Outline

Overview

This unit of study continues from semester one when three new disciplines are gradually introduced: Paediatric Dentistry, Orthodontics and Oral Implants. Students will be given basic information on cranio-facial growth/development, aetiological factors that causing malocclusions and major steps from diagnosis to a treatment plan for various orthodontic problems. The discipline of Paediatric Dentistry will provide clinical skills and competence necessary to manage paediatric patients in general dental practice. Oral Implant course in year 2 is designed to introduce students with concept of osseointegration and provide information related to components of different implant systems. Students may be required to attend classes at multiple locations.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	SDDM5223
Academic unit	Discipline of Orthodontic and Paediatric Dentistry
Credit points	7
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	SDDM5111 and SDDM5112 and SDDM5113 and SDDM5114 and SDDM5121 and SDDM5122 and SDDM5123 and SDDM5124
Corequisites ?	SDDM5221 and SDDM5222 and SDDM5224
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Rahena Akhter, rahena.akhter@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Skills-based evaluation	Periodontics practical examination 1: simulation (for SDDM5223) Practical examination	25%	-	25 minutes per student
Outcomes assessed:
Skills-based evaluation	Periodontics practical examination 2: clinic (for SDDM5223) Practical examination	25%	-	25 minutes per student
Outcomes assessed:
Placement	Clinical work (for SDDM5223) Clincal placement	0%	-	n/a
Outcomes assessed:
Supervised exam ?	Written exam (for SDDM5223) Written examination	50%	Formal exam period	2 hours
Outcomes assessed:
Small continuous assessment	Continuous sessional assessment (for SDDM5213 and SDDM5223) Competency assessment	0%	Ongoing	Continuous through the year
Outcomes assessed:
= hurdle task ?

Assessment summary

Written examinations (for SDDM5213 and SDDM5223): Closed-book examinations consisting of modified essay questions, and multiple choice/single best answer questions where students must select the correct answer from four or five options. These examinations are designed to test theoretical understanding, and the application of concepts to practical situations.
Oral surgery pre-simulation quiz: LA/exodontia (for SDDM5213): This is a required assessment, and is to be completed to the stated standard prior to commencement in the simulation clinic.
Oral surgery barrier examination: LA/exodontia (for SDDM5213): This examination carries progression implications. It is a multiple choice examination.
Periodontics practical examination 1: simulation (for SDDM5223): This pre-clinical assessment requires students to complete a set of specific tasks on clinically relevant simulation models.
Periodontics practical examination 2: clinic (for SDDM5223): This clinical assessment requires students to complete a set of specific tasks in clinical settings.
Continuous sessional assessment (for SDDM5213 and SDDM5223): The continuous assessment occurs during each pre-clinical session. These assessments aim to determine student development of competency throughout the unit of Study.
Clinical work (for SDDM5223): The clinical work is reported as a mark that represents the quality and quantity of all work carried out in providing patient care in all patient treatment clinics. Students are required to complete a range of different treatments for a number of patients, which is documented in the clinical workbook.

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
Distinction	75 - 84
Credit	65 - 74
Pass	50 - 64
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

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.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

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
Multiple weeks	Occlusion: Alginate Impressions and transfer records	Clinical practice (3 hr)
	Occlusion: Alginate Impressions and transfer records	Clinical practice (3 hr)
	Occlusion: occlusal analysis 1 and 2	Clinical practice (3 hr)
	Occlusion: Occlusal Splints	Clinical practice (3 hr)
	Occlusion: occlusal analysis 1 and 2	Clinical practice (3 hr)
	Occlusion: Occlusal Splints	Clinical practice (3 hr)
Week -01	Prosthodontics: Intro to Removeable Pros (Rem Pros 3) Evolution of partial denture design and Classifications A system of design	Seminar (1 hr)
	Periodontics SIM8: hand scaling (Gracey curettes, sharpening, and prophy)	Practical (3 hr)
	Occlusion: occlusal splint CAD-CAM design principles, protocols, and procedures	Lecture (1 hr)
Week -02	Prosthodontics: Intro to Removeable Pros (Rem Pros 2) Indications and Contraindications for partial dentures. Are partial dentures harmful? Mechanics	Seminar (2 hr)
Week -02	Occlusion: introduction to occlusal splint CAD-CAM technology and design	Lecture (1 hr)
Week -03	Prosthodontics: Intro to Removeable Pros (Rem Pros 1) Pros definitions and vocabulary and pros paradigms	Seminar (1 hr)
	Occlusion: Occlusal Splints application & design	Lecture (1 hr)
	Periodontics SIM7: hand scaling (Gracey curettes, sharpening, and prophy)	Practical (3 hr)
Week 01	Prosthodontics: Intro to removeable Pros (Rem Pros 4) Surveying Path of insertion Partial denture components	Seminar (1 hr)
	Occlusion: occlusal adjustment application	Lecture (1 hr)
	Paediatric dentistry: dental anomalies (morphological anomalies, hypodontia, and supernumerary teeth)	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 02	Prosthodontics: Intro to removeable Pros (Rem Pros 5) How do clasping assemblies/units work	Seminar (1 hr)
	Periodontics SIM9: hand scaling (Gracey curettes, sharpening, and prophy)	Practical (3 hr)
	Occlusion: Concepts in occlusion - cus fossa relationships in natural and restored dentitions	Lecture (1 hr)
	Paediatric dentistry: behaviour management	Lecture (1 hr)
	Radiography: Cysts of the Jaws	Lecture (1 hr)
	Radiography: Radiology and Endodontics	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 03	Prosthodontics: Intro to removeable Pros (Rem Pros 6) Major connectors maxilla and mandible Acrylic partial dentures	Seminar (1 hr)
	Paediatric dentistry: case discussions 1	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
	Orthodontics: orthodontic diagnosis and treatment planning	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 04	Prosthodontics: Intro to removeable Pros (Rem Pros 7) Writing a partial denture prescription	Seminar (1 hr)
Week 04	Paediatric dentistry: dental anomalies (enamel anomalies)	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 05	Periodontics Skills Lab 2: Comprehensive periodontal diagnosis/ iPerioPal cases part1	Simulation laboratory (1.5 hr)
	Periodontics SIM10: hand scaling + power driven scaling(Gracey curettes and prophy)	Practical (3 hr)
	Periodontics Skills Lab 1:: Review of indices API/SBI/PSR/ Technique on model	Simulation laboratory (1.5 hr)
	Paediatric dentistry: dental anomalies (dentine and root anomalies)	Lecture (1 hr)
	Orthodontics: biological basis of orthodontic treatment	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 06	Orthodontics: aetiology of malocclusion	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 06	Radiography: Review of caries and periodontal positions	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 07	Oral rehabilitation (oral implants): introduction to implantology and osseointegration	Lecture (1 hr)
	Paediatric dentistry: paediatric oral medicine and pathology 1	Lecture (1 hr)
	Paediatric dentistry: paediatric oral medicine and pathology 2	Lecture (1 hr)
	Radiography: Dental and Craniofacial Anomalies	Lecture (1 hr)
	Paediatric dentistry: case discussions 2	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
	Radiography: Malignant Tumours	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 08	Periodontics SIM11: Airflow, power driven instruments and mouth rinses	Practical (3 hr)
	Periodontics Skills Lab 3: Mouth rinses/ Treatment planning/ iPerioPal cases part 2	Simulation laboratory (1.5 hr)
	Paediatric dentistry: fluorides and fluoridation	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 10	Prosthodontics: Intro to removeable Pros (Rem Pros 7) Writing a partial denture prescription	Workshop (1.5 hr)
	Periodontics SIM12: Hand Scaling/Power Driven Instruemnt pracice> Peer to Peer Marking>Practical Exam Preparation	Practical (3 hr)
	Periodontics Skills Lab 4: practice and preparation for clinical practical assessment	Simulation laboratory (1.5 hr)
	Oral rehabilitation (oral implants): implant type, structure, and design	Lecture (1 hr)
	Oral rehabilitation (oral implants): management of a simple single tooth implant case	Lecture (1 hr)
	Paediatric dentistry: dental anomalies (disorders of eruption and exfoliation)	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 11	Occlusion: Occlusion Review	Lecture (1 hr)
	Orthodontics: orthopaedic treatment of skeletal malocclusion	Lecture (1 hr)
	Orthodontics: types of orthodontic treatment	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 12	Paediatric dentistry: case discussions 3	Tutorial (1.5 hr)
Week 12	Radiography: Benign Tumours	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 13	Prosthodontics: PROS: Design Workshop 2 Kennedy Class III and Class IV	Workshop (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 7 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 140-175 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. explain various types of periodontal diseases and their clinical attributes, perform initial diagnostics, formulate treatment plan, and execute initial periodontal therapy
LO2. demonstrate and describe the procedures for appropriately scanning a stone cast, preparing digital models, occlusal rims, and setting teeth
LO3. design simple removable partial dentures and draw removable partial denture components onto an odontogram and stone casts
LO4. explain the basic concept of oral implantology, describe osteogensis, implant type/structure, and discuss the basic management of a simple single tooth implant case
LO5. discuss craniofacial growth, explain the relationship between chronological, biological, and dental age, and discuss orthodontic malocclusions, as well as various types of orthodontic treatment
LO6. describe the main functions of the skeletomotor system of the jaws, use facebow to articulate the study casts in the articulator, assess the accuracy of the articulated casts, carry out simple adjustments, and explain and demonstrate occlusal splint application and design using both traditional and CAD-CAM methods
LO7. demonstrate the ability to safely and effectively administer local anaesthesia and extract teeth
LO8. describe important development aspects of a child, recognise the normal pattern of tooth development and eruption, recognise and manage common dental anomalies, and common soft tissue pathologies.
LO9. Demonstrate practically and theoretically the principles, effects, and hazards of x-radiation and the application of radiology within oral diagnosis and develop the practical skills in using the bisecting angle, paralleling techniques and OPG's.

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.

Some changes in Assessment rubrics have been altered to expand the feedback and clarify procedures for both students and assessors.

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).

Disclaimer

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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

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SDDM5223: Foundations of Clinical Dentistry B4

Semester 2, 2023 [Normal day] - Westmead, Sydney

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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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