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DENT6392: Advanced Clinical Prosthodontics 1C
This unit provides continued advanced clinical and didactic training at the postgraduate level in Orofacial pain, Implant Dentistry as well as an introduction to advanced multidisciplinary management of maxillofacial prosthodontics and related disciplines . Students may be required to attend classes at multiple locations.
| Code | DENT6392 |
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| Academic unit | Discipline of Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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DENT6389 |
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Corequisites:
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DENT6390 and DENT6391 and DENT6011 |
| Prohibitions:
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None |
| Assumed knowledge:
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Knowledge of prosthodontics at least to the level of a graduate diplomate in prosthodontics |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate understanding and analyse the aetiology and epidemiology and of head and neck tumours and developmental/congenital head and neck defects, as well as the pathophysiology of head and neck conditions including tumours, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy and related pharmaco-therapeutics expected of a specialist in prosthodontics.
- LO2. demonstrate applied knowledge enabling analysis and evaluation of the diagnostic principles and staging in head and neck cancer including radiology, nuclear medicine, oral medicine and oral pathology.
- LO3. demonstrate applied knowledge enabling analysis and evaluation of the surgical principles and related applied anatomy in ablative surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery and maxillofacial and oral surgery
- LO4. demonstrate applied knowledge enabling analysis and evaluation of the role of osseointegration in malignancies and the roles of speech and language pathology, nutrition, psychology, palliative medicine and nursing in head and neck management
- LO5. demonstrate the cognitive, psychomotor and affective skills required of a prosthodontic specialist in the management of intraoral, extra oral and adjunctive prosthodontic procedures for the rehabilitation of maxillofacial prosthetic patients and patients with special needs.
- LO6. demonstrate continued development in the cognitive, psychomotor and the affective skills required of a prosthodontic specialist in the management of orofacial pain, craniomandibular disorders and sleep medicine.
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- Semester 1, 2023 [Normal day] - Surry Hills, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2020 [Normal day] - Westmead, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2022 [Normal day] - Surry Hills, Sydney
- Semester 1, 2021 [Normal day] - Westmead, Sydney
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