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SDDM5223: Foundations of Clinical Dentistry B4

Semester 2, 2024 [Normal day] - Westmead, Sydney

This unit of study continues from semester one when three new disciplines are gradually introduced: Paediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Oral Implants. Students will be given basic information on cranio-facial growth/development, aetiological factors that causing malocclusions and major steps from diagnosis to a treatment plan for various orthodontic problems. The discipline of Paediatric Dentistry will provide clinical skills and competence necessary to manage paediatric patients in general dental practice. Oral Implant course in year 2 is designed to introduce students with concept of osseointegration and provide information related to components of different implant systems. Students may be required to attend classes at multiple locations.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit Discipline of Orthodontic and Paediatric Dentistry
Credit points 7
Prerequisites
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SDDM5111 and SDDM5112 and SDDM5113 and SDDM5114 and SDDM5121 and SDDM5122 and SDDM5123 and SDDM5124
Corequisites
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SDDM5221 and SDDM5222 and SDDM5224
Prohibitions
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None
Assumed knowledge
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None

Available to study abroad and exchange students

No

Teaching staff

Coordinator Edward Waters, edward.waters@sydney.edu.au
The census date for this unit availability is 2 September 2024
Type Description Weight Due Length
Supervised exam
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Periodontics knowledge assessment
Written exam
20% Formal exam period 80 minutes
Outcomes assessed: LO2 LO3
Supervised exam
? 
Oral surgery knowledge assessment
Written exam
20% Formal exam period 1 hour
Outcomes assessed: LO4 LO6
Supervised exam
? 
Radiology knowledge assessment
Written exam
20% Formal exam period 1 hour
Outcomes assessed: LO1
Supervised exam
? 
Pediatric dentistry knowledge assessment
Written exam
20% Formal exam period 1 hour
Outcomes assessed: LO6
Skills-based evaluation hurdle task Periodontics simulation instrumentation assessment
Practical examination
10% Formal exam period
Due date: 19 Nov 2024 at 08:00
30 minutes (timetable on Canvas)
Outcomes assessed: LO3
Skills-based evaluation Radiology continuous sessional assessment
Sessional feedback
0% Multiple weeks Ongoing
Outcomes assessed: LO4
Tutorial quiz Oral surgery quiz
Canvas quiz
0% Ongoing 30 minutes
Outcomes assessed: LO4
Skills-based evaluation Periodontics simulation - sessional feedback
Ongoing feedback based on rubric
0% Ongoing In simulation clinics
Outcomes assessed: LO3
Assignment Removable prosthodontics denture design prescription
Submitted assignment
5% Week 07
Due date: 11 Sep 2024 at 23:59
Submitted assignment
Outcomes assessed: LO5
Tutorial quiz Occlusion quiz
Canvas quiz
0% Week 13
Due date: 29 Oct 2024 at 23:59
1 hr
Outcomes assessed: LO7 LO8
Assignment Exodontia clinical case
See rubric
5% Week 13
Due date: 30 Oct 2024 at 23:59
See rubric
Outcomes assessed: LO4
hurdle task = hurdle task ?

Assessment summary

Graded assessments will attract a late submission penalty of 5% for each day they are submitted late without approval for an extension.

Non-graded assessments will attract a fail grade if submitted late without approval of a a prior extension.

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.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

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.

Support for students

The Support for Students Policy 2023 reflects the University’s commitment to supporting students in their academic journey and making the University safe for students. It is important that you read and understand this policy so that you are familiar with the range of support services available to you and understand how to engage with them.

The University uses email as its primary source of communication with students who need support under the Support for Students Policy 2023. Make sure you check your University email regularly and respond to any communications received from the University.

Learning resources and detailed information about weekly assessment and learning activities can be accessed via Canvas. It is essential that you visit your unit of study Canvas site to ensure you are up to date with all of your tasks.

If you are having difficulties completing your studies, or are feeling unsure about your progress, we are here to help. You can access the support services offered by the University at any time:

Support and Services (including health and wellbeing services, financial support and learning support)
Course planning and administration
Meet with an Academic Adviser

WK Topic Learning activity Learning outcomes

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 7 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 140-175 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 apply systematic strategies to describe various abnormalities observed in the most common diagnostic imaging modalities. Understand how the principles of systematic description correlate to the elaboration of differential diagnoses. Develop knowledge to safely apply principles of extraoral imaging techniques in simulation and clinical practice.
  • LO2. Critically appraise evidence to determine reliability, validity and applicability to a patient context.
  • LO3. Understand and be able to explain various types of periodontal diseases and their clinical attributes, perform initial diagnostics, formulate treatment plan, and execute initial periodontal therapy
  • LO4. Develop knowledge to enable safe and efficient removal of teeth, thought effective pre-, peri- and post-operative management of patients requiring tooth removal. Develop knowledge and practice to safely and effectively administer local anaesthetic solutions to patients.
  • LO5. Integrate knowledge from evaluation and management of the completely edentulous patient with newly acquired knowledge to evaluate and manage the partially edentulous patient with removable prostheses.
  • LO6. Apply integrated oral and systemic bioscience knowledge and scientific inquiry skills to critically analyse diverse oral health needs across lifespan.
  • LO7. Understand basics of digital tehnology use in dental profession. Understand and describe why and how data may/should be collected and presented in secure way and without breach of privacy
  • LO8. Describe the main functions of the skeletomotor system of the jaws, use facebow to articulate the study casts in the articulator, assess the accuracy of the articulated casts, carry out simple adjustments, and explain and demonstrate occlusal splint application and design using both traditional and CAD-CAM methods

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.

Some changes in Assessment rubrics have been altered to expand the feedback and clarify procedures for both students and assessors.

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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