Course Title: Provide dental hygiene care for individuals with special needs
Part A: Course Overview
Program: C6119 Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)
Course Title: Provide dental hygiene care for individuals with special needs
Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office
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.Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
DENT5823 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
155T Vocational Health and Sciences |
Face-to-Face |
Term2 2015 |
DENT5823 |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face |
Term1 2017 |
Course Contact: Sue Fatone
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406
Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This competency unit describes the skills and knowledge required by the dental hygienist to manage individuals/groups with specials needs to improve and maintain their oral health.
It focuses on the roles and responsibilities of the dental hygienist in the dental team, with medical and allied health practitioners for the management of a patient with special dental needs within the community and/or private/public dental facilities.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
TAFEDH032 - Confirm physical health status
TAFEDH003 - Analyse oral status
TAFEDH010 - Research and evaluate patient dental and health history to prevent and/or manage emergencies
TAFEDH012 - Apply reflective practice, critical thinking and analysis in dental health
TAFEDH013 - Interpret and analyse patient medical and drug history
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
TAFEDH025 Provide dental hygiene care for individuals with special needs |
Elements: |
1. Work in collaboration with dental, medical and allied health practitioners to identify the dental needs of those patient’s with special needs 2. Plan appropriate dental hygiene care for the dental patient with special needs 3. Work as part of the dental and allied health team(s) to provide preventive and therapeutic dental hygiene care to patients with special needs 4. Evaluate the outcomes of dental hygiene treatment for the dental patient with special needs |
Learning Outcomes
Please refer to the Elements of Competency.
Overview of Assessment
Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites must be met.
The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:
- candidates must demonstrate their ability to apply essential knowledge identified for this competency unit before undertaking independent workplace application
- this competency unit should be assessed in conjunction with relevant competency unit(s) in delivery of the Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)
- evidence must demonstrate the individual’s ability to apply their knowledge within the requirements of dental hygiene practice
- consistency of performance should be demonstrated over the required range of workplace situations relevant to an identified work role
Assessment Tasks | |
Assessment 1: |
Clinical practice, logbook and observation |
Assessment 2: |
Written theory examination |
Assessment 3: |
(Oral) Case Study Presentation(s) |
Assessment 4: |
Special needs case study Assignment |
Assessment Mapping Matrix
Elements/Performance Criteria Covered |
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Ass 2 |
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1.1 |
X |
X |
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1.2 |
X |
X |
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1.3 |
X |
X |
X |
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2.1 |
X |
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X |
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2.2 |
X |
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X |
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2.3 |
X |
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X |
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3.1 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
3.2 |
X |
X |
X |
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3.3 |
X |
X |
X |
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3.4 |
X |
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3.5 |
X |
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4.1 |
X |
X |
X |
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4.2 |
X |
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X |
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4.3 |
X |
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X |
X |
5.1 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
5.2 |
X |
X |
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X |
5.3 |
X |
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X |
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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.