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| 1 | Integrate child oral health knowledge (including child development and common medical/dental comorbidities) to interpret clinical presentations and support diagnostic reasoning and care planning | - Depth of disciplinary expertise
- Critical thinking and problem solving
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| 2 | Assess and triage children and adolescents with complex oral health needs by synthesising clinical findings, investigations and risk factors to determine appropriate care setting and referral/escalation pathways | - Critical thinking and problem solving
- Interdisciplinary effectiveness
- Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity
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| 3 | Develop comprehensive, evidence-informed management plans for paediatric patients that address prevention, restorative care, trauma and/or disease management, and follow-up/maintenance | - Depth of disciplinary expertise
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity
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| 4 | Deliver clinical care for selected child oral health cases within defined scope by applying safe technique, infection prevention, documentation, and review, and by coordinating referral/co-management for complex cases | - Critical thinking and problem solving
- Oral and written communication
- Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity
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| 5 | Implement advanced behaviour guidance approaches for anxious or pre-cooperative children, and coordinate sedation/GA pathways and hospital-based care when indicated (within scope and local governance) | - Critical thinking and problem solving
- Oral and written communication
- Interdisciplinary effectiveness
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| 6 | Collaborate with the dental team and relevant medical/allied health professionals to coordinate safe, patient-centred care for children with complex needs, including clear communication of roles and escalation thresholds | - Oral and written communication
- Interdisciplinary effectiveness
- Influence
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| 7 | Apply ethical, legal and culturally safe practice (including strengths-based approaches for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and families) in communication, consent/assent processes, and clinical decision-making | - Oral and written communication
- Cultural competence
- Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity
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| 8 | Critically appraise and apply contemporary research and guidelines to improve child oral health practice and support ongoing professional development | - Depth of disciplinary expertise
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Information and digital literacy
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| 9 | Design and present a feasible child oral-health research project by refining a research question and methods, developing a timeline and research data management plan, and preparing ethics/biosafety documentation where required | - Critical thinking and problem solving
- Oral and written communication
- Information and digital literacy
- Inventiveness
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