DENT6043: Special Needs Dentistry III

2026 unit information

DENT6043 Special Needs Dentistry III expands on the knowledge and skills obtained from Special Needs Dentistry I and II. Students will manage treatment of patients with more complex care needs, involving interdisciplinary care and interprofessional collaborative practice. This unit covers the theoretical background and clinical experience necessary for providing rational dental care for people with special needs, in different environments, including in community settings for people with severe disability and mental illness and frail older adults in RACFs, including those in secure dementia care units, and people with complex medical conditions.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Medicine and Health

Details

Study level	Postgraduate
Academic unit	Discipline of Population Oral Health
Credit points	18

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites: ?	DENT6042
Corequisites: ?	None
Prohibitions: ?	None
Assumed knowledge: ?	None

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Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Semester 1 2026	Normal day	Westmead, Sydney	Outline unavailable

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