Course Title: Polish restorations and remove overhanging margins
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2015
Course Code: DENT5819
Course Title: Polish restorations and remove overhanging margins
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6119 - Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)
Course Contact : Eleanor Schroeder
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411412
Course Contact Email:eleanor.schroeder@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 15
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
TAFEDH004 - Administer pain control for dental treatment
TAFEDH012 - Apply reflective practice, critical thinking and analysis in dental health
TAFEDH015 – Manage patients with simple to moderate dental hygiene treatment needs
Course Description
This unit deals with the knowledge and skills required to polish restorations for the elimination of plaque retentive factors and to remove overhanging margins for the promotion of optimum oral health.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
TAFEDH021 Polish restorations and remove overhanging margins |
Element: |
1. Preparation and presentation of surgery |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Prepare, gather and place all equipment, materials and instruments required for the patient‟s treatment (including for any procedure(s) to be undertaken in addition to polishing and overhang removal) within the treatment cubicle |
Element: |
2. Prepare and assess the patient |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Patient‟s medical history and records are reviewed to eliminate any contraindications to proposed treatment modalities and to confirm treatment prescriptions |
Element: |
3. Polish restorations and remove/smooth overhanging/rough margins |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 All proposed treatment is carried out according to occupational health, safety and welfare guidelines and Infection control policy and procedures and current evidenced based practice |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit you will have developed the knowledge and skills required to polish restorations for the elimination of plaque retentive factors and to remove overhanging margins for the promotion of optimum oral health.
Details of Learning Activities
These include theory classes and practical activities in the SIM lab.
Teaching Schedule
Date | Topic | Assessment |
July 16th | Theory class: rationale, equipment, materials. Patient assessment. Techniques, precaution. Review morphology | |
20th | SIM lab practical: polish restorations | |
29th | SIM lab practical: polish restorations | |
August 13th |
Task 1 Theory exam Task 2Practical assessment |
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
A complete book list will be provided during Orientation and is available on Blackboard |
References
Other Resources
Available on Blackboard
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course includes both preclinical and clinical practical assessment
Assessment Tasks
There are two summative tasks
Task 1 Written exam August 13th
Task 2 Practical assessment August 13th
Note: These are both co-assessed with TAFEDH 022
Assessment Matrix
On Blackboard
Other Information
Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension (see below) will not be corrected.
• APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK - A student may apply for an extension of up to 7 days from the original due date. They must lodge the application form (available www1.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension) at least 24 hours before the due date. The application is lodged with the School Admin Office on Level 3 of Dental Hospital. Students requiring longer extensions must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.
• For missed assessments such as exams- you (& your doctor if you are sick) must fill out a special consideration form. This form must be lodged online with supporting evidence prior to, or within, 48 hours of the scheduled time of examination www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration Note: The Pass mark for the exam is 60%. .
Students will be given the opportunity to be re-assessed for the practical activity I requiredStudents are required to achieve a Pass grade in both tasks to achieve Competence for this course
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