Course Title: Manage patients with moderate to complex dental hygiene treatment needs
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2014
Course Code: DENT5818
Course Title: Manage patients with moderate to complex dental hygiene treatment needs
School: 155T Life & Physical Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6119 - Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)
Course Contact : Paulette Smith
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411403
Course Contact Email:paulette.smith@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
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.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
TAFEDH015 – Manage patients with simple to moderate dental hygiene treatment needs
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.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
TAFEDH020 Manage patients with moderate to complex dental hygiene treatment needs |
Element: |
1. Establish and maintain an effective and collaborative relationship with a patient |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Demonstrate courtesy and empathy in all communication with the patient whilst developing and maintaining an effective relationship with the patient |
Element: |
2. Prepare and present the surgery |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Gather and prepare all equipment, materials and instruments required for planned procedure catering for any predetermined special needs of the patient |
Element: |
3. Conduct an accurate periodontal assessment for a moderate to complex patient presentation |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Take a comprehensive and systematic medical, dental and social history to collect, collate and record data by: |
Element: |
4. Formulate and validate a dental hygiene diagnosis and treatment plan |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Collect, record and analyse data findings and discuss with the patient and the supervising dental practitioner responsible for overall patient care |
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5. Implement educational interventions for the management of moderate to complex periodontal diseases and conditions |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Educate and inform the patient considering their needs, goals and treatment expectations based on evidence based criteria |
Element: |
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 |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Discuss proposed therapeutic interventions and outcomes comprehensively with the patient abiding to the principles of informed consent, whilst providing an opportunity to clarify issues, and inform of possible outcomes resulting from any planned treatment |
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7. Identify the social and physical health impact of tobacco use to determine preventive practice management in oral health practice |
Performance Criteria: |
7.1 Research current literature on prevention and cessation of smoking to explore contemporary tobacco use patterns |
Element: |
8. Provide empathetic brief motivational interviewing technique to counsel patients towards behavioral change for cessation of smoking |
Performance Criteria: |
8.1 Investigate patient history and examination findings to support the individual needs of the patient |
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.
Details of Learning Activities
Includes a combination of some or all of the following; class attendance and participation, individual or group project work, e-learning, self-directed learning, Blackboard pre-reading, clinical practice.
Online activities are strongly encouraged to prepare for, support and extend learning.
Teaching Schedule
A final schedule will be issued by the teacher at the commencement of the course (unit).
Timetable will indicate face-to-face and on-line activities and how these address learning elements.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Written.
Oral presentation.
Clinical.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment for this course forms part of the Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene).
Training is mapped to the Australian Dental Council June 2011 “Professional attributes and competencies of the newly qualified dental hygienist” and the Dental Board of Australia “Scope of Practice”.
Students must abide by the 2012 “ADA Guidelines for Infection Control Second Edition”, 2010 NHMRC “Australian Guidelines for the Prevention and Control of Infection in Healthcare” and Worksafe Victoria “Occupational Health and Safety Regulations 2007”.
Primary assessment involves on-going practical and applied assessment in a clinical workplace or simulated environment such as a supervised student clinic.
Assessment is typically based around written and/or online tests, assignments, reflective journals, evidence portfolio’s, logbooks and/or practical demonstrations.
Competency based training requires the student to be in attendance in order for assessment to be undertaken. Please refer to definition of Vocational Competency (http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=xjog855ryrtq;STATUS=A;SECTION=3;PAGE_AUTHOR=Penny%20Mercer).
Assessment is undertaken through successful completion of all assessment activities and classroom, project & industry participation. Assessment will also be undertaken replicating workplace conditions (as far as possible), and where relevant undertaken in the clinical setting. Assessments are spaced across the duration of the course, in order for your teacher to provide you with progressive feedback.
Feedback will be provided throughout the semester in class and/or online discussions, through individual and group feedback on practical exercises and by individual consultation.
If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or the Disability Liaison Unit if you would like to find out more.
The RMIT assessment policy outlines your responsibilities as a RMIT student as well as those of your teachers (http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse%3BID%3Dm7g4l18jk1bpz).
Assessment Matrix
All summative assessments listed are compulsory for a successful outcome.
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