Course Title: Provide dental hygiene care for individuals with special needs
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2017
Course Code: DENT5823
Course Title: Provide dental hygiene care for individuals with special needs
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6119 - Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)
Course Contact: Sue Fatone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406
Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Program Manager: Mr Nicholas Greer
Telephone: +61 3 9341 1420
Email nicholas.greer@rmit.edu.au
Ms Angie Ioannidis
Telephone: +61 3 9341 1407
Email angie.ioannidis@rmit.edu.au
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
TAFEDH032 - Confirm physical health status
TAFEDH003 - Analyse oral status
TAFEDH010 - Research and evaluate patient dental and health history to prevent and/or manage emergencies
TAFEDH012 - Apply reflective practice, critical thinking and analysis in dental health
TAFEDH013 - Interpret and analyse patient medical and drug history
Course Description
This competency unit describes the skills and knowledge required by the dental hygienist to manage individuals/groups with specials needs to improve and maintain their oral health.
It focuses on the roles and responsibilities of the dental hygienist in the dental team, with medical and allied health practitioners for the management of a patient with special dental needs within the community and/or private/public dental facilities.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
TAFEDH025 Provide dental hygiene care for individuals with special needs |
Element: |
1. Work in collaboration with dental, medical and allied health practitioners to identify the dental needs of those patient’s with special needs |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Communicate with key dental/medical/health practitioners within the (specific) dental and allied health teams to identify a collaborative approach to dental and health issues |
Element: |
2. Plan appropriate dental hygiene care for the dental patient with special needs |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Adhering to the principles of informed consent, discuss the treatment with the patient and carer, provide opportunity to clarify issues, inform of possible treatment outcomes resulting from any planned treatment. Consent and acceptance of the hygiene treatment plan is confirmed |
Element: |
3. Work as part of the dental and allied health team(s) to provide preventive and therapeutic dental hygiene care to patients with special needs |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Incorporate an understanding of dental anatomy and physiology, medicine and pharmacology, pathology and oral pathology when providing preventive and therapeutic dental hygiene care for the identified dental patient with special needs |
Element: |
4. Evaluate the outcomes of dental hygiene treatment for the dental patient with special needs |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Manage, monitor and apply reflective practice to dental hygiene treatment plan outcomes and patient dental health education and oral hygiene goals |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Elements of Competency.
Details of Learning Activities
The 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
- Group discussions
- Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises
- Clinical practice, peer evaluation/feedback session/completion of practical worksheets
- Online learning resources accessed via myRMIT Studies (BlackBoard
- Self managed research to support completion of assessment tasks.
Teaching Schedule
This unit is co-delivered in a cluster (Clinical Practice 4) in conjunction with TAFE015 manage patients with simple to moderate dental hygiene treatment needs, TAFE016 Use chemotherapeutic agents to manage and prevent dental disease, TAFE017 Interpret clinical data to classify periodontal health, TAFE019 Preform a nutritional oral health assessment and TAFE023 Provide dental hygiene care of individuals with special needs.
You must enrol in all five units delivered in this cluster and all learning and assessment activities will include the components of all competencies.
The unit is delivered as per the timetable issued on Induction Day and is also located on BlackBoard. The classes will be delivered, on level 3 or 2 of Building 154, RMIT (within the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne) or in the undergraduate clinic Level 2 Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne. There will be opportunity for you to attend clinics off site.
Notification will be provided via student email if the date or location changes.
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).
- RMIT ADOH prescribed textbooks
- RMIT Studies (Blackboard) for RMIT Online resources.
- RMIT Library for textbooks and other resources.
- RMIT Library (Dental Guides): http://rmit.libguides.com/dental
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
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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
This unit is co-delivered in a cluster Clinical Practice 4 (CP4) (Clinical Practice 4) in conjunction with TAFE015 manage patients with simple to moderate dental hygiene treatment needs, TAFE016 Use chemotherapeutic agents to manage and prevent dental disease, TAFE017 Interpret clinical data to classify periodontal health, TAFE019 Preform a nutritional oral health assessment and TAFE023 Provide dental hygiene care of individuals with special needs.
Assessment Task 1: Clinical practice with completion of logbook and Clinical Observation & feedback logbook
The Logbook and Clinical Observation & feedback Logbook is completed in the practical sessions.
Students will attempt the 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 the CP4 Assessment Outline. All assessment criteria must be successfully completed in order to achieve a satisfactory result.
Feedback to students will be provided at an allocated time at RMIT.
Assessment Task 2: Written theory examination
This is conducted as per timetable. The written test will be conducted under supervision at RMIT under exam conditions. Detailed information will be discussed with students during their attendance to lectures.
In order to achieve a satisfactory result, student must score 70% of the overall mark. Feedback to students will be provided at an allocated time at RMIT.
Assessment Task 3: Case Study Presentation
Students will submit the case Study Presentation and they will be graded with either a S (Satisfactory) or NYS (Not Yet Satisfactory) according to the assessment guidelines and criteria outlined in the CP4 Assessment Outline. All assessment criteria must be successfully completed in order to achieve a satisfactory result.
Feedback to students will be provided at an allocated time at RMIT.
Assessment Task 4: Case Study Presentation (oral)
Students will submit the case Study Presentation and they will be graded with either a S (Satisfactory) or NYS (Not Yet Satisfactory) according to the assessment guidelines and criteria outlined in the CP4 Assessment Outline. All assessment criteria must be successfully completed in order to achieve a satisfactory result.
Feedback to students will be provided at an allocated time at RMIT.
Assessment Task 5: Special needs case study
Students will submit the Special needs case study and they will be graded with either a S (Satisfactory) or NYS (Not Yet Satisfactory) according to the assessment guidelines and criteria outlined in the CP4 Assessment Outline. All assessment criteria must be successfully completed in order to achieve a satisfactory result.
Feedback to students will be provided at an allocated time at RMIT.
Assessment Matrix
AS PER ASSESSMENT OVERVIEW
Other Information
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Disability Liaison Unit: http://www1.rmit.edu.au/disability
Plagiarism
RMIT University requires that you present only YOUR work for assessment.
Plagiarism is a form of cheating. It is the presentation of the work or idea of another person. Plagiarism is NOT acceptable. Penalties can include charges of academic misconduct, cancellation of results and exclusion from your course. Please note: It is also a disciplinary offence to allow your work to be plagiarised by another student. When signing the coversheet (electronic or paper based), you are declaring that the work is not plagiarised.
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)
Attendance
It is strongly advised that you attend all sessions in order to engage in the required learning activities, ensure the maximum opportunity to gain competency.
Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer
If you think you have some or all of the knowledge and competencies described, please discuss the Recognition of Prior Learning and Credit Transfer options that may be available to you with the Program Coordinator. For more information go to:
http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit
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