Course Title: Implement an oral hygiene program for older people
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C4406 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Oral Health Promotion)
Course Title: Implement an oral hygiene program for older people
Portfolio: Vocational Education
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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
DENT5876C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Workplace |
Term1 2021 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
DENT5876C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Workplace |
VE 2019 (All) |
Course Contact: Ms Sue Fatone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406
Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
The course describes the skills and knowledge required to promote oral health for older people and 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.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTDEN010 Implement an oral hygiene program for older people |
Elements: |
1. Assess the oral health needs of an older person 2. Provide support for the maintenance of oral hygiene for older persons 3. Implement practical solutions to promote oral health 4. Maintain oral health of people in residential aged care |
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
Overview of Assessment
There must be evidence that you have 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 and consist of project work and practical based tasks.