Course Title: Take a clinical photograph

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C4407 Certificate IV in Dental Assisting (Radiography)

Course Title: Take a clinical photograph

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

DENT5857C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet

 Term2 2020

Course Contact: Ms. Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

Course Contact Email: sue.fatone@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This course describes the skills and knowledge required to take a clinical dental photograph under conditions that can be reproduced.




Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTDEN014 Take a clinical photograph

Elements:

1. Prepare patient and interpret the request for photography

2. Prepare to take the photograph

3. Take required intraoral views using a standardised approach

4. Take a portrait and profile photograph

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, you will be able to:

  1. Prepare patient and interpret the request for photography
  2. Prepare to take the photograph
  3. Take required intraoral views using a standardised approach
  4. Take a portrait and profile photograph


Overview of Assessment

You must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that you have:

  • taken 50 clinical dental photographs, including intraoral and extraoral images
  • stored the resulting image data appropriately

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency.   

Regular attendance is necessary. 

Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks and consist of knowledge and practical based tasks, including a photographic portfolio.