Unit Synopsis
In this unit you will gain theoretical knowledge in diagnosis, treatment planning and treatment procedures in paediatric and adolescent patients. You will also gain knowledge on the assessment, prevention and management of dental trauma and emergencies for patients of all ages. You will translate and integrate this knowledge in a simulated environment while fulfilling workplace health and safety, equipment maintenance and record management requirements. On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to demonstrate practical skills in paediatric patients, as well as foundational dental trauma management skills. You will be able to communicate information regarding oral health in oral and written forms utilising appropriate interpersonal / team communication skills, professional attitudes and ethical behaviours.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 3 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Prereq: ORAL12001 Oral Disease Prevention and Management and ORAL12002 Oral Health Pre Clinical Practice 1 and ORAL12003 Oral Health Clinical Practice 1 Coreq: ORAL12004 Advanced Oral Health Practice and ORAL12006 Oral Health Clinical Practice 2 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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
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).
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. Written Assessment | 30% |
| 2. Practical Assessment | 0% |
| 3. Reflective Practice Assignment | 0% |
| 4. In-class Test(s) | 70% |
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%).
Past Exams
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Term 2 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 87.50% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 28.57% 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: Self-reflection. Discussion with the entire cohort in a tutorial.
The oral presentation assessment should be revised to provide a more meaningful assessment task.
It is recommended to revise the oral assessment to a different type of assessment task.
The oral presentation has been revised to a written task incorporating the use of AI in dentistry.
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation response.
Some students felt that 70% weighting for one assessment was too much.
It is recommend to revise assessment weightings.
This assessment piece was broken down into 2 x 35% tasks to allow for mid-term feedback.
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation response.
The students enjoyed the simulated activities and teaching team.
It is recommended to retain the simulated activities and, as much as possible, the teaching team.
Simulation activities remain unchanged.
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation response
The AI assignment was interesting, however the learning outcomes were somewhat already known to students prior to the assessment piece.
It is recommended to review the AI assessment task to ensure a suitable level of content and learning.
In Progress
Source: Student Unit Teaching Evaluation response
The students liked that the In-class tests are run in two halves (Part A & B) rather than one big examination.
It is recommended to retain the in-class tests as Part A and Part B.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Articulate the theoretical basis of oral health practice and dental procedures for the diagnosis, prevention and management of oral diseases in paediatric and adolescent patients
- Implement processes for the assessment, prevention and management of dental diseases in the primary dentition including extractions, pulpotomies, stainless steel crowns and strip crowns in the simulated and clinical environments
- Implement processes for the assessment, prevention and management of dental trauma and emergencies, within the scope of an oral health therapist, in the simulated environment
- Advocate for, and promote, oral health to individuals and groups across diverse community settings in a variety of formats
- Recognise and act upon the legal, ethical and safeguarding issues involving dental practitioners and patients as defined by the relevant professional regulatory bodies in Australia and overseas.
All unit profiles in the Bachelor of Oral Health are made available to the Australian Dental Council for on-going accreditation purposes.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Written Assessment | • | • | |||
| 2 - Practical Assessment | • | • | • | • | |
| 3 - Reflective Practice Assignment | • | ||||
| 4 - In-class Test(s) | • | ||||
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | ||
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | ||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | • | • | • | ||
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | |
| 5 - Team Work | • | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | • | • | • | ||
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | • | • | • | |
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | |