Outline

Overview

In semester 1, this unit of study continues to deepen the knowledge and understanding of students in periodontics, cariology and health promotion, and introduce paediatrics and evidence based practice.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Discipline of Oral Health
Credit points	6
Prerequisites ?	ORHL1201
Corequisites ?	ORHL2102 and ORHL2104
Prohibitions ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	Yes

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Karen Lansdown, karen.lansdown@sydney.edu.au
Lecturer(s)	Kimberly Kyle Mathieu Coulton, kimberly.coulton@sydney.edu.au
	Karen Lansdown, karen.lansdown@sydney.edu.au
	Cathryn Forsyth, cathryn.forsyth@sydney.edu.au
	Shanika Nanayakkara, shanika.nanayakkara@sydney.edu.au
	Kelly-Jean Burden, kelly.burden@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Final exam	Cariology online exam (ORHL2101) Online exam	10%	Formal exam period	1 hour
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Final exam	Integrated Theory online exam (ORHL2101) Online exam	10%	Formal exam period	1 hour
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Final exam	Integrated Theory exam (ORHL2201) Written examination	25%	Formal exam period	1 hour
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Presentation	Oral Health in Society - Water Fluoridation Presentation (ORHL2201) Oral presentations - groups either present on the 11/08/20 or 18/08/20	5%	Week 02	20 minutes
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Assignment	Oral Health in Society - Water Fluoridation Assignment (ORHL2201) Written assignment	5%	Week 02	500 words
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Assignment	Oral Health in Society - Preschool Project Plan (ORHL2101) Group Assignment	10%	Week 07	3000 words
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Assignment	Evidence-based practice assignment (ORHL2101) Evidence-based practice assignment	10%	Week 09 Due date: 03 May 2020 at 00:00	2 hours
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Assignment	Evidence-based practice assignment (ORHL2201) Critical appraisal of an article	15%	Week 10	3000 words (excl. references & search)
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Assignment	Oral Health in Society - Preschool Project Report (ORHL2101) Group Assignment	10%	Week 11	3000 words
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Assessment summary

Summative Written Examinations: Task description:

These are summative closed book written examinations. In semester 1, written examinations will be given during the Assessment period.

These examinations may involve the following assessment formats:

• SBA This is a multiple choice or single best answer examination where the student must select the correct answer from four or five options and extended matching questions, where there may be more options to choose the correct answer. It is designed to test theoretical understanding, and the application of concepts to practical situations, and covers learning outcomesas listed in above table.

• MEQ Modified essay questions are short answer questions. Assessment criteria: Criteria that reflect the acceptable standard and performance at a high standard will be applied to this assessment. Other information: See the Learning Management System (LMS) site for other essential information on this assessment.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an exceptional standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Distinction	75 - 84	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a very high standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Credit	65 - 74	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at a good standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Pass	50 - 64	Awarded when you demonstrate the learning outcomes for the unit at an acceptable standard, as defined by grade descriptors or exemplars outlined by your faculty or school.
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) and automated writing tools

You may only use generative AI and automated writing tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator. If you do use these tools, you must acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section. The assessment instructions or unit outline will give guidance of the types of tools that are permitted and how the tools should be used.

Your final submitted work must be your own, original work. You must acknowledge any use of generative AI tools that have been used in the assessment, and any material that forms part of your submission must be appropriately referenced. For guidance on how to acknowledge the use of AI, please refer to the AI in Education Canvas site.

The unapproved use of these tools or unacknowledged use will be considered a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy and penalties may apply.

Studiosity is permitted unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission as detailed on the Learning Hub’s Canvas page.

Outside assessment tasks, generative AI tools may be used to support your learning. The AI in Education Canvas site contains a number of productive ways that students are using AI to improve their learning.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week -01	Introduction to topic (integrated theory) K. Coulton & K. Lansdown	Lecture (1 hr)
	Introduction to allies in health (oral health in society) C. Forsyth	Tutorial (1 hr)
	Topic introduction (cariology) TBA	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
	Periodontal phenotypes, recession and anomalies (integrated theory) K. Coulton	Lecture (1 hr)
	Study design and levels of evidence (evidence-based practice) S. Nanayakkara	Lecture (1 hr)
	Welcome to Country: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People (oral health in society) B. Rambaldini Guest Lecturer	Lecture (1 hr)
	Introduction to Endnote (oral health in society - Library session) L. Bordas	Lecture (1.5 hr)
Week -02	Overview of evidence-based practice (EBP) S. Nanayakkara	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 01	Early childhood caries (cariology) TBA	Lecture (1 hr)
	Dentinal hypersensitivity (integrated theory) K. Lansdown	Lecture (1 hr)
	Study Design & Levels of Evidence (evidence-based practice) S. Nanayakkara	Tutorial (1 hr)
	Structure and function of Australian and NSW health care system (oral health in society) Guest Lecturer	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 02	Introduction to oral lesions (integrated theory) K. Coulton	Lecture (1 hr)
	Preventive Management of Root Caries (integrated theory) TBA	Lecture (1 hr)
	Asking the clinical question (evidence-based practice) S. Nanayakkara	Lecture (1 hr)
	Water fluoridation (oral health in society) J. Tickell Guest Lecturer	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 03	Tooth wear and erosion (integrated theory) K. Coulton	Lecture (1 hr)
	Treating patients with Diabetes Mellitus (integrated theory) K. Lansdown	Lecture (1 hr)
	Asking the clinical questions (evidence-based practice) S. Nanayakkara	Tutorial (1 hr)
	Speech and language (oral health in society) G. Tzannes Guest Lecturer	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 04	CMS digital treatment planning (cariology) TBA	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
	Cardiovascular disease and clinical management (integrated theory) K. Lansdown	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
	Learning to use MEDLINE (evidence-based practice) (library session) L. Bordas	Tutorial (1 hr)
	Early childhood nurse (oral health in society) J. Stevenson Guest Lecturer	Lecture (1 hr)
	Human nutrition in early childhood caries (oral health in society) S. McKay	Online class (1 hr)
Week 05	Introduction to Project Management (oral health in society) C. Forsyth	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 06	Smoking and the oral cavity (integrated theory) K. Lansdown	Lecture (1 hr)
	Statistics used in Research (evidence-based practice) S. Nanayakkara	Lecture (2.5 hr)
	Community pharmacy (oral health in society) Guest Lecturer	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 07	Statistics used in Research (evidence-based practice) S. Nanayakkara	Tutorial (1 hr)
	Smoking cessation (integrated theory) T. Greenberg	Online class (1 hr)
	Project Management - Project Definition & Work Breakdown Structure (oral health in society) C. Forsyth	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 08	Chemotherapeutics in periodontal therapy (integrated theory) T. Divnic Resnik	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 08	Project Management Systems (oral health in society) C. Forsyth	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 09	Periodontal risk assessment, prognosis and supportive periodontal maintenance (integrated theory) K. Coulton	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
	Introduction to Critical Appraisal (bias and confounding) (evidence-based practice) S. Nanayakkara	Lecture (1 hr)
	Project Management Planning (oral health in society) C. Forsyth	Tutorial (1 hr)
	CMS patient assessment (cariology) TBA	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 10	Restorations and periodontal considerations (integrated theory) K. Coulton	Tutorial (1 hr)
	Pre-school Presentations (oral health in society) C. Forsyth	Presentation (4 hr)
	CMS patient analysis (cariology) TBA	Tutorial (2 hr)
Week 11	Social and psychological aspects of aging (integrated theory) K. Coulton	Lecture (1 hr)
	Formative assessment and review (evidence-based practice) S. Nanayakkara	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
	CMS patient monitoring and review (cariology) TBA	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
Week 12	Online Formative (integrated theory)	Online class (1 hr)
Week 12	Online formative assessment (cariology)	Independent study (1 hr)
Week 13	Student Placement Presentations with BOH3 (oral health in society) C. Forsyth	Presentation (3 hr)
Week 13	Formative feedback and ‘jeopardy review’ (integrated theory) K. Coulton & K. Lansdown	Tutorial (1.5 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Attendance: Attendance is a professional responsibility required of all students admitted to academic programs within the Sydney Dental School. All programs in the Sydney Dental School have a 90% attendance policy, for all compulsory components of Units of Study, as detailed in the Faculty of Dentistry Attendance Provisions 2015. This includes all clinical and practical sessions. The course requirements cannot be satisfied if more than 10% of any section of a course is missed for any reason.
Professionalism: Students in all Sydney Dental School programs are subject to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Professionalism Requirements 2019 and the Faculty of Medicine and Health Professionalism Provisions 2019. Professionalism is an essential component of developing competency to practice. It is important for students to demonstrate professional behaviour in all contexts and environments. In accordance with these local provisions: candidates who demonstrate serious or repeated unprofessional behaviour may be required to show cause as to why their enrolment should be continued. Failure to show cause may result in exclusion from the course.

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

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. identify allies in health for the prevention of oral disease
LO6. demonstrate the ability to conduct group work, whilst develop skills in planning, developing, implementing and evaluating projects
LO7. describe in detail different types of research methodologies, interpret statistical terminology and develop appropriate search strategies to answer clinical questions
LO8. effectively apply the best available evidence into practice in the clinic.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

No changes have been made since this unit was last offered

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Students must comply with work health and safety, infection control and dress standard policies of all laboratories, placement sites and Local Health Districts (LHDs).

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Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Disclaimer

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ORHL2101: Foundations of Oral Health III

Semester 1, 2020 [Normal day] - Westmead, Sydney

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Additional information

Additional information

Work, health and safety

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links