Course Title: Implement a dental hygiene program for children and adolescents

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6119 Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)

Course Title: Implement a dental hygiene program for children and adolescents

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 25

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.

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
DENT5824	City Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face	Term1 2017

Course Contact: Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1406

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

Course Description

This unit addresses the principles of pediatric dentistry, developing existing skills to enable the dental hygienist to provide patient centred, evidence-based dental hygiene care to children and adolescent clients.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

HLTAMBFC301B - Communicate with clients and colleagues to support health care
TAFEDH012 - Apply reflective practice and critical thinking and analysis in dental health
HLTPOP502B - Work with the community to identify health needs
 

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	TAFEDH026 Implement a dental hygiene program for children and adolescents
Elements:	1. Work as part of the dental team for the patient in the pediatric environment 2. Address the specific oral health needs of the pediatric patient 3. Contribute to the treatment plan for the pediatric patient 4. Perform dental hygiene procedures appropriate to the care of the pediatric patient 5. Assist in evaluating outcomes of dental hygiene treatment plans for the pediatric patient

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit you will have developed an understanding of the principles of pediatric dentistry, developing existing skills to enable the dental hygienist to provide patient centred, evidence-based dental hygiene care to children and adolescent clients.

Overview of Assessment

Before the critical aspects of evidence are considered all prerequisites must be met.

The candidate 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 the candidate has:

• candidates must demonstrate their ability to apply essential knowledge identified for this competency unit before undertaking independent workplace application
• this competency unit should be assessed in conjunction with relevant competency unit(s) in delivery of the Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene)
• evidence must demonstrate the individual’s ability to apply their knowledge within the requirements of dental hygiene practice
• consistency of performance should be demonstrated over the required range of workplace situations relevant to an identified work role

 

Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1:	Assignment (Reflective Journal)
Assessment 2:	Oral Presentation of Casestudy
Assessment 3:	Clinical Assessment

 

Assessment Mapping Matrix

Elements/Performance Criteria Covered	Ass 1	Ass 2	Ass 3
1.1			X
1.2			X
1.3	X		X
1.4			X
2.1	X	X	X
2.2	X	X	X
2.3	X	X	X
2.4	X	X	X
2.5	X	X	X
2.6		X	X
3.1	X	X	X
3.2	X	X	X
3.3	X	X	X
3.4	X	X	X
3.5	X	X	X
3.6	X	X	X
4.1			X
4.2			X
5.1	X		X
5.2	X		X
5.3	X		X

 

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.