Course Title: Perform maintenance treatment for clients with removable dental prostheses
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6081 Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics
Course Title: Perform maintenance treatment for clients with removable dental prostheses
Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 75
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.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
DENT5220C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
155T Vocational Health and Sciences |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2010, Term2 2010 |
Course Contact: Mark Doherty
Course Contact Phone: Ph: (03) 9341 1407
Course Contact Email: mark.doherty@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
Perform maintenance treatment for clients with removable dental prostheses
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
HLTIN301A Comply with infection control policies and procedures in health work
HLTIN302A Process reusable instruments and equipment in health work
HLTOHS400A Maintain OHS processes in the health industry
HLTDP601B Identify, select and prepare instruments, equipment, materials as required
HLTDP602B Gather data, take history, conduct a dental prosthetic examination and develop a treatment plan
HLTDP603B Take impressions
HLTDP604B Establish and record jaw relationships and select artificial teeth
HLTDP605B Evaluate a removable dental prosthesis at try-in stage
HLTDP606B Insert and issue a completed dental prothesis
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTDP607B Perform maintenance treatment for clients with removable dental prostheses |
Elements: |
1. Examine oral cavity and/or prosthesis to determine treatment need |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit you will have the skills and knowledge required to adjust and maintain new and existing dental prostheses.
Clients may be dentate or edentulous.
Overview of Assessment
Clinical demonstration. Patient records.