Course Title: Practice in a remote and/or rural community

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6119 Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)

Course Title: Practice in a remote and/or rural community

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

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.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

DENT5828

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face

 Term1 2014,
Term1 2015,
Term2 2015

Course Contact: Eleanor Schroeder

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411412

Course Contact Email: eleanor.schroeder@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

TAFEDH015 - Manage patients with simple to complex dental hygiene treatment needs.



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

TAFEDH030 Practice in a remote and/or rural community

Learning Outcomes

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.
 


Overview of Assessment

Assessment includes written tasks and an oral presentation