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DENT5048: Specialist Paediatric Practice
2025 unit information
This unit aims to ensure that the students have the skills necessary to enter specialist practice in either the private or public sector. The students will develop an intimate understanding of the medico-legal aspects of paediatric dentistry, ethics and the maintenance of professional relationships with colleagues, the role of the specialist in the community and the availability of community services for children and families. The students will be proficient to write a referral to another health professional, a letter of reply to a referring clinician, write a medico-legal report and give an oral presentation to an audience. The students will have the knowledge of the specialist as an expert witness, paediatric forensic dentistry, design of a dental surgery and equipment needs, statutory regulations in relation to practice, financial aspects of hospital or private practice, employment and staff management and information technology and computer usage.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Discipline of Orthodontic and Paediatric Dentistry |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an intimate understanding of medicolegal aspects of paediatric dentistry
- LO2. demonstrate an understanding of the specialist as an expert witness, as well as child protection legislation and reporting mechanisms
- LO3. demonstrate an intimate understanding of ethics, and the maintenance of professional relationships with colleagues
- LO4. demonstrate proficiency in writing a referral to another health professional, a letter of reply to a referring clinician, and a medico-legal report
- LO5. demonstrate proficiency in giving an oral presentation to an audience
- LO6. demonstrate knowledge in the design of a dental surgery
- LO7. demonstrate an awareness of statutory regulations in relation to public hospital and private practice
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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