Course Title: Practice in the paediatric dental environment

Part A: Course Overview

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

Course Title: Practice in the paediatric dental 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)

Course Contact: Eleanor Schroeder

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 93411412

Course Contact Email: eleanor.schroeder@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

         

This elective unit addresses the principles of paediatric dental care together with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes required of a dental hygienist to practise in a paediatric dental environment. This elective unit is intended to reflect knowledge and skills gained from the core unit competencies and extend these to provide an evidence-based approach in a supportive environment whilst providing dental hygiene care to paediatric patients

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

         

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

 

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

 

The unit should also be assessed in conjunction with competency unit(s) related to planning/delivery of the Advanced Diploma of Oral Health (Dental Hygiene).

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

TAFEDH033 Practice in the paediatric dental environment

Learning Outcomes

       

This elective unit addresses the principles of paediatric dental care together with knowledge, skills, values and attitudes required of a dental hygienist to practise in a paediatric dental environment. This elective unit is intended to reflect knowledge and skills gained from the core unit competencies and extend these to provide an evidence-based approach in a supportive environment whilst providing dental hygiene care to paediatric patients

Overview of Assessment

The assessment for this unit may be an assignment and a theory exam