Course Title: Recognise and respond to oral health issues

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4419 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Dental Radiography)

Course Title: Recognise and respond to oral health issues

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 30

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.

Important Information:

 

  

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
DENT5884C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2022, Term1 2024, Term2 2024

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
DENT5884C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2023 (All)
DENT5884C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2024 (All)

Course Contact: Sandra Torbica

Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 0311

Course Contact Email: sandra.torbica@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

In this course you will learn the skills and knowledge required to identify variations and recognise oral health issues through a visual check, observation of patient behaviour and habits, signs and symptoms and physical condition of patients. This enables the candidate to respond appropriately to the clinical findings to initiate follow up oral health care.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None.

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTOHC007 Recognise & respond to oral health issues
Elements:	1. Identify variations in patient behaviour and habits. 2. Undertake basic visual oral check and questioning. 3. Follow up and promote ongoing oral health care.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements. 

Overview of Assessment

Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations, and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.