Course Title: Design, conduct and evaluate an oral health plan

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6119 Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)

Course Title: Design, conduct and evaluate an oral health plan

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 20

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)
DENT5810	City Campus	TAFE	155T Vocational Health and Sciences	Face-to-Face	Term1 2013, Term1 2014, Term2 2015, Term2 2016

Course Contact: Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit provides the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to design, implement and evaluate an individual or community oral health promotion program that addresses oral health needs with empathy and insight into behavioral, cultural, socio-economic, environmental and genetic risk factors.
 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

HLTIN301A – Comply with infection control policies and procedures in health work
HLTHIR403B – Work effectively with culturally diverse patients, customers and co-workers
TAFEDH005 - Examine, record and assess patient histories and dental records to formulate a dental hygiene treatment plan
 

Co-Delivered with: TAFEDH010 - Research and Evaluate Patients 

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	TAFEDH031 Design, conduct and evaluate an oral health plan
Elements:	1. Perform a task analysis to identify health and related oral health issues of an individual and/or community group 2. Design a comprehensive oral health program that meets the specific oral health needs of an individual and/or community group. 3. Implement and evaluate an oral health program designed to meet the needs of an individual and/or community group.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit you will have the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to design, implement and evaluate an individual or community oral health promotion program that addresses oral health needs with empathy and insight into behavioral, cultural, socio-economic, environmental and genetic risk factors.

Overview of Assessment

Assessment may include Clinical practice with completion of logbook, oral presentation and written theory examination