Course Title: Manage patients with moderate to complex dental hygiene treatment needs
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6119 Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)
Course Title: Manage patients with moderate to complex dental hygiene treatment needs
Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office
Nominal Hours: 250
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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
DENT5818 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
155T Vocational Health and Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2014, Term1 2015, Term2 2015, Term2 2016 |
DENT5818 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2017, Term2 2017 |
Course Contact: Sue Fatone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411406
Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit deals with the high degree of knowledge, skills, judgments, values and attitudes needed to provide evidence based dental hygiene therapeutic, preventive and supportive services, and educational intervention to patients with moderate to complex periodontal conditions and disorders, within the context of dental hygiene practice and conducted according to occupational health, safety and welfare policy and procedures and infection control policy and procedures.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Pre-Requisite: TAFEDH015 – Manage patients with simple to moderate dental hygiene treatment needs
Co-delivered with: TAFEDH028 - Practice in a special needs environment
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
TAFEDH020 Manage patients with moderate to complex dental hygiene treatment needs |
Elements: |
1. Establish and maintain an effective and collaborative relationship with a patient 2. Prepare and present the surgery 3. Conduct an accurate periodontal assessment for a moderate to complex patient presentation 4. Formulate and validate a dental hygiene diagnosis and treatment plan 5. Implement educational interventions for the management of moderate to complex periodontal diseases and conditions 6. Implement therapeutic, preventive and supportive interventions for the management of moderate to complex periodontal conditions and disorders within the context of dental hygiene practice 7. Identify the social and physical health impact of tobacco use to determine preventive practice management in oral health practice 8. Provide empathetic brief motivational interviewing technique to counsel patients towards behavioral change for cessation of smoking |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit you will have developed a high degree of knowledge, skills, judgments, values and attitudes needed to provide evidence based dental hygiene therapeutic, preventive and supportive services, and educational intervention to patients with moderate to complex periodontal conditions and disorders, within the context of dental hygiene practice and conducted according to occupational health, safety and welfare policy and procedures and infection control policy and procedures.
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 5: |
Case Study Presentation |
Assessment 6: |
Clinical (scaling) practical |
Assessment Mapping Matrix
Elements/Performance Criteria Covered |
Ass 1 |
Ass 2 |
|
Ass 4 |
Ass 5 |
Ass 6 |
1.1 |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
1.2 |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
1.3 |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
1.4 |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
2.1 |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
2.2 |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
2.3 |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
3.1 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
3.2 |
X |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
3.3 |
X |
|
|
|
X |
X |
3.4 |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
4.1 |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
4.2 |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
4.3 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
4.4 |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
4.5 |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
5.1 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
5.2 |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
5.3 |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
5.4 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
5.5 |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
5.6 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
5.7 |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
6.1 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
6.2 |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
6.3 |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
6.4 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
6.5 |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
6.6 |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
X |
7.1 |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
7.2 |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
7.3 |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
7.4 |
X |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
7.5 |
X |
|
X |
|
X |
X |
8.1 |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
8.2 |
X |
X |
|
|
X |
X |
8.3 |
X |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
8.4 |
X |
X |
X |
|
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.