James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2018

DS3102 - Clinical Dentistry 1

Credit points: 09
Year: 2018
Student Contribution Band: Band 3
Administered by: College of Medicine & Dentistry

This subject is only available to those students enrolled in the Bachelor of Dental Surgery

Students undertake comprehensive patient care in the dental clinic within the School and as a clinical placement. This subject continues the clinical skills development initiated in the first semester subject DS3101:12 Introduction to Clinical Dentistry. The focal clinical activities include increased exposure to more complex medical and dental histories and using imaging techniques to assist diagnosis and treatment planning. The program will develop skills in routine and advanced restorative procedures and reinforce the skills learned in the simulated clinical environment and in DS3101:12 Introduction to Clinical Dentistry. Students' active participation in the clinical program exposes them to the provision of comprehensive dental care, under supervision, in a clinical environment and includes paediatric dentistry, and an introduction to orthodontics, oral surgery and periodontology. The development of clinical skills continues across the year in all of the key competencies of clinical dentistry.

Learning Outcomes

Prerequisites:(DS2001 AND DS2003 OR DS2101) AND (DS2004 AND DS2005 OR DS2102) AND DS3101 AND ALLOW CONCURRENT FOR DS3101

Availabilities

Cairns, Placement/work experience, Study Period 2
Census Date 23-Aug-2018
Coordinator: Assoc. Professor Andrew Lee
Contact hours:
  • 52 hours lectures
  • 13 hours tutorials - COALS - Clinically Oriented Active Learning Sessions
  • 39 hours practicals - Simulation Clinic Sessions
  • 55 hours workshops/Seminars - Integrative Sessions (13hrs), Prosthodontic Laboratory Sessions (42hrs)
  • 270 hours clinical placement
Assessment:end of semester exam (35%); quizzes or tests (20%); clinical placement (30%); assignments (10%); community project (5%); summative assessement preclinical work in simulation clinic (%); clinical skills assessement (%); simulation clinic compentency (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:Satisfactory attendance is required at (pre)clinical placements. Satisfactory academic and professional standard, as described in the College Assessment Guidelines, must be achieved in order to progress.

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.