DS8130 - Orthodontic Theory and Clinical Practice 3 (Part 1 of 2)
| Credit points: | 06 |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Subject chain: | DS8130 DS8131 |
| Administered by: | School of Medicine & Dentistry (pre 2015) |
Available to students enrolled in the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry (Orthodontics) course only or by permission of Head of School.
In this subject students develop knowledge and attitudes and acquire clinical and technical skills necessary to practise as a specialist orthodontist. This will be based on three essential elements: 1. what the orthodontist is able to do (clinical information gathering; treatment planning; treatment procedures) 2. how the orthodontist approaches clinical practice (application of basic clinical sciences; clinical reasoning and judgement; communication; health promotion;attitudes, ethical stance and legal responsibilities; information handling) 3. the orthodontist as a professional (role of the orthodontist within health services; personal development).
There are additional charges for this subject; please contact the School for details.
Learning Outcomes
- acquire the skills and knowledge to function as a specialist orthodontist;
- acquire the foundations for specialist training and specialist practice as an orthodontist.
Availabilities | |
|
As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain. |
|
| Cairns, Placement/work experience, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 28-Aug-2014 | |
| Non-standard start/end 07-Jul-2014 to 12-Dec-2014 | |
| Coordinator: | Professor AdamQingsong Ye |
| Lecturers: | Professor Andrew Sandham, Dr Donald Gilchrist, Rhonda Coyne, Dr Paul Hanrahan, Dr Paul Lane. |
| Contact hours: |
|
| Assessment: | integrated assessment across subject chain (%). |
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.