Course Title: Provide dental hygiene care for individuals with special needs

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2015

Course Code: DENT5823

Course Title: Provide dental hygiene care for individuals with special needs

School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Campus: City Campus

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

Course Contact: Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

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
 

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.
 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

TAFEDH025 Provide dental hygiene care for individuals with special needs

Element:

1. Work in collaboration with dental, medical and allied health practitioners to identify the dental needs of those patient’s with special needs

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Communicate with key dental/medical/health practitioners within the (specific) dental and allied health teams to identify a collaborative approach to dental and health issues
1.2 Contribute and work effectively with dental, medical and allied health team(s) to support group dynamics for dental and patient centred health care identified for the special needs dental patient
1.3 Apply investigation and critical analysis to record and identify dental and health risks for the patient with special needs
1.4 Practise dental hygiene treatment skills in accordance with the legislative requirements
1.5 Identify the contributions of emergency service personnel, referring agencies, hospital and community team staff and community support groups to the care needs of dental patient(s) with special needs

Element:

2. Plan appropriate dental hygiene care for the dental patient with special needs

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Adhering to the principles of informed consent, discuss the treatment with the patient and carer, provide opportunity to clarify issues, inform of possible treatment outcomes resulting from any planned treatment. Consent and acceptance of the hygiene treatment plan is confirmed
2.2 Accurately perform oral health assessment and examination criteria, including plaque pH and saliva testing kits to determine a dental hygiene treatment plan for best practice oral disease prevention and therapeutic intervention
2.3 Apply reflective analysis and critical thinking to undertake a dental risk assessment
2.4 In consultation/collaboration with dental and specific medical health practitioners identify and consider polypharmacy with respect to oral health and/or management implications for the special needs dental patient
2.5 In consultation/collaboration with dental and/or specific medical health practitioners identify and consider medical and/or systemic conditions with respect to oral health and/or management implications for the special needs dental patient
2.6 Establish and use a database of resource personnel to assist in care and management of the dental patient with identified special needs
2.7 In consultation/collaboration with the dental and specific allied health practitioners, recognise and understand a range of preventive and therapeutic oral and health interventions available in planning appropriate dental hygiene management strategies
2.8 In consultation/collaboration with the dental patient and the dental/health care practitioners, develop an individualised dental hygiene treatment plan for the patient with special dental needs
2.9 Refer to and analyse collected oral health data and assessment tool findings to determine individualised dental health education and oral hygiene instruction required to address the individual needs of the patient with special needs
2.10 In consultation/collaboration with dental and specific medical health practitioners identify referral pathways for specialised dental/medical services outside the scope of dental hygiene practice

Element:

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

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Incorporate an understanding of dental anatomy and physiology, medicine and pharmacology, pathology and oral pathology when providing preventive and therapeutic dental hygiene care for the identified dental patient with special needs
3.2 Plan for and prepare dental equipment and materials/medicaments to suit the individual needs of the dental patient and the dental/health care setting
3.3 Recognise and respond to identified medical health alert status in communication with dental/medical practitioners
3.4 Implement dental hygiene treatment skills in accordance with legal, professional, ethical and organisation requirements
3.5 Provide and apply dental hygiene treatment skills as noted in the individualized dental hygiene treatment plan
3.6 Communicate effectively to inform, educate and provide instruction to the dental patient and/or family members/carer/guardian with relation to oral health condition, specific oral and general health needs in promotion of optimal oral health
3.7 Communicate and collaborate with medical/dental/allied health care practitioners during the dental hygiene course of treatment
3.8 Report accurate data entry and notes of examination findings and sequential treatment provision and outcomes in the dental patient‟s case file

Element:

4. Evaluate the outcomes of dental hygiene treatment for the dental patient with special needs

Performance Criteria:

                           

4.1 Manage, monitor and apply reflective practice to dental hygiene treatment plan outcomes and patient dental health education and oral hygiene goals
4.2 Communicate/collaborate treatment outcomes with medical/dental and allied health practitioners
4.3 Report and note required/situational changes to planned treatment/goals/outcomes during or post treatment to medical/dental and allied health practitioners
4.4 Communicate and collaborate with the dental patient, dental/medical and allied health practitioners proposed changes to treatment and management based on outcomes

 

Learning Outcomes


Please refer to the Elements of Competency.


Details of Learning Activities

Lecture

Workshop        

Online quizzes

Prescribed readings with Blog

Case studies

Patient cases: feedback from clinical demonstrator over the semester at DHSV hospital clinic along with TAFEDH020 Patients with moderate/complex needs


Teaching Schedule

           

 

Date of class

Tuesday 9am to 12.30

with mid class break

TAFEDH025

Provide dental hygiene care for individual with special needs

Session topics

14 July

Lecture:1. The gerodontic Patient

The full/ partially edentulous patient

The patient with cancer

The patient who is homebound or supported residential

The patient with a physical disability

The patient with a sensory disability The patient with a mental disability

The patient with substance abuse issues

21 July

Lecture 2. The patient with cancer

The patient with a mental disability

The patient with a mental illness

The patient with a substance abuse problem

The patient with a communicable disease

24 July (online-formative)

3. Online quiz relating to Journal Articles/ Blog Task

27 July (summative)

4. Outline Due for Oral Health Promotion Program

31 July (online- formative)

5. Online Quiz relating to Journal Article/ Blog task

4 August  (summative)

6. Oral Presentations

7 August (online- formative)

7. mini literature review

11 August (Kerry Punshon TBC)

8. Nursing Lab workshop on DH care for the nursing home context

14 August

9. Time allocated for Oral Health Promotion Program

17 September (summative)

10. reflective essay

1 October (summative)

11. Final Assessment Due- case studies

2 Nov-6 Nov (summative)

 12. clinical assessment : 4 sessions are allocated

 

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

                    A complete book list will be provided during Orientation and available on Blackboard


References


Other Resources


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

Ass 1

Ass 2


Ass 3


Ass 4

1.1

X

X

 

 

1.2

X

X

 

 

1.3

X

X

X

 

2.1

X

 

X

 

2.2

X

 

X

 

2.3

X

 

X

 

3.1

X

X

X

X

3.2

X

X

X

 

3.3

X

X

X

 

3.4

X

 

 

 

3.5

X

 

 

 

4.1

X

X

X

 

4.2

X

 

X

 

4.3

X

 

X

X

5.1

X

X

X

X

5.2

X

X

 

X

5.3

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.

 


Assessment Tasks

    There are 5 assessment tasks for this unit :      

1. Reflective essay

2. Oral presentation

2. Outline of details for the Oral health promotion program in a nursing home ( activity and evaluation will be conducted as an assessment for HLTPOP504C Evaluate a population health project)

3. Assignment: Case study

4. Clinical assessment: co-assessed with TAFEDH020  Patients with moderate /complex needs

 

Note: The Pass mark for the exam is 60%. Assignment will be marked as Satisfactory/Not satisfactory

 

 

Students may be given the opportunity to resubmit the assignment if there are minor amendment

 

to be made and this is requested by the teacher and approved by the co-ordinator.

 

 

Students are required to achieve a Pass grade in both tasks to achieve Competence for this course

 


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

            The oral health promotion program will be undertaken in groups of 2 and conducted in a nursing home context sourced by the student group. The program will be evaluated (co-assessed with HLTPOP504C Evaluate a population health project)

 

 

Late work that is submitted without an application for an extension (see below) will not be corrected.

 

 

 

application form (available www1.rmit.edu.au/students/assessment/extension) at least 24 hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

hours of the scheduled time of examination http://www1.rmit.edu.au/students/specialconsideration

 

before the due date. The application is lodged with the School Admin Office on Level 3 of Dental

 

Hospital. Students requiring longer extensions must apply for SPECIAL CONSIDERATION.

 

• For missed assessments such as exams- you (& your doctor if you are sick) must fill out a special

 

consideration form. This form must be lodged online with supporting evidence prior to, or within, 48

 

 

• APPLICATION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSESSABLE WORK - A

 

student may apply for an extension of up to 7 days from the original due date. They must lodge the

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