Course Title: Construct thermoformed bases and appliances

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: VE 2018

Class Number: All

Class Section: All

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Course Code: DENT5865C

Course Title: Construct thermoformed bases and appliances

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5373 - Diploma of Dental Technology

Course Contact: Rachael Starr

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1420

Course Contact Email: rachael.starr@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 35

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

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to construct thermoformed bases and appliances such as mouthguards, bleaching trays and orthodontic retainers.

This unit applies to work in dental technology.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTDET005 Construct thermoformed bases and appliances

Element:

1. Prepare model

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Interpret work order 1.2 Mark outline and scribe finishing lines where applicable 1.3 Apply block-out material as required

Element:

2. Thermo-form appliance or base from blank

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Select thermo-forming material in accordance with the work order and appliance to be constructed 2.2 Select thermo-forming equipment according to material 2.3 Apply heat to material to ensure that blank has been uniformly softened 2.4 Adapt softened material to model ensuring adaptation is uniform with constant thickness as specified by manufacturer's instructions 2.5 Allow material to cool 2.6 Verify adaptation

Element:

3. Trim, shape and finish appliances or bases

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Remove thermo-formed blank 3.2 Trim to outline and fit to model 3.3 Refine outline 3.4 Smooth and finish appliance or base

Learning Outcomes


On completion of this course, you should be able to:

  1. Prepare model 
  1. Thermo-form appliance or base from blank 
  1. Trim, shape and finish appliances or bases


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

Delivered in classrooms and simulated laboratories, schedules vary from group to group so schedule is posted on Canvas for staff and you.  As per Timetable


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

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

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including knowledge and skill based tasks and activities. You will be asked to personally demonstrate to your teacher/assessor the practical skills gained during this course to the relevant industry standards. Assessment activities will occur throughout this course and feedback will be provided at regular intervals.

Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites must be met.

 

Assessments

Assessment:Task 1

Practical assessment, read and correctly interpret work orders, fabricate appliances

Assessment:Task 2

Practical assessment, critically evaluate practical work to meet technical laboratory and clinician requirements

Assessment:Task 3

Theory assessment, written exam

 


Assessment Matrix

 

Elements/Performance Criteria Covered

Ass 1

Ass 2

Ass 3

1.1

x

 

x

1.2

x

x

x

1.3

x

 

x

2.1

 

x

x

2.2

x

x

 

2.3

 

x

x

2.4

x

x

x

2.5

x

 

x

2.6

x

x

x

3.1

x

 

x

3.2

 

x

x

3.3

 

x

 

3.4

 

x

x

 

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.

Other Information

Competency requirements and Grading:

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

You will be advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Observation of You performing work is used to confirm competency.

 

Grading available are:

Grade level Competency Level

CA Competency Achieved -The learner will be able to apply facts, rules and standard solutions to achieve a predictable task or solve a problem.

NYC Not Yet Competent

-Although the learner exhibits access to a limited range of facts and rules, the learner has difficulty applying these facts and rules to a familiar task.

DNS: Did not submit assessment

 

Study and learning Support:

Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you.

Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are: assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice B maths and science developmental support and advice

English language development

Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and learning Support

 

 

Assessment Submission:

Turnitin

Turnitin is an online text-matching service which can be used to support academic integrity and address plagiarism. All submissions via Turnitin within Blackboard include the relevant wording for the e-Submission authorisation process. You are to use Turnitin. To verify that the work submitted is their own work and referenced accordingly. This software will be used by all staff to ensure original work by You is checked at submission of the assessment.

 

Good practice

  • Providing clear advice to you on the e-Submission process as part of their assessment expectations assists in ensuring that it is straightforward for RMIT You to submit work electronically.
  • You can submit non-electronic works via conversion by a digital scanner, i.e. paper-based assessments can be scanned and submitted for assessment via the e-Submission process.
  • Establishing a Turnitin assignment in Blackboard is a quick way to provide an e-Submission process for a class group.

You must submit all assessment tasks electronically via blackboard as directed by their teacher.

You are not to email or hand assessment tasks to teachers in class, corridor or cafeteria etc

 Late submission:

If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and

Lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.

The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgement as to whether the extension has been granted.

If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.

Assignments submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.

 

Refer to RMIT University Policies and Procedures, verify for most recent version.

 Special consideration:

Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=riderwtscifm (unresolved) to find more information about special consideration

 Plagiarism:

Plagiarism may occur in oral or written presentations. Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s work, idea or creation as one’s own; without appropriate referencing. Plagiarism is not acceptable. The use of another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic misconduct, which may result in cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.

Please Refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism

Other Information:

 

All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.

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