Course coordinator
Dr Luna Velasco
Course overview
- Study period
- Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025)
- Study level
- Postgraduate Coursework
- Location
- Herston
- Attendance mode
- In Person
- Units
- 4
- Administrative campus
- Herston
- Coordinating unit
- Dentistry School
Through further experience in general dental practice this course develops the skills, knowledge and understanding acquired for general dental practice. Emphasis is on the advancement of skills in the delivery of oral care for adults through preventive oral, simple periodontal and general restorative care but with integration of removable prosthetics. Students will consolidate skills and attain competence in general oral examination, recognition and diagnosis of common dental and oral conditions, and comprehensive oral care planning for simple general dental needs. To support their understanding and clinical skills in these areas students will explore aspects of dental pharmacology and therapeutics, oral surgery, dentomaxillofacial radiology, complex restorative, periodontics, and oral medicine.
Course requirements
Prerequisites
You'll need to complete the following courses before enrolling in this one:
DENT7212
Incompatible
You can't enrol in this course if you've already completed the following:
DENT3071, DENT3060, DENT3061, DENT3070
Restrictions
Restricted to students in the DDM program only.
Course contact
Course staff
Lecturer
Dr Luna Velasco
Timetable
The timetable for this course is available on the UQ Public Timetable.
Additional timetable information
Clinic group/partner allocations will be published on the Blackboard course site.
Aims and outcomes
This course aims to develop skills in history taking, assessment, recognition, diagnosis, treatment planning and aspects of management for a range of dental, oral, facial and masticatory conditions commonly managed within the dental specialties including removable prosthodontics, endodontics, and orthodontics.
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing this course you should be able to:
LO1.
Efficiently conduct a general oral examination (including periodontal screening) and accurately diagnose common conditions of the periodontium and dental hard tissues, with minimal support.
LO2.
Apply clinical reasoning and clinical judgement skills to facilitate multidisciplinary dental treatment planning, whilst accounting for individual patient's expectations and needs.
LO3.
Design, implement and adapt oral care plans and preventive care programs to manage healthy and compromised individuals diagnosed with dental caries, non-carious tooth loss.
LO4.
Manage the relative roles of aetiological factors (medical, systemic and local) and thereby carry out a patient-specific risk assessment.
LO5.
Demonstrate proficiency in selection and handling of dental materials for moderate-large intra-coronal restorations, applying the principles of minimum intervention to cavity preparations.
LO6.
Debride teeth efficiently and effectively for patients with mild-moderate periodontal disease (PSR < 4).
LO7.
Demonstrate effective, accurate and responsible verbal and written communication, including electronic patient records, with patients, carers, clinical and supervisory staff and peers.
LO8.
Relate the principles of sterilisation, disinfection and prevention of cross-infection to consistently maintain a safe working environment.
LO9.
Reflect critically on experiential learning, feedback and how evidence-based practice is applied in clinical environments.
LO10.
Safely perform a simple dental extraction, with appropriate local anaesthesia and instruments, subsequently formulating a post-operative care plan.
Assessment
Assessment summary
| Category | Assessment task | Weight | Due date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examination |
Assessment Item 1- In-semester Examination
|
20% |
8/04/2025 11:00 am |
| Examination |
Assessment Item 2- Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
|
20% |
1/05/2025 4:00 pm |
| Presentation |
Assessment Item 3- Care Planning Clinical Case Presentation
|
30% Must Pass |
21/05/2025 5:00 pm |
| Practical/ Demonstration |
Assessment Item 4- Clinical Practice Performance
|
Pass/Fail |
Daily, weekly, mid-semester and end of semester submissions. Week 1 - Week 13 |
| Examination |
Assessment Item 5- End of Semester Examination
|
30% Must pass |
End of Semester Exam Period 7/06/2025 - 21/06/2025 |
A hurdle is an assessment requirement that must be satisfied in order to receive a specific grade for the course. Check the assessment details for more information about hurdle requirements.
Assessment details
Assessment Item 1- In-semester Examination
- In-person
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Examination
- Weight
- 20%
- Due date
8/04/2025 11:00 am
- Learning outcomes
- L02, L03, L04, L07
Task description
This is a 2-hour In-semester examination consisting of both multiple-choice questions and short answer questions on the Dental Pharmacology and Therapeutics module.
Exam details
| Planning time | 10 minutes |
|---|---|
| Duration | 120 minutes |
| Calculator options | No calculators permitted |
| Open/closed book | Closed Book examination - no written materials permitted |
| Exam platform | Paper based |
| Invigilation | Invigilated in person |
Submission guidelines
Deferral or extension
You may be able to defer this exam.
Assessment Item 2- Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE)
- In-person
- Mode
- Activity/ Performance
- Category
- Examination
- Weight
- 20%
- Due date
1/05/2025 4:00 pm
Task description
A 1-hour pre-clinic-based OSCE examination consisting of 6 x 10 minute stations. At each station a stimulus will be provided of which a series of short answer questions will be asked.
Exam details
| Planning time | no planning time minutes |
|---|---|
| Duration | 60 minutes |
| Calculator options | No calculators permitted |
| Open/closed book | Closed Book examination - no written materials permitted |
| Exam platform | Paper based |
| Invigilation | Invigilated in person |
Submission guidelines
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
Due to the practical nature of this exam, extension/deferral is not available.
Assessment Item 3- Care Planning Clinical Case Presentation
- Hurdle
- In-person
- Mode
- Oral, Written
- Category
- Presentation
- Weight
- 30% Must Pass
- Due date
21/05/2025 5:00 pm
Task description
This MUST PASS assessment item will require you to present a 10-15-minute case study to a panel of examiners demonstrating your examination, diagnosis, patient management and treatment planning for a de-identified patient seen during this semester in the patient-clinic. You will be given a PowerPoint template to use as a framework for your presentation to be submitted via Blackboard. Following your presentation, you will be asked questions about your case for a further 5-10 minutes.
Hurdle requirements
Must pass item.Submission guidelines
Submission is via Blackboard submission link. You will be required to submit your presentation on Wednesday the 21st May by 5pm, to account for the two groups, Group 1 and 2, that will present their case presentation on Thursday the 22nd of May.
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
Late submission
A penalty of 10% of the maximum possible mark will be deducted per 24 hours from time submission is due for up to 7 days. After 7 days, you will receive a mark of 0.
Assessment Item 4- Clinical Practice Performance
- Hurdle
- Mode
- Product/ Artefact/ Multimedia
- Category
- Practical/ Demonstration
- Weight
- Pass/Fail
- Due date
Daily, weekly, mid-semester and end of semester submissions. Week 1 - Week 13
Task description
In this task, you are required to complete and submit a Clinical Portfolio. Students must complete the portfolio for all clinical and observational sessions. This is a pass/fail (MUST PASS) assessment based on student performance and quality of critical self-reflections within the required items.
To achieve a pass, the following conditions must be met starting from the week specified in the course:
Daily clinical performance (CP):
- A 'pass' for the CP will involve a student receiving 1 “Developing” mark or less across all CP domains.
- A 'developing' for the CP will involve a student receiving 1 “Expectations Not Met” (ENM) or less across all CP domains.
- A 'fail' for the CP will involve a student receiving 2 or more “Expectations Not Met” (ENM) across all CP domains.
Daily fitness to practice performance (FTPP):
- A pass for the FTPP will involve receiving at least 'developing' in all the FTPP domains.
- Any 'Expectations Not Met' (ENM) in the FTPP domains will be referred to the Program Convenor for review under the Fitness to Practice Policy.
Overall performance:
- A pass for the clinical performance will involve 50% or more of the clinical sessions receiving an “Expectations Met” (EM) in the daily clinical performance.
- A pass for fitness to practice performance will involve 50% or more of the clinical sessions receiving an “Expectations Met” (EM) in the daily fitness to practice performance.
Assessment of the clinical practice performance will be by the Course Coordinator, in discussion with the clinical supervisory team. This is based on student's performance and the quality of the critical self-reflections following each session/day, during the assessment period.
In accordance with PPL Assessment Procedure Section 3 Part J, supplementary assessment will NOT be available for clinical practice performance (portfolio) as professional competencies are developed over a 13 week practicum. There is NO resubmission or resit option available for this assessment.
Hurdle requirements
Pass/Fail, Must PassSubmission guidelines
Submissions occur via ePortfolio submission links on the course Blackboard site. Daily, weekly, mid-semester and end of semester submissions via ePortfolio. The daily submissions must be submitted at the end of each session prior to leaving the patient clinic.
Deferral or extension
You cannot defer or apply for an extension for this assessment.
Late submission
You will receive a mark of 0 if this assessment is submitted late.
Assessment Item 5- End of Semester Examination
- Hurdle
- In-person
- Mode
- Written
- Category
- Examination
- Weight
- 30% Must pass
- Due date
End of Semester Exam Period
7/06/2025 - 21/06/2025
Task description
The end of semester examination (must pass) will take place during the examination period and will consist of a range of multiple choice, short-answer questions and long-answer questions from the 5 modules within this course: Dental Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Restorative Dentistry & Radiography, Oral Surgery, Periodontics and Oral Medicine.
Further guidance on this assessment item will be given in semester.
Hurdle requirements
Must pass item.Exam details
| Planning time | 10 minutes |
|---|---|
| Duration | 180 minutes |
| Calculator options | No calculators permitted |
| Open/closed book | Closed Book examination - no written materials permitted |
| Exam platform | Inspera |
| Invigilation | Invigilated in person |
Submission guidelines
Deferral or extension
You may be able to defer this exam.
Course grading
Full criteria for each grade is available in the Assessment Procedure.
| Grade | Cut off Percent | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (Low Fail) | 0 - 19 |
Absence of evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Attains an overall mark of less than 20% OR has failed ALL hurdle requirements. |
| 2 (Fail) | 20 - 44 |
Minimal evidence of achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Attains an overall mark of at least 20% but less than 45% OR has failed two hurdle requirements. |
| 3 (Marginal Fail) | 45 - 49 |
Demonstrated evidence of developing achievement of course learning outcomes Course grade description: Attains an overall mark of at least 45% but less than 50% OR Attains the overall pass mark BUT has failed one hurdle requirement. |
| 4 (Pass) | 50 - 64 |
Demonstrated evidence of functional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Attains an overall mark of at least 50% but less than 65% AND has passed all hurdle requirements. |
| 5 (Credit) | 65 - 74 |
Demonstrated evidence of proficient achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Attains an overall mark of at least 65% but less than 75% AND has passed all hurdle requirements. |
| 6 (Distinction) | 75 - 84 |
Demonstrated evidence of advanced achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Attains an overall marks of 75% but less than 85% AND has passed all hurdle requirements. |
| 7 (High Distinction) | 85 - 100 |
Demonstrated evidence of exceptional achievement of course learning outcomes. Course grade description: Attains an overall mark of at least 85% AND has passed all hurdle requirements. |
Additional course grading information
Percentage marks will be rounded to the nearest whole number i.e. 84.4% will round down to 84% and 84.5% will round up to 85%. This will apply to all grade cutoffs apart from a grade of 4. The minimum pass mark is 50% and a pass cannot be achieved with 49.5%.
Supplementary assessment
Supplementary assessment is not available for some items in this course.
Learning resources
You'll need the following resources to successfully complete the course. We've indicated below if you need a personal copy of the reading materials or your own item.
Library resources
Library resources are available on the UQ Library website.
Learning activities
The learning activities for this course are outlined below. Learn more about the learning outcomes that apply to this course.
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| Learning period | Activity type | Topic |
|---|---|---|
Multiple weeks From Week 1 To Week 13 |
Not Timetabled |
Blackboard & Extend learning modules |
Clinical coaching |
Clinical coaching/lectures |
|
Practical |
Pre-clinical laboratory activities |
|
Practical |
Clinical practice |
Policies and procedures
University policies and procedures apply to all aspects of student life. As a UQ student, you must comply with University-wide and program-specific requirements, including the:
- Student Code of Conduct Policy
- Student Integrity and Misconduct Policy and Procedure
- Assessment Procedure
- Examinations Procedure
- Reasonable Adjustments for Students Policy and Procedure
Learn more about UQ policies on my.UQ and the Policy and Procedure Library.
You'll also need to be aware of the following policies and procedures while completing this course:
- Working with Children Policy
- Occupational Health and Safety in the Laboratory Guideline
- Fitness to Practise Policy
- Vaccinations and Immunisation Procedure
- Work Integrated Learning and Work Experience Policy
School guidelines
Your school has additional guidelines you'll need to follow for this course: