Dental Training and Education

VISUAL: Dental Training and Education. Discover more about RMIT’s dental programs and state?of?the?art training facilities at the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne. RMIT University logo.

VISUAL: Kate Nelsen speaking to the camera.

Kate Nelsen: RMIT has been at the forefront of dental education ...

VISUAL: Four female dental students wearing masks and working on the mouths of mannequins (dental simulation training system) in a laboratory classroom. They are all wearing blue scrubs with the RMIT University logo on their uniforms.

Kate Nelsen: ... for more than 20 years.

VISUAL: Close up of two female dental students wearing masks working on the mouths of mannequins in a laboratory classroom.

Kate Nelsen: With a focus on dental assisting and dental technology, RMIT's ...

VISUAL: Close up of a female dental student wearing a mask looking down at her mannequin which is off?screen.

Kate Nelsen: ... qualifications range from traineeships ...

VISUAL: Close up of a dental student flossing the teeth of a mannequin in the laboratory classroom.

Kate Nelsen: ... and apprenticeships to ...

VISUAL: Video of three female dental students working on their mannequins in the laboratory classroom.

Kate Nelsen: ... advanced diplomas.

VISUAL: Video of the entrance to The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne. A tram passes by in the foreground and people are standing outside the front door and some people are sitting on chairs in the café outside.

Joel Fabio da Silva: On site, at the Royal Dental Hospital Melbourne ...

VISUAL: Close?up of male student working on a plaster cast of a set of dentures.

Joel Fabio da Silva: ... students receive practical training to ...

VISUAL: Close?up of the male student’s hands as he joins together the top and bottom dentures inside a metal frame.

Joel Fabio da Silva: ... become technicians, prosthetists ...

VISUAL: Close up of three female students working side-on at their own workbench. The female student at the front is using a drill on a set of dentures.

Joel Fabio da Silva: ... and assistants.

VISUAL: A female student puts her hands in a dental sandblaster cabinet and is looking at the top of the cabinet and is being watched by a female student and a male teacher. They are all wearing masks and gowns.

Kate Nelsen: In this real world environment, dental assisting ...

VISUAL: Close-up of two female dental students each working on a mannequin in the classroom laboratory.

Kate Nelsen: ... students are trained in the key areas ...

VISUAL: Camera pans across three protective glasses worn by dentists lined up on a bench.

Kate Nelsen: ... of dental practice administration ...

VISUAL: Video of a dental nurse examining an xray whilst wearing gloves, mask, glasses and lab coat.

Kate Nelsen: ... radiography ...

VISUAL: Video of female dental student looking down at something off?screen (possibly a mannequin). She is wearing glasses, mask and coveralls with RMIT University logo on them.

Kate Nelsen: ... general anaesthesia ...

VISUAL: Video close?up and then pan back on dental hygienist tools used in basic dental work – mirror, scraping tools, pointy tweezers.

Kate Nelsen: ... and oral health promotions.

VISUAL: Joel Fabio da Silva speaking to the camera.

Joel Fabio da Silva: State of the art facilities such as the ...

VISUAL: Video of three female dental students working on a mannequin each (ie dental simulation training system) in the classroom laboratory.

Joel Fabio da Silva: ... simulation lab are the driving force behind ...

VISUAL: Video of another angle of three dental students working on their mannequins in the classroom laboratory.

Joel Fabio da Silva: ... pre-clinical training; teaching ...

VISUAL: Close up of a student’s hands working with hygienist tools in the mouth of a mannequin.

Joel Fabio da Silva: ... students the fundamentals of patient care.

VISUAL: Three female dental students standing at a bench in a classroom laboratory with their backs to the camera, a male teacher is also standing beside them near the door and two mannequins in chairs are seated upright. One female student is working on something unseen on the bench and the two other female students are speaking with the male teaher at the other end of the bench.

Kate Nelsen: With support provided by Dental Health Services ...

VISUAL: Video of two x-rays of teeth on a stand in front of a light box.

Kate Nelsen: ... Victoria, and with guidance ...

VISUAL: Video of male teacher holding a small x–ray up to the light and two female students are standing beside him looking up at the x?ray.

Kate Nelsen: ... from a registered dentist or prosthetist ...

VISUAL: Video of male teacher showing a female dental student how to work a machine in the laboratory.

Kate Nelsen: ... dental technology ...

VISUAL: Video of a female dental student working in a classroom laboratory. She is on the other side of the room from the camera and no?one else is visible in the lab.

Kate Nelsen: ... students put their learning into practice by delivering ...

VISUAL: Video of a male student using a small drill on a set of partial dentures. His face is shielded from the drilled off particles by a clear Perspex in front of his face.

Kate Nelsen: ... complete or partial denture services to the public.

VISUAL: Video of four female dental students working on the mannequins in the classroom laboratory.

Joel Fabio da Silva: RMIT has forged strong links with ...

VISUAL: Video close up of a female dental student working on the teeth of the mannequin. She is holding a scaling tool and a mirror. Camera pans in for a close?up on the mouth as she’s scraping the teeth.

Joel Fabio da Silva: ... industry and government, ensuring staff and students are in touch ...

VISUAL: Video of a male dental student, side?on, working behind the clear Perspex shield. He is looking at something off?screen.

Joel Fabio da Silva: ... with the latest developments.

VISUAL: Video of three female dental students working on their mannequins in the classroom laboratory.

Kate Nelsen: It’s these connections, together ...

VISUAL: Video of a male dental student with his hands inside a dental sandblaster cabinet and he is looking through the top. A female dental student is watching him work.

Kate Nelsen: ... with a focus on team learning and ...

VISUAL: Kate Nelsen speaking to the camera and smiling at the end.

Kate Nelsen: ... practical training, that really gives RMIT students an advantage.

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