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DS5102 - Clinical Practice 2 (Comprehensive Oral Care)
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Subject chain: | DS5101 DS5102 |
| Administered by: | College of Medicine & Dentistry |
This subject is only available to those students enrolled in the Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Students participate in a clinical placement program that enables them to provide comprehensive oral care to patients in a range of clinical settings. Each clinical site will have students providing dental care under supervision. The development of clinical skills continues across the year to achieve competencies in all the key areas of dentistry.
Learning Outcomes
- Perform an expanding range of dental procedures under supervision;
- Demonstrate the ability to treat complete or partially edentulous patients with either fixed or removable prostheses;
- Address professionally and ethically the health care needs of patients, including both their direct clinical needs as well as their social and cultural expectations;
- Demonstrate competent use of radiographic techniques and interpretation of results to aid diagnosis;
- Evaluate the oral health care needs of patients; Diagnose, plan and appropriately manage the care of patients with special needs; Identify the need for specialist dental care and refer appropriately when required; Prepare and restore teeth using a range of materials for both direct and indirect restorations.
| Prerequisites: | DS4101 AND DS4102 |
| Corequisites: | DS5101 |
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As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain. |
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| Cairns, Placement/work experience, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2019 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Felicity Croker, Assoc. Professor Geoff Booth |
| Lecturers: | Dr Felicity Croker, Assoc. Professor Robyn Boase, Professor Richard Stoll, Assoc. Professor Geoff Booth, Professor John Abbott, Dr Anura Ariyawardana, Dr Amar Sholapurkar. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (25%); other exams (10%); portfolio including clinical activity log (25%); written clinical case reports (4) (20%); clinical placement assessment graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); school-administered final exam (20%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Satisfactory attendance is required at (pre)clinical placements. Satisfactory academic and professional standard, as described in the College Assessment Guidelines, must be achieved in order to progress. |
| Cairns, Placement/work experience, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2019 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Felicity Croker, Assoc. Professor Geoff Booth |
| Lecturers: | Dr Felicity Croker, Assoc. Professor Robyn Boase, Professor Richard Stoll, Assoc. Professor Geoff Booth, Assoc. Professor Andrew Lee, Professor John Abbott, Dr Anura Ariyawardana, Dr Amar Sholapurkar, Dr Vahid Sakhaei Manesh, Dr Clara Jo, Dr Ersan Karadeniz. |
| Workload expectations: |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (25%); other exams (10%); portfolio including clinical activity log (25%); written clinical case reports (4) (20%); clinical placement assessment graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory (%); school-administered final exam (20%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | Satisfactory attendance is required at (pre)clinical placements. Satisfactory academic and professional standard, as described in the College Assessment Guidelines, must be achieved in order to progress. |
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