Course Title: Practice in a special needs environment

Part A: Course Overview

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

Course Title: Practice in a special needs environment

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 35

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)

DENT5826

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face

Term2 2016

Course Contact: Sue Fatone

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411406

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



Course Description

This elective unit deals with the knowledge, skills, judgments, values and attitudes needed to provide dental hygiene supportive services to patients who have special needs, in collaboration with special needs carers as indicated.

 

The purpose of this unit is to build on to the  competencies already developed in the core units and apply these with a flexible, supportive, empathetic, insightful and adaptable approach that will foster the provision of complementary oral health care in a challenging oral health environment.

 

Oral health care support is provided under direction and according to the particular guidelines, policies and procedures of a health service or setting. Optimum oral health care is delivered with respect to the goals, values, beliefs and preferences of the patient.

 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

This unit should be assessed after achievement of the following related competency units:

 

·         TAFEDH015 – Manage patients with simple to complex dental hygiene treatment needs

·         TAFEDH025 - Provide dental hygiene care for individuals with special needs

 

Co-delivered with: TAFEDH020 - Patients with Moderate/Complex needs

 



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

TAFEDH028 Practice in a special needs environment

Elements:

1. Establish and maintain an appropriate relationship with a patient/client and carer as indicated

4. Provide dental hygiene supportive services

5. Recognise and pass on significant information about patients/clients

 2. Provide assistance to meet patient/client needs as directed

 3. Comply with established guidelines and procedures


Learning Outcomes

This elective unit deals with the knowledge, skills, judgments, values and attitudes needed to provide dental hygiene supportive services to patients who have special needs, in collaboration with special needs carers as indicated.

 

The purpose of this unit is to build on to the  competencies already developed in the core units and apply these with a flexible, supportive, empathetic, insightful and adaptable approach that will foster the provision of complementary oral health care in a challenging oral health environment.

 

Oral health care support is provided under direction and according to the particular guidelines, policies and procedures of a health service or setting. Optimum oral health care is delivered with respect to the goals, values, beliefs and preferences of the patient.

 


Overview of Assessment

1. Clinical practice with completion of logbook

2. Oral Case Presentation

3. Literature Review

4. Written Theory Examination