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ORHL2201: Foundations of Oral Health IV
2024 unit information
This unit of study continues to deepen the knowledge and understanding of students in integrated theory, oral health in society, and evidence based practice.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Discipline of Oral Health
| Code | ORHL2201 |
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| Academic unit | Discipline of Oral Health |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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ORHL2101 |
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Corequisites:
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ORHL2202 and ORHL2204 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. discuss medical conditions that require special precautions or considerations prior to or during periodontal and restorative treatment and demonstrate a consolidation of knowledge, evidence-based practice and critical reasoning
- LO2. discuss the factors, which influence an individual’s susceptibility to caries and periodontal disease and the role of the oral health therapist in the treatment of various conditions
- LO3. apply prevention, protective and operative interventions of the caries management system to develop a tailored oral health care plan for all ages
- LO4. recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ ways of knowing, being and doing in the context of history, culture and diversity
- LO5. apply key concepts in Indigenous perspectives of health and demonstrated application of these in promoting oral health and improving inequalities in health outcomes
- LO6. assess psychological methods of behaviour change and be able to apply a suitable approach when dealing with an oral health patient
- LO7. describe the significance of evaluating health and how to measure health outcomes, with the ability to re-define the promotion of health and define key concepts of public oral health policy development and implementation
- LO8. describe in detail different types of research methodologies, interpret statistical terminology and develop appropriate search strategies to answer clinical questions
- LO9. effectively apply the best available evidence into practice in the clinic.
Unit availability
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| Session | MoA ? | Location | Outline ? |
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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