Course Title: Prepare for and assist with oral health care procedures

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2013

Course Code: DENT5830C

Course Title: Prepare for and assist with oral health care procedures

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

Program: C3299 - Certificate III in Dental Assisting

Course Contact: Ms. Suzanne Dellas 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

Nominal Hours: 130

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

This unit must be assessed after successful achievement of pre-requisites:

       HLTIN301C Comply with infection control policies and procedures
       HLTIN302B Process reusable instruments and equipment in health work
       HLTOHS200B Participate in OHS processes

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required for a dental assistant to assist the operator by preparing the dental surgery, including preparation of necessary equipment, instruments and materials, for oral health care procedures and to assist the operator during the delivery of these procedures

All procedures are carried out in accordance with work health and safety (WHS) policies and procedures, current infection control guidelines, Australian and New Zealand Standards, State/Territory legislative requirements and organisation policy

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	HLTDA303D Prepare for and assist with oral health care procedures
Element:	1. Prepare the dental surgery for oral health care procedures
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Make accessible in the clean zone of the surgery the client's necessary charts and records 1.2 Identify correctly the planned procedure 1.3 Anticipate and select correctly the equipment, instruments materials and medicaments for the planned procedure and arrange them in their likely order of use 1.4 Give personal protective equipment to the client and members of the dental team 1.5 Support aseptic techniques to prevent the spread of infection
Element:	2. Use dental terminology in communication within the health care setting
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Communicate with other members of the dental team using dental terminology 2.2 Receive, understand and document written and oral instructions using dental terminology 2.3 Understand frequently used abbreviations and symbols in dentistry 2.4 Understand and use the Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary
Element:	3. Record personal, medical and dental details
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Actively encourage clients to provide complete information without embarrassment or hesitation 3.2 Make accurate, legible and legal records of the client’s personal, medical and dental information as directed by the operator 3.3 Verify this information in accordance with operator requirements 3.4 Maintain confidentiality of client information
Element:	4. Select and prepare syringe safely for local anaesthesia
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Select and prepare the correct syringe, cartridge and needle for local anaesthesia as directed by the operator 4.2 Check the expiry dates for the local anaesthetic cartridge prior to use 4.3 Transfer the unused local anaesthetic syringe to the operator in accordance with infection control guidelines for the transfer of sharps between health care workers
Element:	5. Assist the operator during oral health care procedures
Performance Criteria:	5.1 Select and transfer to the operator the instruments, equipment, materials and medicaments required for oral health care procedures 5.2 Assist the operator to maintain a clear field of vision 5.3 Clear the mouth of oral fluids and debris and control moisture 5.4 Retract and protect the client’s soft tissues using instruments and materials appropriate to the procedure 5.5 Monitor the client’s well-being and take the necessary actions without delay to support the client and the operator 5.6 Prepare the correct materials and medicaments using the correct technique, to the correct consistency and quantity required and within the designated timelines as directed by the operator 5.7 Select additional instruments and materials as required without contaminating sterile stock
Element:	6. Maintain and store instruments, equipment materials and medicaments
Performance Criteria:	6.1 Check that instrument sharpness conforms to operator specifications and advise of any deficiency 6.2 Maintain instruments and equipment in good working order 6.3 Store instruments, equipment, materials and medicaments correctly 6.4 Monitor storage requirements, shelf life and expiry dates of materials and medicaments 6.5 Report faults in equipment or instruments promptly to the operator 6.6 Ensure maintenance records are legible and accurate 6.7 Arrange for the servicing of instruments and equipment in line with instructions, at intervals recommended by the manufacturer or as recommended Required Skills and Knowledge This describes the essential skills and knowledge and their level required for this unit. Essential knowledge: The candidate must be able to demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively do the task outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage the task and manage contingencies in the context of the identified work role This includes knowledge of:  Dental and medical records and charts including:  confidentiality of client records  FDI notation and Palmer notation systems and charting symbols  items that constitute a dental record  knowledge of correct dental terminology and how it is used in hand written dental charting and computer software charting programs  the purpose and requirements for maintaining accurate records of examination, treatments, materials used and drugs/medicaments prescribed  the purpose of study casts and the materials used in their construction  the

Learning Outcomes

1.1 Make accessible in the clean zone of the surgery the client’s necessary charts and records
1.2 Identify correctly the planned procedure
1.3 Anticipate and select correctly the equipment, instruments materials and medicaments for the planned procedure and arrange them in their likely order of use
1.4 Give personal protective equipment to the client and members of the dental team
1.5 Support aseptic techniques to prevent the spread of infection

2.1 Communicate with other members of the dental team using dental terminology
2.2 Receive, understand and document written and oral instructions using dental terminology
2.3 Understand frequently used abbreviations and symbols in dentistry
2.4 Understand and use the Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary

3.1 Actively encourage clients to provide complete information without embarrassment or hesitation
3.2 Make accurate, legible and legal records of the client’s personal, medical and dental information as directed by the operator
3.3 Verify this information in accordance with operator requirements
3.4 Maintain confidentiality of client information

4.1 Select and prepare the correct syringe, cartridge and needle for local anaesthesia as directed by the operator
4.2 Check the expiry dates for the local anaesthetic cartridge prior to use
4.3 Transfer the unused local anaesthetic syringe to the operator in accordance with infection control guidelines for the transfer of sharps between health care workers

5.1 Select and transfer to the operator the instruments, equipment, materials and medicaments required for oral health care procedures
5.2 Assist the operator to maintain a clear field of vision
5.3 Clear the mouth of oral fluids and debris and control moisture
5.4 Retract and protect the client’s soft tissues using instruments and materials appropriate to the procedure
5.5 Monitor the client’s well-being and take the necessary actions without delay to support the client and the operator
5.6 Prepare the correct materials and medicaments using the correct technique, to the correct consistency and quantity required and within the designated timelines as directed by the operator
5.7 Select additional instruments and materials as required without contaminating sterile stock

6.1 Check that instrument sharpness conforms to operator specifications and advise of any deficiency
6.2 Maintain instruments and equipment in good working order
6.3 Store instruments, equipment, materials and medicaments correctly
6.4 Monitor storage requirements, shelf life and expiry dates of materials and medicaments
6.5 Report faults in equipment or instruments promptly to the operator
6.6 Ensure maintenance records are legible and accurate
6.7 Arrange for the servicing of instruments and equipment in line with instructions, at intervals recommended by the manufacturer or as recommended

Details of Learning Activities

Facilitator led classroom based lecture program

Demonstration and classroom disscussion

Facilitator led practical clinical demonstration

Group discussion

Participation in group activitiesbased on simulated workplace exercises

Practical clinical practise,peer evaluation/feedback session

Written classroom task

Self managed research to support completion of learning guide

Written assessment (multiple choice and short answer questions)

Work based learning and experience in Oral Health Care Procedures and application in dental practice

Teaching Schedule

Below is a guide to the underpinning knowledge and skill that the learner will need to demonstrate. This schedule is a guide only to provide adequate time for the learner .

Topics covered in Block 1:

Language ,literacy & numeracy test

Assisting the dental operator

Topics covered in Block 2:

Introduction to the unit

Dental anatomy

Notation and charting

Oral pathology

Preventive dentistry

Preventive dentistry practical

Topics covered in Block 3:

Restorative dentistry

Prosthodontics fixed and removable

Endodontics

Topics covered in Block 4:

Orthodontics

Periodontics

Oral surgery/exodontia

Instrumentation practical workshop

Written Assessment

Block 1 Day1

Language,literacy,numeracy test , 1 hr

Block 1 Day 4

Assisting the dental operator , 1 hr

Facilitator led class work shop/activities

Block 2 Day 1,

Dental Anatomy, 4 hrs

Facilitator led class work shop/activities, students complete inclass worksheets.

Morphology/Notation/Charting, 3 hrs

Facilitator led class work shop/activities, students complete inclass worksheets.

Block 2 Day 3

Oral pathology, 3 hrs

Facilitator led class work shop/activities

Preventive dentistry, 4 hrs

Facilitator led class work shop/activities, students complete inclass worksheets.

Block 3 Day 1

Restorative 7hrs