Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2022
Course Code: DENT5884C
Course Title: Recognise & respond to oral health issues
Important Information:
Please note that this course may have compulsory in-person attendance requirements for some teaching activities.
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School: 535T Social Care and Health
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4419 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Dental Radiography)
Course Contact: Sue Fatone
Course Contact Phone: +61 39341 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
None.
Course Description
In this course you will learn the skills and knowledge required to identify variations and recognise oral health issues through a visual check, observation of patient behaviour and habits, signs and symptoms and physical condition of patients. This enables the candidate to respond appropriately to the clinical findings to initiate follow up oral health care.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTOHC007 Recognise & respond to oral health issues |
Element: |
1. Identify variations in patient behaviour and habits. |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1. Identify opportunities to observe patient behaviour, physical functions, capabilities and habits that may indicate oral health issues or associated pain or discomfort. 1.2. Observe, listen for self-reports and question patient, family or carer to determine whether the patient is experiencing pain or discomfort that may be associated with oral health issues. 1.3. Access relevant information on contributing factors that may produce variation from normal behaviour. 1.4. Apply safe manual handling techniques to support patients with special care needs. |
Element: |
2. Undertake basic visual oral check and questioning. |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1. Obtain consent from the patient, family or carer to conduct basic visual oral check and questioning. 2.2. Ensure comfort of patient by developing trust and rapport, adapting environment based on patient needs. 2.3. Provide support for patient’s head or chin if necessary, to enhance visual access without creating discomfort for the patient. 2.4. Seek assistance from patient to open their own mouth to limit hand contact inside the mouth. 2.5. Prepare and perform basic visual oral checks in line with own work role and use of standard precautions. 2.6. Identify signs and symptoms of oral health issues that may indicate variation from normal and actively listen to and be aware of self-reports. |
Element: |
3. Follow up and promote ongoing oral health care. |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1. Complete documentation and reporting processes, using information from patient and family or carer or other relevant people as well as own observations in relation to oral health issues. 3.2. Discuss oral health issues with patient and family or carer in line with organisational policies and procedures and respecting patient priorities and choices. 3.3. Take appropriate action within work role, including liaising with supervisor in consultation with patient to ensure appropriate referral occurs. 3.4. Use focussed communication strategies to provide information relevant to promoting and maintaining good oral health. 3.5. Provide instruction to support patients to take a self-care approach to oral health in line with individual needs where possible. 3.6. Identify and address key barriers to management or self-management of oral health. 3.7. Review and monitor oral health issues. |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
You will participate in :
o Facilitator- led classroom and online based lecture and workshop using PowerPoint Presentations
o Facilitator led practical simulated clinical demonstration
o Online learning using resources accessed via myRMIT Studies/ CANVAS
o Home study research tasks
o Class exercises to review discussions/lectures
o Practical demonstrations and student to student role play activities in simulated lab
o Analysis/critique of relevant reading material
o Practical workplace placement
o Simulated workplace activities
- Peer learning
- case studies
You will participate in :
o Facilitator- led classroom and online based lecture and workshop using PowerPoint Presentations
o Facilitator led practical simulated clinical demonstration
o Online learning using resources accessed via myRMIT Studies/ CANVAS
o Home study research tasks
o Class exercises to review discussions/lectures
o Practical demonstrations and activities in lab
o Analysis/critique of relevant reading material
o Practical workplace placement
o Simulated workplace activities
o Peer learning
Workplace delivery and/or assessment
As part of this course, you are required to undertake supervised learning/assessment in a workplace context.
You will be employed at a dental practice during the term of this course and you will undertake activities that offer training in performing a visual oral health check on patients ( general public)
The context for workplace training and assessment must include:
o access to suitable equipment and resources, including:
- appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- access to current Dental board of Australia (DBA) and Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) guidelines and practice standards
- access to current Dental Board of Australia (DBA) infection control and record keeping guidelines
- access to National Health and Medical Research Council’s (NHMRC) Australian dietary guidelines
o access to organisational policies and procedures for:
- patient privacy
- confidentiality of patient information and disclosure
- documentation and reporting
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The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand standards and industry codes of practice
Your dental practice may ask you to provide evidence of immunization and working with children’s check and/ or police check .
The integration of work based learning and academic learning will allow you to solve authentic industry problem.
Teaching Schedule
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Note: While all course content in this schedule will be covered, the weekly order may change depending on class needs and availability of speakers and resources.
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Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
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You are advised to look on Canvas for ongoing updated information including videos, patient oral health information pamphlets. RMIT's Writing, Editing and Publishing library guide http://rmit.libguides.com/wcprp The University Library has extensive resources and provides subject specialist expertise, research advice, help with referencing and support through:
The Learning Lab
The Study Support Hub English for uni workshops |
Overview of Assessment
Assessment for this course is ongoing throughout the semester. Your knowledge and understanding of course content is assessed through participation in class exercises, oral presentations, and through the application of learned skills and insights to your written tasks. Full assessment briefs will be provided and can be found on CANVAS.
Assessment Tasks
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Students enrolled in Vocational Education and Training qualifications are assessed for Competency.
To be assessed as Competent means you have consistently demonstrated the required knowledge and skills at a standard expected in the workplace.
To be assessed as Competent in this course, you will need to complete each assessment task to a satisfactory standard. You will receive feedback from the teacher at the conclusion of each assessment task.
You should refer to the assessment brief which is available through Canvas for full assessment criteria and due dates
Assessment 1 Knowledge test You will demonstrate your knowledge required to identify variations and recognise oral health issues through a visual check, observation of patient behaviour and habits, signs and symptoms and physical condition of patients.
Assessment 2 Practical (simulated with case studies) This practical assessment will allow you to demonstrate your ability to use correct manual handling techniques, perform oral assessments and report the findings.
You are required to perform 10 visual oral health checks in simulation following the procedure outlined below,
Assessment 3: clinical placement ( workplace) This assessment will be conducted at your workplace
This practical assessment will allow you to demonstrate your ability to assess the health of the patients’ mouths and identify interventions to address oral health needs.
The Assessor will observe you perform a visual oral health check on 5 different patients, including:
Results that apply to courses that are delivered and assessed in accordance with competency-based assessment are: CA: Competency Achieved NYC: Not Yet Competent DNS: Did not Submit for Assessment
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Assessment Matrix
Assessment is ongoing throughout the course and detailed task documentation can be found on Canvas.
Skills must be demonstrated in the workplace with the addition of simulations and scenarios where the full range of contexts and situations cannot be provided in the workplace or may occur only rarely.
Performance evidence must have been demonstrated using ten simulation scenarios prior to demonstration in the workplace or with members of the general public:
Following the 10 simulated scenarios, you are to demonstrate the skills and knowledge required to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit in the context of the job role, you will
- perform a visual oral health check on 5 different patients, including:
-identifying any signs and symptoms related to oral health care issues
-gathering relevant information from visual check and questioning to initiate appropriate follow up oral health care
- using safe manual handling techniques as required when working with patients with special care needs.
The assessment matrix demonstrates alignment of assessment tasks with the relevant unit of competency. These mapping documents are available through Program Administration if required.
Other Information
Prescribed resources:
- Bird, D., Robinson, D. (current ed ) Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting . W.B. Saunders, Sydney. (this is available online via RMIT library website)
- Felton,A; Chapman,A; (2014) Basic guide to oral health education and promotion 2nd ed; Wiley Blackwell , UK (this is available online via RMIT library website)
- Australian Dental Association Infection Control Guidelines (2021) located in canvas
- Laskaris, G; (2019) Pocket Atlas of Oral Diseases; 3rd edition; Thieme Germany
- Fehrenbach, M; (2019) Mosby’s Dental Dictionary, 4th edition; Elsevier; US
- Ramseier, C; Suven, J: ( 2010) Health behavior change in the Dental practice; 1st edition; Wiley-Blackwell USA
- Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd; (2019) Therapeutic Guidelines: Oral and Dental; Version 3; Therapeutic Guidelines, Australia . (To obtain this version: contact Therapeutic Guidelines Ltd directly on +61 393291566) Students receive a discount with student ID number.
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