Course Title: Prepare for and assist with oral health care procedures
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2013
Course Code: DENT5271C
Course Title: Prepare for and assist with oral health care procedures
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C3202 - Certificate III in Dental Assisting
Course Contact: Eleanor Shroeder
Course Contact Phone: 03/93411412
Course Contact Email: eleanor.schroeder@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 130
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
Pre-requisites for this unit include:
• Comply with infection control policies and procedures in the health care setting.
• Process reusable instruments and equipment in the health care setting.
• Contribute to occupational health and safety policies in the health care setting.
• Recognise healthy body systems in a health care context.
Course Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required for a dental assistant to prepare the dental surgery, including preparation of necessary equipment, instruments and materials, for oral health care procedures and to assist the operator during the delivery of these procedures.
All procedures are carried out in accordance with occupational health and safety policies and procedures, current infection control guidelines, Australian and New Zealand Standards, State/Territory legislative requirements and organisational policy.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTDA303C Prepare for and assist with oral health care procedures |
Element: |
1. Prepare the dental surgery for oral health care procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Make accessible in the clean zone of the surgery the client’s necessary charts and records 2.1 Communicate with other members of the dental team using dental terminology 3.1 Actively encourage clients to provide complete information without embarrassment or hesitation 4.1 Select and prepare the correct syringe, cartridge and needle for local anaesthesia as directed by the operator 5.1 Select and transfer to the operator the instruments, equipment, materials and medicaments required for oral health care procedures 6.1 Check that instrument sharpness conforms to operator specifications and advise of any deficiency |
Learning Outcomes
1.1 Make accessible in the clean zone of the surgery the client’s necessary charts and records.
1.2 Identify correctly the planned procedure.
1.3 Anticipate and select correctly the equipment, instruments materials and medicaments for the planned procedure and arrange them in their likely order of use.
1.3 Give personal protective equipment to the client and members of the dental team.
1.4 Support aseptic techniques to prevent the spread of infection.
2.1 Make accurate, complete and legal records of the client’s personal, medical and dental information.
2.3 Verify this information in accordance with operator requirements.
2.2 Maintain confidentiality of client information.
3.1 Select and prepare the correct syringe, cartridge and needle for local anaesthesia as directed by the operator.
3.2 Check the expiry dates for the local anaesthetic cartridge prior to use.
3.3 Transfer the unused local anaesthetic syringe to the operator in accordance with infection control guidelines for the transfer of sharps between health care workers.
4.1 Select and transfer to the operator the instruments, equipment, materials and medicaments required for the oral health care procedure.
4.2 Assist the operator to maintain a clear field of vision.
4.3 Clear the mouth of oral fluids and debris and control moisture.
4.4 Retract and protect the client’s soft tissues using instruments and materials appropriate to the procedure.
4.5 Monitor the client’s well-being, identify any complications and take the necessary actions without delay to support the client and the operator.
4.6 Prepare the correct materials and medicaments using the correct technique, to the correct consistency and quantity required and within the designated timelines as directed by the operator.
4.7 Select additional instruments and materials as required without contaminating sterile stock.
4.8 Record the treatment given, materials used and drugs/medicaments prescribed as directed by the operator.
4.9 Complete all tasks within the designated timelines in accordance with operator instructions.
4.10 Give prescribed post-operative written instructions to the client/carer where appropriate.
5.1 Check that instrument sharpness conforms to operator specifications and advise of any deficiency.
5.2 Maintain equipment in good working order.
5.3 Store equipment and instruments correctly.
5.4 Report faults in equipment or instruments promptly to the operator.
5.5 Maintenance records are legible and accurate.
5.6 Arrange for the servicing of instruments and equipment at intervals recommended by the manufacturer or as recommended.
6.1 Monitor storage requirements and shelf life of materials and medicaments.
6.2 Monitor expiry dates of materials and medicaments and re-order materials correctly.
6.3 Store materials and medicaments correctly.
Details of Learning Activities
Facilitator led classroom based lecture program
Demonstration and classroom disscussion
Facilitator led practical clinical demonstration
Group discussion
Participation in group activitiesbased on simulated workplace exercises
Practical clinical practise,peer evaluation/feedback session
Written classroom task
Self managed research to support completion of learning guide
Written assessment (multiple choice and short answer questions)
Work based learning and experience in Oral Health Care Procedures and application in dental practice
Teaching Schedule
Below is a guide to the underpinning knowledge and skill that the learner will need to demonstrate. This schedule is a guide only to provide adequate time for the learner .
Topics covered in Block 1:
Language ,literacy & numeracy test
Assisting the dental operator
Topics covered in Block 2:
Introduction to the unit
Dental anatomy
Notation and charting
Oral pathology
Preventive dentistry
Preventive dentistry practical
Topics covered in Block 3:
Restorative dentistry
Prosthodontics fixed and removable
Endodontics
Topics covered in Block 4:
Orthodontics
Periodontics
Oral surgery/exodontia
Instrumentation practical workshop
Written Assessment
Block 1 Day1
Language,literacy,numeracy test , 1 hr
Block 1 Day 4
Assisting the dental operator , 1 hr
Facilitator led class work shop/activities
Block 2 Day 1,
Dental Anatomy, 4 hrs
Facilitator led class work shop/activities, students complete inclass worksheets.
Morphology/Notation/Charting, 3 hrs
Facilitator led class work shop/activities, students complete inclass worksheets.
Block 2 Day 3
Oral pathology, 4 hrs
Facilitator led class work shop/activities
Preventive dentistry, 3 hrs
Facilitator led class work shop/activities, students complete inclass worksheets.
Block 3 Day 1
Restorative 7hrs
Facilitator led lecture& workshop. Practical activities and procedures, instrumentation and dental materails
Block 3 Day 2
Prosthodontics 7hrs
Facilitator led lecture& workshop. Practical activities and procedures, instrumentation and dental materails
Block 3 Day 5
Endodontics 5 hrs
Facilitator led lecture& workshop. Practical activities and procedures, instrumentation and dental materails
Block 4 Day 1
Orthodontics 4 hrs
Facilitator led lecture& workshop. Practical activities and procedures, instrumentation and dental materails
Block 4 Day 2
Periodontics 3 hrs
Facilitator led lecture& workshop. Practical activities and procedures, instrumentation and dental materails
Block 4 Day 4
Oral Surgery 4 hrs
Facilitator led lecture& workshop. Practical activities and procedures, instrumentation and dental materails
Instrumentation Revision 3 hrs
Facilitator led lecture& workshop. Practical activities on various dental procedures and instruments and equipment
Block 4 Day 5
Written assessment 2 hrs
Total hours - 43 hours
The student is expected to undertake 87 hours of self managed research and on the job workplace training in this unit of competence.
Nominal Hours - 130 hours
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Prescribed Texts |
References
Other Resources
Other Resources
RMIT Blackboard www.rmit.edu.au via MY RMIT
References
RMIT online learning Hub www.rmit.edu.au/online
Library www.rmit.edu.au/library
Scheller C.(2009) Basic guide to dental instruments,5th Ed Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Overview of Assessment
Short written tests, practical assessment and Written test included in this unit as a pre-requsite for the final Work place assessment.
Assessment Tasks
Block 4 Wriitten assessment- PX(pass) 70% or above
Work place assessment (on the job observation)
Assessment Matrix
Plagiarism
RMIT University requires that you present only YOUR work for assessment. Plagiarism is a form of cheating. It is the presentation of the work or idea of another person without appropriate referencing, as though it is your own.
Plagiarism is NOT acceptable. Penalties can include charges of academic misconduct, cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.
Please note: It is also a disciplinary offence to allow your work to be plagiarised by another student. When signing the coversheet to submit your learning guide, you are declaring that the work is not plagiarised.
Please Note; Students may apply for Special Consideration as (per the information via the RMIT Hub @ http:/www.rmit.edu.au/students/special consideration if they believe their ability to complete Assessment for this Unit by the submission date has been affected by factors beyond their control. Special Consideration must be lodged prior to or within 48 hours of the scheduled assessment time or assessment submission date.
MPORTANT INFORMATION -
Please note: The assessment result is final and a second opportunity for re-assessment will be NOT be provided unless the student has applied for and been granted Special Consideration as per RMIT Assessment Policy see www.rmit.assessmentpolicy.edu.au
Failure to complete this unit of competence will result in non-completion of the Certificate III Dental Assisting Program
e application for Special Consideration is NOT granted automatically on application.
A student may want to seek further clinical experience outside their place of employment in order to achieve the required Learning Outcomes for Unit HLTIN303D and as such may want to seek external experience to gain the required skills and knowledge in this learning outcome as per the Performance Criteria.
Assessments incorporated in this unit of competency include:
Authenticated evidence of relevant work experience and/or formal/informal learning - Third Party Evidence
Block 4, day 1 - Submsiion of Third Party Evidence Declaration fully signed off by student and workplace supervisor
- Block 4, day 5 - Written assessment - 70% or above pass mark - assessment weight 30%
- Post block 4 but prior to students end Rmit enrolment date - workplace assessment - on the job workbased observation - assessment weight 70%
- Total weight of assessment = 100%
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