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DENT6215: Dento-alveolar Surgery 3
2025 unit information
This unit covers principles of effective diagnostic and surgical procedures that are reinforced through supervised clinical training. Emphasis is placed upon history taking and examination, application and interpretation of tests and investigations; treatment planning; development of effective communication skills. Core areas include: clinical diagnosis of oral cancer and potentially malignant diseases, familiarity with their management and appropriate referral; the diagnosis of dentofacial deformity and familiarity with its management and treatment; diagnosis of oral mucosal diseases and familiarity with their management and appropriate referral.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Discipline of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Diagnostics |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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DENT5204 and DENT6214 and DENT6218 and DENT6011 |
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Corequisites:
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DENT5210 and DENT6219 and DENT6012 |
| 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. demonstrate in the clinical setting an emerging understanding of the moral, cultural, ethical principles, legal responsibilities and regulatory requirements involved in the management of oral surgical procedures and emergencies
- LO2. demonstrate through reflective learning an understanding of personal limitations, and patient limitations and the need for continuing professional development in the management of the oral surgical patient
- LO3. demonstrate an emerging capacity in communicating effectively with the patients, their relatives and carers as well as the dental team and other health professionals
- LO4. demonstrate an emerging capacity in critically evaluating research and the literature, products and techniques in forming an evidence-based practice
- LO5. demonstrate a thorough knowledge of evidenced-based information in relation to multidisciplinary management and algorhythmic approaches to the development of comprehensive treatment plans for the surgical management of patients and the management of complications
- LO6. demonstrate a thorough knowledge of evidence-based information in relation to electronic monitoring that is pertinent to oral surgery management
- LO7. demonstrate a thorough knowledge of evidence-based information in relation to the pre-eminent place of non-technical skills and human factors in the oral surgical management of patients
- LO8. demonstrate a thorough knowledge of evidence-based information in relation to the historical and current management of oral surgery patients
- LO9. demonstrate an emerging capacity to utilize the range of investigative, technical and clinical procedures for the management and treatment planning, with multidisciplinary engagement for complex cases, including the medically compromised patient
- LO10. demonstrate an emerging capacity to recognise disorders of the oral and dentoalveolar tissues and differentiate those amenable to surgical and non-surgical management
- LO11. demonstrate in the clinical setting an emerging knowledge of the basis, diagnosis and management of orofacial pain, odontogenic and oral infections and oral pathology
- LO12. demonstrate a thorough knowledge of pharmaceutical agents used in managing oral surgery patients including sedation and anaesthetic techniques
- LO13. demonstrate emerging skills and understanding in managing surgical procedures to the oral and dentoalveolar tissues
- LO14. demonstrate an emerging skill in managing oral and dentoalveolar trauma, including associated soft tissue injury.
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2025
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Normal day | Nepean Clinical School |
Outline unavailable
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