DS1002 - Introduction to Dental Science 2

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Medicine & Dentistry

In this unit students will achieve competency in areas including oral biological sciences, dental materials and basic per-clinical restorative dentistry, pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry. The unit will integrate oral biological sciences with the material sciences through simulated clinical manipulation of materials to replace biological structures. Students will also undertake an observational basic clinical placement.

Learning Outcomes

• Undertake the full range of duties of a dentist in keeping with the underlying scientific evidence as defined by the Dental Board of Queensland;
• Understand the basic biological, behavioural and medical sciences on which modern oral health care and maintenance of health is based;
• Understand the integration of human body systems, normal homeostasis and mechanisms of responses to insults including trauma and disease;
• Demonstrate understanding of oral biology, to include detailed knowledge of the form and function of teeth and associated structures.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to read complex and demanding texts accurately, critically and insightfully;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.

Prerequisites:

DS1001

Availabilities
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 28-Aug-2009
Coord/Lect:	Professor Alan Nimmo.
Contact hours:	52 hours lectures - 3 hours lectures/week; 1 hour integrative session (per fortnight), and 1 hour small group study session 13 hours tutorials - 2 hours tutorials 39 hours practicals - 3 hours practicals/week 20 hours - Clinical Placement Hours
Assessment:	end of semester exam (% - 40%); quizzes or tests (% - 20%); practical exercises (% - 40%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.