Course Title: Use chemotherapeutic agents to manage and prevent dental disease

Part A: Course Overview

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

Course Title: Use chemotherapeutic agents to manage and prevent dental disease

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 30

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)

DENT5814

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face

Term1 2014

DENT5814

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face

Term1 2017

Course Contact: Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

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



Course Description

This unit deals with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes that underpin the use of fluoride and chemotherapeutic agents in dentistry as both therapeutic and preventive treatment measures.
It includes the design, delivery and evaluation of customized fluoride programs and/or chemotherapeutic agents that promote oral health and control dental disease on an ongoing basis.
 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

TAFEDH003 - Analyse oral status
TAFEDH012 - Apply reflective practice and critical thinking and analysis in dental health
TAFEDH015 – Manage patients with simple to complex dental hygiene treatment needs
 



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

TAFEDH016 Use chemotherapeutic agents to manage and prevent dental disease

Elements:

1. Prepare and present surgery

2. Devise and implement a fluoride therapy and/or chemotherapeutic agent preventive strategy to address identified oral conditions and disease

3. Prepare and assess the patient for fluoride and/or chemotherapeutic agent application

4. Apply topical fluoride and/or chemotherapeutic agent


Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Elements of Competency.


Overview of Assessment

Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites must be met.
The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

  • candidates must demonstrate their ability to apply essential knowledge identified for this competency unit before undertaking independent workplace application
  • this competency unit should be assessed in conjunction with relevant competency unit(s) in delivery of the Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)
  • evidence must demonstrate the individual’s ability to apply their knowledge within the requirements of dental hygiene practice
  • consistency of performance should be demonstrated over the required range of workplace situations relevant to an identified work role

Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1:

Clinical practice, logbook and observation

Assessment 2:

Written theory examination

Assessment 3:

(Oral) Case Study Presentation(s)

Assessment 4:

Special needs case study Assignment

 

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements/Performance Criteria Covered

Ass 1

Ass 2


Ass 3


Ass 4

1.1

X

X

 

 

1.2

X

X

 

 

1.3

X

X

X

 

2.1

X

 

X

 

2.2

X

 

X

 

2.3

X

 

X

 

3.1

X

X

X

X

3.2

X

X

X

 

3.3

X

X

X

 

3.4

X

 

 

 

3.5

X

 

 

 

4.1

X

X

X

 

4.2

X

 

X

 

4.3

X

 

X

X

5.1

X

X

X

X

5.2

X

X

 

X

5.3

X

 

X

 

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.