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DENT5243: Prevention in Special Needs Dentistry
2024 unit information
This unit of study provides the students with an opportunity to expand their understanding of Preventive Dentistry beyond prevention in common dental settings, towards effective preventive strategies in more challenging clinical settings, only infrequently encountered in general dental practice, but of frequent occurrence in Special Needs Dentistry. In particular, students are to develop an improved understand of the epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis, and preventive management strategies for dental disease, including caries, periodontal disease and oral cancer, appropriate to specialist clinical practice in Special Needs Dentistry.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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DENT5200 and GSDD5001 and DENT5241 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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Comprehensive knowledge in all aspects of General Dentistry, particularly in Restorative Dentistry and Oral Rehabilitation |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate an understanding of the epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis, and preventive management of dental caries, especially an understanding of the clinical dynamics of the disease process which signal the timeliness of management interventions
- LO2. demonstrate an understanding of the epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis, and preventive management of periodontal disease, especially an understanding of the clinical dynamics of the disease process, which signal the timeliness of management interventions
- LO3. demonstrate an understanding of the epidemiology, aetiology and pathogenesis, and preventive management of oral cancer, especially an understanding of the clinical dynamics of the disease process, which signal the timeliness of management interventions.
Unit availability
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Semester 2 2024
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
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Semester 2 Early 2020
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Normal day | Westmead, Sydney |
Outline unavailable
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