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DENT5170: Orthodontics Clinical Training 8

2025 unit information

This unit is designed to teach students how to combine and integrate various orthodontic techniques and apply them to resolving individual problems. The hybrid mechanism, which combines various bracket systems to achieve maximum effects, is also an important treatment philosophy that the students are required to learn and use in clinic.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Medicine and Health

Study level Postgraduate
Academic unit Discipline of Orthodontic and Paediatric Dentistry
Credit points 6
Prerequisites:
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(DENT5166 and DENT5167) or DENT6228
Corequisites:
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DENT5169 and DENT5171
Prohibitions:
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None
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. Proficiently summarise patient’s records, formulate comprehensive treatment plan and demonstrate an adequate ability to proceed with correct treatment sequences effectively in the clinical environment
  • LO2. Demonstrate familiarity with the use of various contemporary fixed, removable and functional appliances, and to treat with various appliance techniques and acquire wire bending skills for finishing orthodontic cases.
  • LO3. Combine and integrate various orthodontic techniques and wire bending skills and apply them to resolve individual problems such as intrusion and extrusion arches
  • LO4. Demonstrate necessary skills needed to recognise the underlying principle, outcome and complications of interdisciplinary and orthognathic surgical treatment
  • LO5. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge on practice management skills
  • LO6. Demonstrate knowledge of sleep apnoea with the use of oral appliances
  • LO7. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge on advanced orthodontic techniques such as Suresmile, Invisalign, Insignia, lingual orthodontics, advanced wires, temporary anchorage device and skeletal anchorage system

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2024
Normal day Surry Hills, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 2025
Normal day Surry Hills, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 2 Early 2020
Normal day Westmead, Sydney
Semester 2 2021
Normal day Sydney
Semester 2 2022
Normal day Surry Hills, Sydney
Outline unavailable
Semester 2 2023
Normal day Surry Hills, Sydney

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