ORAL11005 - Oral Anatomy 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This unit builds on your knowledge of anatomy from ORAL11004 Oral Anatomy 1 and supports your study of oral pathology in ORAL11003 Introduction to Oral Disease. In the first half of this unit you will continue the study of anatomy and physiology of the head, neck and oral cavity with an emphasis of the clinical applications of this knowledge. In the second half of this unit you will study embryology and microscopic anatomy of structures within the oral cavity. With this unit you will develop the foundation knowledge required to administer local anaesthesia and conduct an extra-oral and intra-oral examination in oral health therapy practice.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 1
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 3
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

Condition: Students must be enrolled full-time in CB29 Oral Health Course to enrol in this unit. 

Prerequisite units are: ORAL11004 and BMSC11010.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 2 - 2025 Profile
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Practical Assessment 25%
2. Online Quiz(zes) 25%
3. In-class Test(s) 50%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

Consult the University's Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades

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Previous Feedback

Term 2 - 2023 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 76.92% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 56.52% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: In class, by email and student evaluations.
Feedback
Students enjoyed the interactions with the guest lecturer on the topics of embryology and tooth development.
Recommendation
It is recommended to continue the the guest lecturer sessions and utilize the related teaching resources created for embryology and tooth development.
Action Taken
The guest lecturer provided learning teaching resources for embryology and tooth development in a series of videos and joined the students in a Q& A session over Zoom again in 2023.
Source: In class, by email and student evaluations.
Feedback
Students enjoyed the session with the LA manikin but felt that their time was limited in this session.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the practical session for local anaesthesia be extended over two weeks instead of one.
Action Taken
Practical sessions on local anaesthesia were extended over three weeks.
Source: In class, by email and student evaluations.
Feedback
Students would like more time to review the nerves earlier in the term.
Recommendation
It is recommended the 2023 lecture schedule be amended to revise the nerves and landmarks for local anaesthesia earlier in the term.
Action Taken
The lecture schedule was revised so that lectures on nerves and local anaesthesia were delivered earlier in the term and students had more time to revise the nerves in their practical sessions.
Source: In class, by email and student evaluations
Feedback
Students struggled with understanding some aspects of microscopic anatomy. Lectures in some microscopic anatomy topics were too lengthy and could not be completed within the lecture time.
Recommendation
It is recommended the microscopic anatomy lectures be revised and additional learning resources be developed to assist students to learn microscopic anatomy concepts.
Action Taken
Microscopic anatomy lectures were revised and resources, models and diagrams, which assist students to understand key concepts, will continue to be developed.
Source: Email and in class
Feedback
Students reported that it was difficult to find information in the lecture power points when it came to their review time as the power points were very long.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the lectures be reviewed to be subdivided into smaller topic presentations.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Email and in class
Feedback
Students report that their workload was diffcult to manage and when they fell behind in their study they had difficulty catching up.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the support strategy for students to manage workload throughout the term be reviewed.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Email and in class
Feedback
Students enjoyed the practical anatomy sessions and range of anatomical models available, although they would rather the assessment was conducted earlier than the last week of term.
Recommendation
It is recommended practical anatomy sessions continue and the timing of assessment be reviewed.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Identify and describe anatomical and radiographic features of the head and neck with particular relevance to dental anaesthesia and patient examination
  2. Describe anatomy and physiology of the oral cavity with emphasis on innervation of oral structures, spread of infection, function of the temporomandibular joint and salivary glands
  3. Describe the embryological development of the teeth and oral cavity, and the microscopic anatomy of oral structures
  4. Demonstrate appropriate oral and written communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours as required of an Oral Health Therapist.

The learning outcomes of this unit are part of the overall learning outcomes in the BOralHlth course at CQUniversity. They will form part of the annual report documentation which is submitted to the Australian Dental Council for accreditation.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
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1 - Practical Assessment • •
2 - Online Quiz(zes) • • •
3 - In-class Test(s) • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
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1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • • • •
5 - Team Work • •
6 - Information Technology Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice • •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
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