Course Title: Gather data, conduct dental prosthetic examination and develop treatment plan
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2013
Course Code: DENT5793C
Course Title: Gather data, conduct dental prosthetic examination and develop treatment plan
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6123 - Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics
Course Contact: Craig McCracken & Zanne Frazer
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1400
Course Contact Email: craig.mccracken@rmit.edu.au, zanne.frazer@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Craig McCracken craig.mccracken@rmit.edu 9341 1410
Zanne Frazer zanne.frazer@rmit.edu.au 9341 1402
Olga Tsibidis olga.tsibidis@rmit.edu.au 9341 1410
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
HLTIN301C Comply with infection control policies and procedures
HLTIN302C Process reusable instruments and equipment in health work
HLTWHS401A Maintain workplace WHS processes
Course Description
Gather data and history, conduct dental prosthetic examination and develop a treatment plan
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTDP602D Gather data, conduct dental prosthetic examination and develop treatment plan |
Element: |
1. Obtain a complete client history |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Obtain accurate, complete and legal records of the client's personal, medical and dental history |
Element: |
2. Consult medical history of client |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Consult and use appropriate medical history in determining requirements for removable dental prosthetic treatment |
Element: |
3. Obtain and record client data |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Record relevant information legibly, accurately and completely |
Element: |
4. Assess oral status for removable dental prosthetic procedures |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Assess intra-oral status accurately in accordance with relevant guidelines and legislation |
Element: |
5. Develop a removable dental prosthetic treatment plan |
Performance Criteria: |
5.1 Interpret and evaluate the results of removable dental prosthetic examinations |
Element: |
6. Obtain client/carer consent |
Performance Criteria: |
6.1 Involve the client and/or carer in discussions about their treatment using language that is understandable to them |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this unit you will have the skills and knowledge required to obtain accurate, complete and legal records of the client’s personal, medical and dental information.
Details of Learning Activities
Attend the following lectures:
• Legal issues relating to health records management; consent, duty of care; confidentiality
• Denture bearing areas
• Oral pathology
• Client history taking
• Oral examination – visual and digital
• Charting
• Treatment planning
• Advice to clients
• Referral
Participate in individual/team scenarios/role plays/case studies dealing with
• Client history taking
• Oral examination – visual and digital
• Charting
• Treatment planning
• Advice to clients
• Referral
Participate in simulated workplace scenarios for:
• client history taking
• oral examination
• charting
• treatment planning
• advice to clients
In the supervised clinical environment perform
• client history taking
• oral examination
• charting
• treatment planning
• advice to clients
Teaching Schedule
• Relevant current legislation and guidelines
• Rationale for the removable dental prosthetic examination
• Anatomy and Physiology
• Oral pathology
• Occlusion in relation to removable dental prosthetic treatment
• Structure and function of dental prosthetic devices
• Patient history taking
• Patient records
• Factors influencing dental examinations and treatment
• Charting procedures
• Intra-oral and extra-oral examination components and technique
• Diagnostic aids
• Treatment planning
• Procedures and rationale for referral
Teachers: Zanne Frazer, Craig McCracken, Olga Tsibidis, Eleanor Schroeder & Kerrie Tsakmakis
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
"Pocket Atlas of Oral Diseases" by G.Laskaris (Thieme books)
"Prosthetic Treatment of the Edentulous Patient" 5th Ed. by R M Basker and J C Davenport (Blackwell Munksgaard books)
The Royal Australian College of General Practicianers – New Guide to Medicines and Drugs DK Publications |
References
Other Resources
Special Care in Dentistry/Handbook of Oral Healthcare
Author: Pedro Diz Dios & Navdeep Kumar Crispian Scully (Churchill Livingstone Elsevier)
"Problems and Solutions in Complete Denture Prosthodontics" by David J Lamb (Quintessence books)
Online research.
RMIT Library
Overview of Assessment
Patient records/histories, theory exams.
Assessment Tasks
Oral anatomy and physiology test - Written short response test
Assessor: Craig McCracken
Oral pathology test - Written short response test
Assessor: Eleanor Schroeder
Report on impression taking procedures, materials, instruments and equipment
Case Study – presentation patient - Written report and oral presentation
Assessor: Zanne Frazer
Complete journal of experience in relation to outcomes of simulated practical training and clinical experience placement
Word processed patient record report for every patient treated
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. Clinical Observation including ADODP Log Book
Formal assessment patient/clinic reviews – 2 x F/F’s + 2 x Chrome Cobalt Partials
• Co assessed with this will be elements of HLTHIR501C:- Maintain an effective health work environment, HLTIN301C:- Comply with infection control policies and procedures and HLTWHS401A:- Maintain WHS processes*
Assessment Matrix
Oral anatomy and physiology test (The student has to competently answer at least 70% of the total number of questions) - 10% C. McCracken
Tooth charting and notation test (The student has to competently answer at least 70% of the total number of questions) - 10% K. Tsakmakis
Formal assessment patient/clinic reviews ( 4 x patients ) 10%
Oral pathology test (The student has to competently answer at least 70% of the total number of questions) plus a competent Oral pathology class presentation - 20% E. Schroeder
Production of comprehensive case histories for each patient treated by the student. Case history to address all of the performance criteria. 25 % Z.Frazer
Consistent clinical demonstration across a wide range of variables. 25%
Clinical Assessors: Zanne Frazer, Craig McCracken, Olga Tsibidis, Patricia Iliopolos & Peter Daffy
Other Information
Clinical logbook must be kept up to date.
Clinical priviledges will be removed if theory is not passed progressively.
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