Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2017

Course Code: DENT5851C

Course Title: Take impressions

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C6157 - Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics

Course Contact: Nicholaas Greer

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411420

Course Contact Email: nicholas.greer@rmit.edu.au

Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 100

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

There are no pre-requisites for this unit, however the assumed knowledge is that you have successfully competed the Diploma of Dental Technology 

Course Description

 

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to take a range of impressions for patients who are dentate or edentulous.

 

This unit applies to work in dental prosthetics.

 

National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:	HLTDEP003 Take impressions
Element:	1. Assess the patient
Performance Criteria:	1.1 Confirm the patient’s medical history 1.2 Provide full details of the procedure to the patient or where appropriate to their carer 1.3 Obtain and document consent following ethical and legal requirements 1.4 Select the equipment and instruments for the impression 1.5 Prepare personal protective equipment for the patient and members of the dental team 1.6 Adjust the dental clinic set-up to accommodate the patient’s needs
Element:	2. Select impression tray and modify if required
Performance Criteria:	2.1 Select an appropriate impression tray for the technique and the patient 2.2 Modify the impression tray where necessary to ensure comfort and accuracy
Element:	3. Select and prepare impression materials
Performance Criteria:	3.1 Select impression materials in accordance with desired outcome 3.2 Consider the patient’s comfort and the indications for use of particular materials 3.3 Prepare the correct materials and medicaments using the correct technique, to the correct consistency and quantity required 3.4 Modify materials where indicated
Element:	4. Perform impression taking procedure
Performance Criteria:	4.1 Position and prepare the patient for the procedure 4.2 Instruct the patient on participation during the procedure 4.3 Place impression tray and mixed material in the patient’s mouth 4.4 Carry out muscle trimming 4.5 Monitor and reassure the patient throughout the procedure and provide first aid support if required 4.6 Remove the impression when set 4.7 Examine the patient’s mouth for injury and impression material debris following removal of the impression 4.8 Restore the patient’s comfort and appearance 4.9 Document details of the procedure in accordance with organisation policies and procedures and relevant guidelines 4.10 Assess the quality of the impression for the required prosthetic appliance

Learning Outcomes

 

You will be involved in the following learning activities to meet requirements for this competency:

- Face to Face classes

- Simulated Workplace Learning

- Online learning via blackboard

- Other forms of structured teaching and learning

You will be observed and assessed through your planned activities throughout the duration of the course.

 

 

On completion of this course, you should be able to:

1. Assess the patient      

1.1 Confirm the patient’s medical history

1.2 Provide full details of the procedure to the patient or where appropriate to their carer

1.3 Obtain and document consent following ethical and legal requirements

1.4 Select the equipment and instruments for the impression

1.5 Prepare personal protective equipment for the patient and members of the dental team

1.6 Adjust the dental clinic set-up to accommodate the patient’s needs

 

2. Select impression tray and modify if required

2.1 Select an appropriate impression tray for the technique and the patient

2.2 Modify the impression tray where necessary to ensure comfort and accuracy

 

3. Select and prepare impression materials          

3.1 Select impression materials in accordance with desired outcome

3.2 Consider the patient’s comfort and the indications for use of particular materials

3.3 Prepare the correct materials and medicaments using the correct technique, to the correct consistency and quantity required

3.4 Modify materials where indicated

 

4. Perform impression taking procedure               

4.1 Position and prepare the patient for the procedure

4.2 Instruct the patient on participation during the procedure

4.3 Place impression tray and mixed material in the patient’s mouth

4.4 Carry out muscle trimming

4.5 Monitor and reassure the patient throughout the procedure and provide first aid support if required

4.6 Remove the impression when set

4.7 Examine the patient’s mouth for injury and impression material debris following removal of the impression

4.8 Restore the patient’s comfort and appearance

4.9 Document details of the procedure in accordance with organisation policies and procedures and relevant guidelines

4.10 Assess the quality of the impression for the required prosthetic appliance

 

Details of Learning Activities

You will learn through a number of planned activities (face to face classes, simulated workplace learning, online learning via blackboard and other forms of structured
teaching and learning). You will be observed and assessed through their planned activities
throughout the duration of the course.

Teaching Schedule

Delivered in classroom workshops, simulated clinic and clinic, schedules vary from group to group so schedule is posted on Blackboard for staff and you.

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

Overview of Assessment

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency, the underpinning knowledge and the skills application. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

 

You must be successful in each of the following assessment tasks to demonstrate competent, including providing complete and appropriate information to at least 10 different patients:

 

Assessment
Assessment:  Task 1	Clinical placement and skills evidence record – observation checklist (4 patients)
Assessment: Task 2	Assignment – student to develop practice manual; undertaken as group work
Assessment: Task 3	Scenario based simulation – undertaken in simulation laboratory
Assessment: Task 4	Reflection (verbal presentation)

 

Assessment Mapping Matrix

 

Elements/Performance Criteria Covered	Assessment 1	Assessment 2	Assessment 3	Assessment 4
1.1	X	X	X	X
1.2	X	X	X	X
1.3	X	X	X	X
1.4	X	X	X	X
1.5	X	X	X	X
1.6	X	X	X	X
2.1	X	X	X	X
2.2	X	X	X	X
3.1	X	X	X	X
3.2	X	X	X	X
3.3	X	X	X	X
3.4	X	X	X	X
4.1	X	X	X	X
4.2	X	X	X	X
4.3	X	X	X	X
4.4	X	X	X	X
4.5	X	X	X	X
4.6	X	X	X	X
4.7	X	X	X	X
4.8	X	X	X	X
4.9	X	X	X	X
4.10	X	X	X	X

Assessment Tasks

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.

You must successfully complete

Assessment:Task 3

Scenario based simulation – undertaken in simulation laboratory

 prior to entering the clinic and treating patients.

Assessment Matrix

Ref Assessment Mapping Matrix

Other Information

Competency requirements and Grading:

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of a competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.

You will be advised that you are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher to ensure that the relevant competency standards are being met. Observation of You performing work is used to confirm competency.

 

Grading available are:

Grade level Competency Level

CA Competency Achieved -The learner will be able to apply facts, rules and standard solutions to achieve a predictable task or solve a problem.

NYC Not Yet Competent

-Although the learner exhibits access to a limited range of facts and rules, the learner has difficulty applying these facts and rules to a familiar task.

DNS: Did not submit assessment

Study and learning Support:

Study and Learning Centre (SLC) provides free learning and academic development advice to you.

Services offered by SLC to support your numeracy and literacy skills are: assignment writing, thesis writing and study skills advice B maths and science developmental support and advice

English language development

Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/studyandlearningcentre to find more information about Study and learning Support

 

 

Disability Liaison Unit:

If you are suffering from long-term medical condition or disability, you should contact Disability Liaison Unit to seek advice and support to complete your studies.

Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/disability to find more information about services offered by Disability Liaison Unit.

 Assessment Submission:

Turnitin

Turnitin is an online text-matching service which can be used to support academic integrity and address plagiarism. All submissions via Turnitin within Blackboard include the relevant wording for the e-Submission authorisation process. You are to use Turnitin. To verify that the work submitted is their own work and referenced accordingly. This software will be used by all staff to ensure original work by You is checked at submission of the assessment.

e-Submission:

The University is obliged to obtain clear You authorisation on all assessable works. RMIT’s  e-Submission process provides a valid authorisation equivalent to a signature on a paper coversheet allowing You to submit assessment works electronically.

The e-Submission process requires that specific wording and a link to the assessment declaration is included in your assessment documentation in order to comply with legal and statutory obligations, and can be used with all RMIT teaching technologies, including;

• Blackboard
• PebblePad
• WebLearn
• RMIT’s Google Apps for Education (Gmail, Drive, Sites etc.)

The use of fully electronic submissions saves significant time for both staff and You.

 Good practice

• Providing clear advice to you on the e-Submission process as part of their assessment expectations assists in ensuring that it is straightforward for RMIT You to submit work electronically.
• You can submit non-electronic works via conversion by a digital scanner, i.e. paper-based assessments can be scanned and submitted for assessment via the e-Submission process.
• Establishing a Turnitin assignment in Blackboard is a quick way to provide an e-Submission process for a class group.

You must submit all assessment tasks electronically via blackboard as directed by their teacher.

You are not to email or hand assessment tasks to teachers in class, corridor or cafeteria etc

 Late submission:

If you require an Extension of Submittable Work (assignments, reports or project work etc.) for 7 calendar days or less (from the original due date) and have valid reasons, you must complete and

Lodge an Application for Extension of Submittable Work (7 Calendar Days or less) form and lodge it with the Senior Educator/ Program Manager.

The application must be lodged no later than one working day before the official due date. You will be notified within no more than 2 working days of the date of lodgement as to whether the extension has been granted.

If you seek an Extension of Submittable Work for more than 7 calendar days (from the original due date) must lodge an Application for Special Consideration form under the provisions of the Special Consideration Policy, preferably prior to, but no later than 2 working days after the official due date.

Assignments submitted late without approval of an extension will not be accepted or marked.

 

Refer to RMIT University Policies and Procedures, verify for most recent version.

 Special consideration:

Please Refer http://www.rmit.edu.au/browse;ID=riderwtscifm to find more information about special consideration

 Plagiarism:

Plagiarism may occur in oral or written presentations. Plagiarism is the presentation of another person’s work, idea or creation as one’s own; without appropriate referencing. Plagiarism is not acceptable. The use of another person’s work or ideas must be acknowledged. Failure to do so may result in charges of academic misconduct, which may result in cancellation of results and exclusion from your course.

Please Refer: www.rmit.edu.au/academicintegrity to find more information about plagiarism

Other Information:

 

All email communications will be sent to your RMIT email address and you must regularly check your RMIT emails.

 

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