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DENT5173: Orthodontics Clinical Training 10
2025 unit information
This unit is designed to teach students how to coordinate and integrate with other dental or surgical specialties for an interdisciplinary approach for the orthodontic patient. Interdisciplinary management with orthognathic surgery is an essential approach that is studied. The students are required to undertake pre and post-operative orthodontic treatment analysis and discuss orthognathic approaches with the surgeon.
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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Prerequisites:
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(DENT5169 and DENT5170) or DENT6229 |
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Corequisites:
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DENT5172 and DENT5174 |
| 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 present it to tutors and peers and demonstrate and advanced understanding of complicated situations in relation to case completion
- LO2. Competently demonstrate the use of various contemporary fixed, removable and functional appliances, and to treat with various appliance techniques and treatment philosophies
- LO3. Demonstrate a good understanding of practice management and the daily routine of a private clinical practice
- LO4. Demonstrate advance skills needed to recognise the underlying principle, outcome and complications of adult, interdisciplinary and orthognathic surgical treatment
- LO5. Combine and integrate various orthodontic techniques and wire bending skills and apply them to resolve individual problems
- LO6. Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge on advanced orthodontic techniques such as Suresmile, Invisalign, Insignia, lingual orthodontics and skeletal anchorage system
- LO7. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the procedures of terminating the treatment, including establishing a proper protocol for retention
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 1 2025
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Normal day | Surry Hills, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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