PROFESSIONAL ORAL HEALTH PRACTICE A
DOH1OHA
Not currently offered
Credit points: 60
Subject outline
This subject introduces you to the professional practice of dentistry/oral health with an emphasis on foundational skills and knowledge. You will be introduced to the preclinical dental simulation laboratory and will begin to develop skills and knowledge that will later be applied to preventive, periodontal and restorative procedures. The scope of dental practice, law, ethics and working safely are covered. By the end of the subject, you will be expected to have achieved basic level competency in preclinical skills including infection control, occupational health and safety, the selection and management of specific dental instruments and materials, non-surgical periodontal instrumentation techniques, and the use of rotary and hand instruments. You will acquire basic skills in interviewing dental patients and acquiring and recording patient information relevant to the oral health care process. You will also begin to appreciate the complex interplay between the social environment and the oral health of individuals and groups .
School: La Trobe Rural Health School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 60
Subject Co-ordinator: Mark Gussy
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Must be enrolled into the following courses: HBOHSB and HZHSDD
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: ORH1IOS OR ORH1POH
Equivalent subjects: ORH1POH
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
Learning resources
Dental hygiene theory and practice
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Darby & Walsh
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: 3rd Edition
Publisher: Elsevier
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Microbiology and Infection Control for Health Professionals
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Recommended
Author: Lee & Bishop
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: 5TH edition
Publisher: Pearson
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
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Other description: N/A
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Illness and Well-being: Perspectives and Determinants
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Liamputtong et al
Year: 2012
Edition/Volume: N/A
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
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Source location: N/A
Fundamentals of Periodontal Instrumentation and Advanced Root Instrumentation
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Nield-Gehrig
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: 7th edition
Publisher: Wippencott Williams & Wilkins
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Dental Radiography Principles and Techniques
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Ianucci & Howerton
Year: N/A
Edition/Volume: 4th edition
Publisher: Suanders
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
Chapter/issue: N/A
URL: N/A
Other description: N/A
Source location: N/A
Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry: A Contemporary Approach
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: Summitt JB
Year: 2006
Edition/Volume: 3rd edition Revised
Publisher: Quintessence
ISBN: N/A
Chapter/article title: N/A
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URL: N/A
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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