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| 1 | Advocate for the importance of oral health as a multifaceted and fundamental component of health and physical and mental well-being reflecting the physiological, social, and psychological attributes that are essential to the quality of life as defined by the FDI World Dental Federation | |
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| 2 | Act holistically in the provision of healthcare by recognizing the social, cultural, historical and political context of health and dentistry, and recognise and act on the presence of health inequities and disparities in society, including the impact of the social determinants of health | |
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| 3 | Integrate knowledge and understanding of social and cultural oral health, oral and systemic biosciences and clinical sciences to form a holistic view of health and apply a thorough knowledge of the complex interactions between oral health, nutrition, general health, drugs and systemic diseases that may have an impact on oral healthcare and oral diseases in the management of dental patients | |
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| 4 | Assess, interpret, and manage the complex acute and chronic needs of dental patients through sound clinical reasoning, evidence based clinical care and effective clinical skills within the scope of practice as defined by the national professional accrediting body | |
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| 5 | Demonstrate respect for and ability to work with all members of the community, including vulnerable and disadvantaged populations for example children, elderly and people with cognitive or other disability, with a recognition of human diversity | |
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| 6 | Comply with the ethical principles and legal responsibilities required for the provision of dental care to individual patients, to communities and populations, practicing with personal and professional integrity | |
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| 7 | Educate patients and their carers at all life stages, peers, other healthcare professionals, communities and populations about the aetiology and prevention of oral disease using effective, culturally safe and evidence-based education and communication strategies to improve oral health and quality of life | |
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| 8 | Demonstrate the ability to think and act critically in an indigenous health context | |
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| 9 | Deliver safe and effective collaborative healthcare through inter-professional teamwork within the Australian healthcare system | |
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| 10 | Manage effective work practices as both a team leader and a team participant, to practice reflexively within personal limitations and scope of practice that maximises safety | |
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| 11 | Demonstrate effective research and inquiry skills to plan and implement substantial research or professional projects, including the critical evaluation of research evidence | |
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| 12 | Acquire skills to continue professional learning across the career, with the ability to proactively search for and critically read research and evaluate information from diverse information systems to apply new evidence-based knowledge and skills to practice | |
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