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SDDM5113: Foundations of Clinical Dentistry B1

Semester 1, 2020 [Normal day] - Westmead, Sydney

This unit of study commences with Radiology, where the students are given the opportunity to take and report on radiographs within the simulated learning environment; and to develop diagnostic skills in interpretation of normal anatomical structures. The student is also given an introductory framework to the diagnosis and rehabilitation of patients with tooth loss and diseases of the supporting tissues, namely periodontal diseases. Introductory laboratory and didactic sessions will provide student knowledge on the range of rehabilitation options available to replace missing teeth, including partial and complete dentures.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit Discipline of Oral Surgery, Medicine and Diagnostics
Credit points 3
Prerequisites
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None
Corequisites
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SDDM5111 and SDDM5112 and SDDM5114
Prohibitions
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None
Assumed knowledge
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None

Available to study abroad and exchange students

No

Teaching staff

Coordinator Tihana Divnic-Resnik, tihana.divnic-resnik@sydney.edu.au
Type Description Weight Due Length
Creative assessment / demonstration hurdle task Radiology assessment (For SDDM5123)
Practical assessment
25% - To be added by the unit coordinator
Outcomes assessed: LO5 LO6
Skills-based evaluation hurdle task Continuous sessional assessment (For SDDM5113)
Practical assessment
0% - Continuous through the semester
Outcomes assessed: LO3 LO4
Skills-based evaluation hurdle task Continuous sessional assessment (For SDDM5123)
Practical assessment
0% - Continuous through the semester
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO6 LO5 LO4 LO3 LO2
In-semester test hurdle task Periodontics exam: Simulation (For SDDM5123)
Practical Examination
12.5% - 30 minutes per student
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2
In-semester test hurdle task Periodontics exam: Clinic (For SDDM5123)
Practical examination
12.5% - 30 minutes per student
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2
Final exam hurdle task Final exam (For SDDM5123)
Written theory examination, multiple choice and modified essay questions
50% Formal exam period 2 hours
Outcomes assessed: LO1 LO2 LO3 LO4 LO5 LO6
hurdle task = hurdle task ?

Assessment summary

  • Continuous sessional assessment (For SDDM5113): Continuous assessment occurs during each pre-clinical session. These assessments aim to determine student development of competency throughout the unit of study.
  • Final exam (For SDDM5123): Closed book examination covering materials including periodontology, prosthodontics and radiology.
  • Periodontics exam – simulation (For SDDM5123): This pre-clinical assessment requires students to complete a set of specific tasks on clinically relevant simulation models.
  • Periodontics exam – clinic (For SDDM5123): This clinical assessment requires students to complete a set of specific clinical tasks on each other.
  • Continuous sessional assessment (For SDDM5123): Continuous assessment occurs during each pre-clinical session. These assessments aim to determine student development of competency throughout the unit of study.
  • Radiology assessment (For SDDM5123): This pre-clinical assessment requires students to complete a set of specific clinically relevant tasks in a simulation environment. Students will take, process and mount periapical and bite-wing radiographs, make a quality assessment, and write a report about the radiographs.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name

Mark range

Description

High distinction

85 - 100

 

Distinction

75 - 84

 

Credit

65 - 74

 

Pass

50 - 64

 

Fail

0 - 49

When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

  • Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
  • After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

WK Topic Learning activity Learning outcomes
- Gypsum and wax (Didactic session) ONLINE Online class (1 hr) LO3 LO4
Impressions 1 (Didactic session) ONLINE Online class (1 hr) LO3 LO4
Periapicals (Didactic session) ONLINE Online class (1 hr) LO5 LO6
Week -01 Introduction to removable partial dental prostheses (Didactic session) Lecture (1 hr) LO3 LO4
Designing and constructing removable dental prostheses (Didactic session) Lecture (1 hr) LO3 LO4
Partial prosthesis components - part 1 (Didactic session) Lecture (1 hr) LO3 LO4
Week 02 Complete maxillary tray (Practical LAB session) Science laboratory (3 hr) LO3 LO4
Week 03 Complete maxillary tray (Practical LAB session) Science laboratory (3 hr) LO3 LO4
Week 04 Partial mandibular tray (Practical LAB session) Science laboratory (3 hr) LO3 LO4
Week 05 Partial mandibular tray (Practical LAB session) Science laboratory (3 hr) LO3 LO4
Week 06 Complete maxillary rim (Practical LAB session) Science laboratory (3 hr) LO3 LO4
Week 07 Partial prosthesis components - part 2 (Didactic session) Lecture (1 hr) LO3 LO4
Complete maxillary rim (Practical LAB session) Science laboratory (3 hr) LO3 LO4
Week 08 Introduction to removable partial dental prostheses (Didactic session) Lecture (1 hr) LO3 LO4
Periodontitis? Never heard about it! (Introduction to the Discipline of Periodontics) Lecture (1 hr) LO1 LO2
Week 09 Partial prosthesis components - part 3 (Didactic session) Lecture (1 hr) LO3 LO4
Healthy periodontal tissues (Anatomy and histology) (Didactic session) Lecture (1 hr) LO1
Introduction to DMFR and production of x-rays (Didactic session) Lecture (1 hr) LO5
The radiographic image (Didactic session) Lecture (1 hr) LO5 LO6
Radiographic anatomy 1 (Didactic session) Lecture (1 hr) LO5 LO6
Partial mandibular rim (Practical LAB session) Science laboratory (3 hr) LO3 LO4
Week 10 Radiographic anatomy 2 (Didactic session) Lecture (1 hr) LO5 LO6
Radiographic techniques (Didactic session) Lecture (1 hr) LO5 LO6
Partial mandibular rim (Practical LAB session) Science laboratory (3 hr) LO3 LO4
Week 11 Articulation (Practical LAB session) Science laboratory (3 hr) LO3 LO4
Week 12 Articulation (Practical LAB session) Science laboratory (3 hr) LO3 LO4

Attendance and class requirements

  • Attendance: Attendance is a professional responsibility required of all students admitted to academic programs within the Sydney Dental School. All programs in the Sydney Dental School have a 90% attendance policy, for all compulsory components of Units of Study, as detailed in the Faculty of Dentistry Attendance Provisions 2015. This includes all clinical and practical sessions. The course requirements cannot be satisfied if more than 10% of any section of a course is missed for any reason.

  • Professionalism: Students in all Sydney Dental School programs are subject to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Professionalism Requirements 2019 and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Professionalism Provisions 2019. Professionalism is an essential component of developing competency to practice. It is important for students to demonstrate professional behaviour in all contexts and environments. In accordance with these local provisions: candidates who demonstrate serious or repeated unprofessional behaviour may be required to show cause as to why their enrolment should be continued. Failure to show cause may result in exclusion from the course.

     

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 3 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 60-75 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

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

  • LO1. Understand and explain the anatomy of healthy periodontal tissues
  • LO2. Explain epidemiology, aetiology and pathogenesis of periodontal diseases, understand and perform screening process, basic diagnostic and therapy of periodontal diseases in simulated and clinical settings
  • LO3. Describe the consequences of tooth loss on the patient's oral health. Briefly identify options for replacement of teeth, and identify components of removable partial dental prostheses.
  • LO4. Complete the prescribed technical steps involved in constructing a complete maxillary acrylic dental prosthesis and a partial mandibular acrylic dental prosthesis case, and describe the steps involved in construction of acrylic and cobalt chrome prostheses beginning wit history taking.
  • LO5. To conceptualise and reinforce the understanding of radiographic technique with emphasis on intraoral radiographs.
  • LO6. To correlate concepts from general anatomy to radiographic anatomy and introduce principles of interpretation of radiographic images.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1 Depth of disciplinary expertise

Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.

GQ2 Critical thinking and problem solving

Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.

GQ3 Oral and written communication

Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.

GQ4 Information and digital literacy

Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.

GQ5 Inventiveness

Generating novel ideas and solutions.

GQ6 Cultural competence

Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.

GQ7 Interdisciplinary effectiveness

Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.

GQ8 Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity

An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.

GQ9 Influence

Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes Graduate qualities
GQ1 GQ2 GQ3 GQ4 GQ5 GQ6 GQ7 GQ8 GQ9

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

No changes have been made since this unit was last offered

Work, health and safety

Students must comply with work health and safety, infection control and dress standard policies of all laboratories, placement sites and Local Health Districts (LHDs).

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