This course covers trauma diagnosis and management in the oral and related environment, to enable assessment of an injured patient presenting either acutely or in the out-patient clinic, formulation of a differential diagnosis and an investigation and management plan; to treat the patient appropriately up to and including operative intervention if appropriately, to communicate the above information at the required level to patients/carers/other team members.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Discipline of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Diagnostics |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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(DENT5204 and DENT6212 and DENT6213 and DENT6010) |
Corequisites
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(DENT5207 and DENT6214 and DENT6011) |
Prohibitions
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physical and/or mental impairments jeopardizing performance of safe clinical dentistry and safety/health of patients and staff. |
Assumed knowledge
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Comprehensive knowledge in all aspects of General Dentistry, particularly in Restorative Dentistry and Oral Rehabilitation |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Stephen Cox, stephen.cox@sydney.edu.au |
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