeth (including the use of dental implants).

04. Conduct and explain planning for restorative, periodontic and prosthetic dental treatment as part of comprehensive oral rehabilitation.

05. Provide ethical dental care to individual patients, communities and defined population groups by, practicing with personal and professional integrity, honesty and trustworthiness and within legal responsibilities.

06. Evaluate available evidence critically and to support professional practice. Use information technology appropriately as an essential resource for modern dental practice.

07. Plan, organise and lead clinical teams in public or private dental practice.

08. Summarise the basic principles of practice administration, financial and personnel management in dental practice

Bendigo, 2020, Week 03-48, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Damian Ryan

Class requirements

Directed ReadingWeek: 3 - 48
Twenty four 1.00 hour directed reading per study period on any day including weekend during the day from week 3 to week 48 and delivered via online.
Provided reading related to Special Needs and Operative Dentistry and dental jurisprudence.,

Problem Based LearningWeek: 3 - 48
Ten 1.00 hour problem based learning per study period on weekdays during the day from week 3 to week 48 and delivered via online.
Problem based (self-directed) learning delivered via forums and case presentations related to Prosthodontics and General Clinical (Operative) dentistry

Supervised ResearchWeek: 3 - 48
Ten 1.50 hour supervised research per study period on weekdays during the day from week 3 to week 48 and delivered via blended.
Blended delivery and supervision (online and video-conferenced) of research tasks as individuals and groups

TutorialWeek: 3 - 48
Five 1.50 hour tutorial per study period on weekdays during the day from week 3 to week 48 and delivered via online.
Online tutorials relating to aspects of dental jurisprudence

Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 3 - 48
Eighty 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 3 to week 48 and delivered via online.
A mixture of recorded presentations and unscheduled online classes

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Research project (2,000-words equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	20	SILO6
Two written assessments - three hours (6,000-word equivalent total)Hurdle: minimum score of 50% is required for each assessment to demonstrate standards required for professional practice	N/A	N/A	N/A	Yes	70	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4
Written assessment (1,000-word equivalent)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	10	SILO5, SILO7, SILO8