Course Title: Produce a prescribed dental radiographic image

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2017

Course Code: DENT5860C

Course Title: Produce a prescribed dental radiographic image

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C4385 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting

Course Contact: Ms. Sandra Torbica

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1408

Course Contact Email: sandra.torbica@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

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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

Not applicable

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to operate dental radiographic equipment and position the patient correctly to produce an intraoral and extraoral diagnostic radiographic image.

Where work relates to extra-oral radiography this includes orthopantomogram and may include lateral cephalograms (for orthodontic radiographic work-ups) and excludes cone beam radiography.

This unit applies to dental assisting work.

The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand Standards and industry codes of practice.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTDEN009 Produce a prescribed dental radiographic image

Element:

1. Position patient to obtain radiograph

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Implement and maintain radiation safety measures for the patient, operator and others throughout the procedure
1.2 Correctly position patient according to the radiographic detector unit used
1.3 Ensure that communication with patient can be maintained after positioning

Element:

2. Position dental radiographic detector

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Select the appropriate exposure variables for either an intraoral or extra oral image on the dental radiographic unit according to manufacturers’ instructions, procedure and patient requirements
2.2 Select the appropriate radiographic technique for either an intraoral or extra oral image prescribed by dental practitioner for the oral structure under investigation
2.3 Position correctly the appropriate film or film plate or sensor and setting for the prescribed request and patient’s requirements
2.4 Select and use locating devices or guides to apply the appropriate horizontal and vertical planes for the radiograph
2.5 Use accessories when appropriate according to manufacturers’
instructions

Element:

3. Operate radiographic imaging equipment safely to produce an extra oral radiograph

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Operate intraoral radiographic equipment according to manufacturers’
instructions and legislative requirements for the safe use of radiation
3.2 Ensure the patient remains visible throughout the procedure to observe
positioning and safety precautions and expose the X-ray
3.4 Remove the exposed intraoral dental radiographic detector package
carefully from the mouth
3.5 Separate the packaging and barrier sleeve when required from the detector
and label image correctly prior to processing

Element:

4. Position dental radiographic detector

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Operate extra oral radiographic equipment according to manufacturers’ instructions and legislative requirements for the safe use of radiation
4.2 Ensure the patient remains visible throughout the procedure to observe positioning and safety precautions, and expose the X-ray
4.3 Undertake, for wet processing only, removal of the exposed extra oral image from the radiographic unit
4.4 Ensure digital radiograph is downloaded correctly
4.5 Label the radiograph with all necessary details for patient identification and time of procedure

 

Element:

5. Process and provide quality assurance for the exposed dental radiograph

Performance Criteria:

5.1 View or process the radiograph correctly
5.2 Assess visual qualities of the radiograph and refer to dental practitioner
5.3 Identify and correct processing errors or artefacts
5.4 Identify and critique errors in imaging technique to optimise exposure times for each individual patient
5.5 Mount and store radiographs correctly

Learning Outcomes


Refer to elements


Details of Learning Activities

A combination of learning activities have been designed to help students to achieve learning outcomes of this unit:

  • Facilitator led classroom based lecture and or workshop using PowerPoint Presentations
  • Written classroom tasks
  • Demonstration and classroom discussion
  • Facilitator led practical clinical demonstration
  • Group discussions
  • Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises
  • Clinical practice/completion of practical critique sheets
  • Online learning resources accessed via myRMIT Studies (BlackBoard) including online tests or quizzes
  • Self managed research to support completion of assessments 


Teaching Schedule

The classes will be delivered on level 3 or 2 of Building 154, RMIT (within the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne). Notification will be provided via student email if the date or location change.

The following schedule is as per the timetable issued to students via email prior to their commencement, as well as on Day 1 during student induction into the program. The timetable is also provided on BlackBoard for student reference. (Please Note: timetable is subject to change at the discretion of RMIT. In this event notification will be provided to your student email).

The following schedule is as per the Certificate IV in Dental Assisting timetable:

Session 1 (Monday 27 February 2017)

  • Introduction into Radiography (Lecture/Workshop)
  • Digital Radiation (Lecture/Wprkshop/Group Activity)

Session 2 (Monday 20 March 2017)

  • Safety and Radiation Hygiene (Lecture/Workshop)
  • Legal and Ethical (Lecture/Workshop)


Session 3 (Tuesday 21 March 2017)

  • Intraoral and Extraoral Dental Anatomy (Lecture/Workshop)

Session 4 (Monday 10 April 2017)

  • Supporting the Dental Operator (Lecture/Workshop)
  • Patient Management (Lecture/Workshop)

Session 5 (Tuesday 11 April)

  • Dental Anatomy assessment (formative compulsory assessment)
  • Oral Pathology (Lecture/Workshop)

Session 6 (Monday to Thursday - week commencing Group A: 1 May 2017, Group B: 8 May 2017, Group C: 15 May 2017, Group D:  22 May 2017)

  • Inra-oral Radiographs Simulated Clinic (Bisecting, Paralleling and Bitewing Techniques)
  • Simulateed Intraoral practical Assessment

Session 7 (Monday 19 June 2017)

  • Extra oral Radiography (Lecture/Workshop)

Session 8 (Single day attendance, Group A: Tuesday 20 June, Group B: Wednesday 21 June, Group C: Thursday 22 June, Group D: Friday 23 June)

  • Extra oral practical sessions

Session 9 (Monday 24 July)

  • Case presentation (formative compulsory assessment)
  • Pitfalls Assessment (formative compulsory assessment)

Session 10 (Monday 25 September)

  • Written Exam


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

Students will be expected to utilise a range of recent and appropriate library, electronic, text and other resources. Students will be provided with resources and tools for learning in this course through myRMIT Studies (BlackBoard).

  • Evolve Website:
    https://evolve.elsevier.com/cs/store?role=student   This website has been set up by the publisher of the textbook, Modern Dental Assisting and offers free student learning resources and is and highly recommended.
  • TEXTBOOK: M. Iannucci & LJ Howerton, Dental Radiography, Principles and Techniques
  • RMIT Studies (Blackboard) for RMIT Online resources.
  • RMIT Library for textbooks and other resources.
  • RMIT Library (Dental Guides): http://rmit.libguides.com/dental  
  • Workplace Procedure Manuals and Workplace checklists.


Overview of Assessment

Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites must be met.

  • produced 30 acceptable dental radiographic images in a simulated environment including:

        applying safe work practices for dental radiography work including:

              following standard and additional precautions

              operating a radiographic unit correctly

              safely using radiation in dentistry

  • produced and critiqued 20 acceptable dental intra-oral radiographic images taken on a minimum of 10 different people demonstrating skills in peri apical (PA) and bitewings (BW)
  • produced and critiqued 10 acceptable dental extra oral radiographic images taken on a minimum of 10 different people.

 

 

Assessment

Assessment: Task 1

Simulated Radiographic Portfolio

Assessment: Task 2

Workplace Intra oral Radiographic Portfolio

Assessment: Task 3

Workplace Extra oral Radiographic Portfolio

Assessment: Task 4

Written Exam

Assessment: Task 5

Simulated Extra-Oral Practical Assessment

 

Assessment Mapping Matrix

 

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To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.


Assessment Tasks

To demonstrate competency in this course, students will need to complete all the following pieces of assessment to a satisfactory standard.

1.Simulated Extra Oral practical assessment

This assessment will be conducted on the same day of student attendance to practical Extra Oral session (as per the group allocation). This is a simulated assessment in the Level 3 Sim Lab involving Extra oral (OPG) exposure. Only after successful completion of this assessment students will be permitted to take radiographs on real patients under direct supervision of their workplace mentors.

Assessment criteria and further information will be discussed with students during their attendance to lectures, as well as practical session. 

 

To undertake a practical clinical assessment (simulation), students MUST present for the assessment process as follows:

  • Appropriate clinical attire (no shorts, jeans or tracksuit pants, no bare midriff, no singlet tops).
  • Footwear fully covered in leather/vinyl (not suede) clinical footwear.
  • Hair is to be contained by tying back or in appropriate hair cover.
  • Fingernails must be short and clean and no nail varnish to be worn. No artificial fingernails are to be worn.
  • The wearing of henna is acceptable.
  • No jewellery to be worn on the hands or wrists. Wedding rings or jewellery that cannot be removed for cultural reasons must be taped with an appropriate waterproof tape .
  • All cuts/ skin abrasions on the hands or wrists must be covered with a waterproof dressing

A student that is non-compliant with any of the above requirements will not be permitted to undertake practical exercise or assessment at the scheduled time which will result in assessment being rescheduled. Workplace supervisor will be informed of this via email or phone call. 

Student will attempt the practical assessments under supervision of the assessor and they will be graded with either a S (Satisfactory) or NYS (Not Yet Satisfactory) according to the assessment guidelines and criteria outlined in assessment document. In order to achieve a Satisfactory result, student must successfully complete all listed requirements of assessment criteria 

Students will receive verbal feedback on this assessment.

 

2. Simulated Radiographic portfolio

Students are required to produce a Portfolio of 28 intraoral radiographs and 2 (OPG) Extraoral radiographs during their simulated practice at RMIT. Each radiograph submitted must have a Critique sheet attached as part of this assessment. The Intraoral part of the Portfolio must be submitted at the time of student Practical Intra Oral Simulated Assessment and Extraoral part of the Portfolio must be submitted during student Practical Extra Oral Simulated Assessment.

Student will be graded with either a S (Satisfactory) or NYS (Not Yet Satisfactory) according to assessment criteria outlined in assessment document. In order to achieve a Satisfactory result, student must successfully complete all listed requirements of assessment criteria: present 28 intra oral radiographs and 2 extra oral radiographs (OPG's) as part of the portfolio and correctly critique all technique and/or processing errors for all radiographs submitted.

Students will receive written and/or verbal feedback on this assessment.

 

3. Workplace Intra-Oral Radiographic Portfolio

Students are required to produce a Portfolio of 30 diagnostic intraoral radiographs during their clinical practice at their workplace. Each radiograph submitted must have a Critique sheet attached as part of this assessment.

First part of the Portfolio containing 10 radiographs must be submitted on Monday 24 July 2017

Second part of the Portfolio containing 10 radiographs must be submitted on Monday 21 August 2017

Third part of the Portfolio containing 10 radiographs must be submitted on Monday 25 September 2017

 

Student will be graded with either a S (Satisfactory) or NYS (Not Yet Satisfactory) according to assessment criteria outlined in assessment document. In order to achieve a Satisfactory result, student must successfully complete all listed requirements of assessment criteria: present 30 diagnostic intra-oral radiographs in the portfolio and correctly critique all technique and/or processing errors.

Students will receive written feedback on this assessment.

 

4. Workplace Extra-Oral Radiographic Portfolio

Students are required to produce a Portfolio of 10 extraoral radiographs (OPG's) during their clinical practice at their workplace. Each extraoral radiograph submitted must have a Critique sheet attached as part of this assessment. The Extraoral Portfolio must be submitted on 2 October 2017.

Student will be graded with either a S (Satisfactory) or NYS (Not Yet Satisfactory) according to assessment criteria outlined in assessment document. In order to achieve a Satisfactory result, student must successfully complete all listed requirements of assessment criteria: present 10 extra-oral radiographs in the portfolio and correctly critique all technique and/or processing errors.

Students will receive written feedback on this assessment.

 

5. Written Exam

This is conducted on 25 September 2017. The written test will be conducted under supervision at RMIT under exam conditions. 

In order to achieve a Satisfactory result, student must score 60% of the overall mark.

Feedback to students will be provided via Grade Centre on Blackboard. 

 

 

 

 

Formative compulsory assessment for this unit:

Extra-oral Radiography Assignment - students must submit this assignment as a hard copy during their attendance at RMIT on 21 August 2017.

This assessment task will assist students to gain better understanding of extra-oral radiography and will prepare them for the final written exam.

In order to achieve a Satisfactory result, student must successfully complete all questions in this task.

Students will receive a written feedback.

Please note: an outcome of this assessment will not affect student final result for this unit.

 

 

 

 


Assessment Matrix

AS PER OVERVIEW OF ASSESSMENT

Other Information

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Special Consideration

Please note: Students may apply for Special Consideration as per the information via the RMIT website http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration  if they believe that 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. The application for Special Consideration is NOT granted automatically on application.

 

RMIT Assessment Appeal Process

Students may appeal against their assessment result as per the information via the RMIT website. The Appeals Against Assessment policy and procedure applies to all coursework programs in all careers. The appeal process is staged and students are required to follow each stage in order to ensure their full entitlement to appeal, this is available on http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=nwjxaifdrgle (unresolved) 

 

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