Course Title: Establish and record jaw relationships and select artificial teeth
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2010
Course Code: DENT5217C
Course Title: Establish and record jaw relationships and select artificial teeth
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6081 - Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics
Course Contact: Mark Doherty
Course Contact Phone: Ph: (03) 9341 1407
Course Contact Email: mark.doherty@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
craig mccracken (03)9341 1410 craig.mccracken@rmit.edu.au zanne frazer (03)9341 1402 zanne.frazer@rmit.edu.au
Nominal Hours: 180
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
HLTIN301A Comply with infection control policies and procedures in health work
HLTIN302A Process reusable instruments and equipment in health work
HLTOHS400A Maintain OHS processes in the health industry
HLTDP601B Identify, select and prepare instruments, equipment, materials as required
HLTDP602B Gather data, take history, conduct a dental prosthetic examination and develop a treatment plan
HLTDP603B Take impressions
Course Description
Establish and record jaw relationships and select artificial teeth
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTDP604B Establish and record jaw relationships and select artificial teeth |
Element: |
1. Prepare client for procedure |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Interpret prescription if referred from another source |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit you will have the skills and knowledge required to create and outline the form of the dentures, record jaw relationships and select artificial teeth.
Details of Learning Activities
Lecture. Clinical practice.
Teaching Schedule
Relevant current legislation and guidelines
Occlusion
• types
• freeway space
• jaw position
Measuring and recording of jaw relationships and occlusion
• rationale and objectives
• equipment and materials
• Techniques/procedures
Anatomy & physiology
Tooth shade taking
• Rationale and objectives
• Physics of light refraction
• Factors which influence selection of tooth shades
• Effects of aging, tooth wear and staining on shade
• Techniques for taken tooth shades
• Materials and equipment
• Critical issues for taken tooth shades
• Social, cultural and psychological factors affecting patient perception and acceptance of tooth shade
Dental Materials used in aesthetic restoration
Patient communication and management
Work effectiveness
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Problems and Solutions in Complete Denture Prosthodontics" by David J Lamb (Quintessence books) "Pocket Atlas of Oral Diseases" by G.Laskaris (Thieme books) "Prosthetic Treatment of the Edentulous Patient" 4th Ed. by R M Basker and J C Davenport (Blackwell Munksgaard books) |
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
Clinical demonstration. Patient record.
Assessment Tasks
Occlusion test
Report on registration taking procedures, materials, instruments and equipment including OVD, RVD and FWS (Patient records)
Case Study – presentation patient (Patient records)
Complete journal of experience in relation to outcomes of simulated practical training and clinical experience placement Patient records)
Perform elements and performance criteria of competence as designated for this unit of competence to the required standard consistently across a range of variables during clinical placement. See critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit.
* Co assessed with this will be elements of HLT501A:- Maintain an effective health work environment, HLTIN301A:- Comply with infection control policies and procedures and HLTOHS:- Maintain OHS processes*
Assessment Matrix
Consistent clinical demonstration addressing all the performance criteria across a wide range of variables. 70%
Patient records addressing performance criteria. 20%
Occlusion report and test. 10%
*All assessment tasks must be successfully completed for competency to be attained in this unit.
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