Course Title: Implement an oral hygiene program for older people
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: VE 2018
Class Number: 5279
Class Section: DOC
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Course Code: DENT5876C
Course Title: Implement an oral hygiene program for older people
School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4385 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting
Course Contact: 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
Program Manager:
Ms. Rachael Starr
9341 1420
Ms. Eleanor Schroeder
Vocational Educator
3941 1412
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
None
Course Description
The course describes the skills and knowledge required to promote oral health for older people. This unit applies to dental assistants and to other health care workers who are actively involved in promoting the general well-being of older patients through the promotion of healthy eating habits and good oral health.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTDEN010 Implement an oral hygiene program for older people |
Element: |
1. Assess the oral health needs of an older person |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Check medical and dental history with patient or family or carer to confirm up-to-date information 1.2 Actively encourage the patient to discuss oral health problems without embarrassment 1.3 Identify oral health problems for older people and their relationship to general health problems 1.4 Identify individualised factors that increase the risk of oral disease for older persons 1.5 Look in the patient's mouth while cleaning or assisting with oral care 1.6 Identify patients with natural teeth, those who wear dentures and those who are non-denture wearers 1.7 Identify problems that require referral to a dentist |
Element: |
2. Provide support for the maintenance of oral hygiene for older persons |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Ensure flexibility of oral hygiene instruction taking into consideration a patient's individual circumstances 2.2 Demonstrate an understanding of the economic and psychological factors that may affect the oral health of older people 2.3 Provide an appropriate environment for oral hygiene instruction 2.4 Develop and give oral hygiene information to patients and carers using language and in a manner they can understand. |
Element: |
3. Implement practical solutions to promote oral health |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Explain actively to patients and carers the importance of regular dental care to maintain quality of life 3.2 Recommend lifestyle changes to assist the older person's diminished salivary flow in consultation with dental practitioner 3.3 Provide appropriate information to patients and carers for healthy food habits that support oral health 3.4 Actively encourage patients or carers to clean teeth or dentures after meals 3.5 Engage carers with appropriate oral health care promotion programs and resources |
Element: |
4. Maintain oral health of people in residential aged care |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Ensure all removable dentures are visibly marked with the patient's identification 4.2 Record oral health in the patient's personal care plan 4.3 Implement individual oral health programs in consultation with dental professional 4.4 Assist patients with special needs to clean their teeth 4.5 Assist patients or their carers to clean and maintain dentures |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Assess the oral health needs of an older person
- Provide support for the maintenance of oral hygiene for older persons
- Implement practical solutions to promote oral health
- Maintain oral health of people in residential aged care
Details of Learning Activities
Students will be involved in the following learning activities to meet requirements for this competency:
- Face to Face classes
- Written classroom tasks
- Demonstration and classroom discussion
- Facilitator led practical clinical demonstration
- Group discussions
- Participation in group activities based on simulated workplace exercises
- Clinical practice, peer evaluation/feedback session/completion of practical worksheets
- Online learning via CANVAS
- Self-managed research to support completion of Study Guides.
- Students will be observed and assessed through their planned activities throughout the duration of the course
Teaching Schedule
Class Number |
Teachers |
Class type |
SESSION TOPICS |
1 |
ES
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Class 1.5 hours |
Introduction to the Unit Assessment requirements Background and overview of the Australian ageing population Impact of ageing on oral health Key messages for oral health
Oral Health Care in Residential Aged Care Facilities
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2 |
ES &
Guest
|
Class
1.5 hours |
Tips on working with staff towards oral health care for clients in residential care facilities
Challenges, barriers and behaviours when conducting an oral health check, risk assessment and providing OH advice.
|
3 |
ES
|
Class
|
Conducting oral health assessment for older people Oral mucosal screening for oral cancer Importance of daily checks Review NHMRC : RDI for gender and age
Resources to view: GC Silver Wave BOHRC staff portfolio
Video for class discussion: Dental Rescue – A guide for carers of the elderly (25 minutes)
Case study issued for class discussion next class |
4 |
|
Self managed PPT Better oral health in residentials aged care
|
Daily oral hygiene maintenance for older people
Task to submit via CANVAS |
5 |
|
Self- directed pre class task via CANVAS |
Watch the video: conducting the oral health check Preparation for class activities
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|
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6 & 7
|
ES/AI
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Thurs 24 /1/19
am and pm SIM lab activities
Student to student
SELF DIRECTED LEARNING
Concurrent with student to student activities in SIM lab
|
Conducting an oral health check Team approach to maintain a healthy mouth
Students will be conducting an oral health check on other students and providing feedback with OH instruction and advice responding to case studies
Based on case scenarios, students will be cleaning each other’s teeth to simulate cleaning a patient’s teeth
Practical
Link to My Aged Care website https://www.myagedcare.gov.au/
Short answer tasks including :
Group discussion: Reflection on case studies
Assessment tasks : Task 1: develop a resource kit will be issued and discussed Task 2: Log book issued and discussed for workplace patients
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Students will be able to access course information and learning materials through CANVAS.
CANVAS is an online resource with the lesson plans for each unit. Within CANVAS are the session lessons plans, assessments, resources and other materials required for completion of each unit of competency.
Additional materials maybe provided in class and lists of relevant reference books, resources in the library and accessible Internet sites will be provided where possible. During the course, you will be directed to websites to enhance your knowledge and understanding of difficult concepts.
Overview of Assessment
There must be evidence that the candidate has completed the following tasks:
provided complete and appropriate information to 3 different older people and/or their carers including:
- information regarding the prevention of oral diseases
- advice and demonstration of oral hygiene techniques
selected and prepared special aids for oral hygiene to assist 3 patients with limited dexterity
implemented 3 prevention programs to suit individual patient’s oral health care needs.
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
Task 1: Develop a resource kit
Task 2: Workplace log book of supervised activities for 3 patients
Each assessment will be graded as satisfactory OR not satisfactory.
In order to be successful in this course , you will need to be satisfactory in ALL assessments and the final result will be published as competency achieved ( CA ) for this course.
NOTE: In addition to assessments, formative study tasks are scheduled throughout the program with the aim to prepare for classwork, build your knowledge to undertake clinical work as an oral health educator and prepare for program assessments.
Formative practical and study tasks are mandatory to assist the student to successfully complete the course requirements.
Assessment Matrix
No |
Name of Assessment Task |
Method of Assessment |
Elements Performance Criteria |
Knowledge Evidence https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/HLTDEN010
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Formative Tasks
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Case studies Simulated oral health checks Simulated cleaning patients teeth Study tasks |
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1. |
Summative Develop a resource kit
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Handouts/resources OH products Modified oral hygiene aids |
PC 2.4 PC 3.2,3.3,3.5,
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https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/HLTDEN010
Also: Supported in HLTDEN004
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2. |
Summative Workplace Log book 3 patients
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Report of activities Oral health check Patient OHE/advice Authenticated |
PC1.1-1.7 PC 2.1-2.4 PC3.1-3.5 PC 4.1-4.5
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https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/HLTDEN010
also: Supported in HLTDEN004
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Other Information
Credit Transfer and/or Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL):
You may be eligible for credit towards courses in your program if you have already met the learning/competency outcomes through previous learning and/or industry experience. To be eligible for credit towards a course, you must demonstrate that you have already completed learning and/or gained industry experience that is:
- Relevant
- Current
- Satisfies the learning/competency outcomes of the course
Please refer to http://www.rmit.edu.au/students/enrolment/credit to find more information about credit transfer and RPL.
Study and learning Support:
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Special consideration:
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Plagiarism:
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