Outline

Overview

This unit provides students with the opportunity to develop integrated ways of knowing, doing and being as dental professionals who, upon successful completion of the course, will be able to manage patients with an increasingly complex range of dental problems. The focus of the fourth year is to emphasise a holistic, person-centred and preventionoriented approach to oral health care. Students will spend the majority of their time within a primary metropolitan clinical placement site and specialist clinics. There are opportunities for extended placements to rural locations. In the first semester, there is a focus on developing confidence in the care of patients with special needs, as well as core skills in interprofessional communication. Business concepts relevant for dentistry and dental implants are introduced in this unit.

Unit details and rules

Academic unit	Discipline of Restorative and Reconstructive Dentistry
Credit points	24
Prerequisites ?	SDDM5115 and SDDM5125 and SDDM5215 and SDDM5225 and SDDM5216 and SDDM5226 and SDDM6311 and SDDM6321
Corequisites ?	None
Prohibitions ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Rex Huang, rex.huang@sydney.edu.au

Assessment

The census date for this unit availability is 31 March 2026

Details
Criteria

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length	Use of AI
Written exam	Prosthodontics knowledge assessment Prosthodontics knowledge assessment covering fixed, removable, implants and occlusion.	0%	Formal exam period	1.5 hours	AI prohibited
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Written exam	Orthodontics, paediatrics and special needs dentistry knowledge and applica Orthodontics, paediatrics and special needs dentistry knowledge and application test	0%	Formal exam period	1.5 hours	AI prohibited
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Oral exam	Oral surgery viva Oral surgery viva	0%	Formal exam period	20 minutes (oral)	AI prohibited
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Written exam	Oral surgery, oral pathology and radiography knowledge and application asse Oral surgery, oral pathology and radiography knowledge and application assessment	0%	Formal exam period	2 hours	AI prohibited
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Oral exam	UCC (Unseen Clinical Case) UCC (Unseen Clinical Case)	0%	Formal exam period	1.5 hours	AI prohibited
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Peer or expert observation or supervision	Clinical placement continuous workplace assessments Clinical placement continuous workplace assessments. Comprises Continuous Clinical Assessment (CCA), Clinical Experience Analysis (CEA) and Clinical Self Assessment (CEA)	0%	Multiple weeks	Continuous over semester	AI prohibited
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Case studies	Evidence based practice case discussions Evidence based practice case discussions	0%	Multiple weeks	n/a	AI allowed
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Case studies	Business for dentistry module Business for dentistry module	0%	Multiple weeks	n/a	AI allowed
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Attendance - accreditation or faculty requirement	Clinical and pre-clinical placements (as rostered) Clinical and pre-clinical placements (as rostered)	0%	Multiple weeks	According to student roster	Not applicable
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In-class quiz	POH Knowledge Assessment – in class quiz In class quiz	0%	Week 06 Due date: 30 Mar 2026 at 09:00	40 minutes	AI allowed
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Portfolio or journal	End of semester reflective portfolio End of semester portfolio (case-based reflection, professional development plan, cultural safety tasks, interprofessional and communication reflection, wellbeing reflection, map to professional competencies)	0%	Week 13 Due date: 25 May 2026 at 23:00	n/a	AI allowed
Outcomes assessed:
= hurdle task ?

Assessment summary

Refer to assessment table

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 guide to grades.

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI)

You can use generative AI tools for open assessments. Restrictions on AI use apply to secure, supervised assessments used to confirm if students have met specific learning outcomes.

Refer to the assessment table above to see if AI is allowed, for assessments in this unit and check Canvas for full instructions on assessment tasks and AI use.

If you use AI, you must always acknowledge it. Misusing AI may lead to a breach of the Academic Integrity Policy.

Visit the Current Students website for more information on AI in assessments, including details on how to acknowledge its use.

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 University expects students to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

Our website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. This includes advice on how to avoid common breaches of academic integrity. Ensure that you have completed the Academic Honesty Education Module (AHEM) which is mandatory for all commencing coursework students

Penalties for serious breaches can significantly impact your studies and your career after graduation. It is important that you speak with your unit coordinator if you need help with completing assessments.

Visit the Current Students website for more information on AI in assessments, including details on how to acknowledge its use.

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.

Support for students

The Support for Students Policy reflects the University’s commitment to supporting students in their academic journey and making the University safe for students. It is important that you read and understand this policy so that you are familiar with the range of support services available to you and understand how to engage with them.

The University uses email as its primary source of communication with students who need support under the Support for Students Policy. Make sure you check your University email regularly and respond to any communications received from the University.

Learning resources and detailed information about weekly assessment and learning activities can be accessed via Canvas. It is essential that you visit your unit of study Canvas site to ensure you are up to date with all of your tasks.

If you are having difficulties completing your studies, or are feeling unsure about your progress, we are here to help. You can access the support services offered by the University at any time:

Support and Services (including health and wellbeing services, financial support and learning support)
Course planning and administration
Meet with an Academic Adviser

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week -01	Multidisciplinary Treatment Planning	Lecture (1 hr)
	Drugs and Oral Surgery	Lecture (1 hr)
	Endodontics - Restoration of endodontically treated teeth	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
Week -02	Removable Prosthodontics: Immediate Dentures	Lecture (1 hr)
	Removable Prosthodontics: Implant Retained Overdentures (+ teeth retained)	Lecture (1 hr)
	Fixed Prosthodontics: Porcelain Veneers Lecture	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
Week -03	Applied Approaches to Population Oral Health	Lecture (1 hr)
Week -04	A review of EBP in DMD/Overview of assessments in DMD4	Lecture (1 hr)
Week -05	WCOH Hospital Orientation Day 1	Lecture (8 hr)
	CHDC Hospital Orientation	Lecture (8 hr)
	FFD Hospital Orientation	Lecture (8 hr)
	NCOH Hospital Orientation	Lecture (8 hr)
	WCOH Hospital Orientation Day 2	Lecture (8 hr)
	WCOH Hospital Orientation Day 3	Lecture (8 hr)
	Clinic Introduction Session	Lecture (1 hr)
	SDH Hospital Orientation Day 1	Lecture (8 hr)
	SDH Hospital Orientation Day 2	Lecture (8 hr)
Week 01	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: Introduction to Clinical Prosthodontics	Lecture (1 hr)
	Periodontics: Pre-prosthetic surgery, Crown lengthening & Biological width	Lecture (1 hr)
	OSB - Event	Lecture (2.5 hr)
	Relevance of laboratory investigation to dental practice	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 02	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: Clinically Relevant Anatomy and Occlusion in Prosthodontics	Lecture (1 hr)
	Odontogenic tumours 1	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
	Odontogenic tumours 2	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
Week 03	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: A Clinical Guide to Prosthodontic Records and Diagnostic Procedures	Lecture (1 hr)
	Infection Prevention and Control - a focus on protecting patients, and yourself	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
	Fixed Prosthodontics: Ceramic Inlays and Onlays	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
	Fixed Prosthodontics: Occlusion in Restorative Dentistry 2	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
	Non-odontogenic tumours of the jaws	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
	Skin incisions and biopsies in oral surgery	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
Week 04	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: Prosthodontic Treatment Planning: My First Real Patient	Lecture (1 hr)
	Endodontics - Medically compromised patients	Lecture (1 hr)
	The tongue in clinical diagnosis	Lecture (1 hr)
	Overview of Special Needs Dentistry - Classification, consent	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 05	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: My First Complete Denture	Lecture (1 hr)
	Intellectual and developmental disabilities: Down syndrome, Autism, cerebral palsy	Lecture (1 hr)
	Fibro-osseous lesions of the jaws	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
	HIV patients/ Oral Manifestations of HIV	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
Week 06	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: My First Partial Denture	Lecture (1 hr)
	Restoration of the endodontically treated tooth 1+2	Lecture (2 hr)
	PBL1-3 discussions	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 07	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: My First Onlay (and Inlay)	Lecture (1 hr)
	Dental anxiety and dental phobia	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: My First Onlay (and Inlay)	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
Week 08	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: My First Crown	Lecture (1 hr)
	Fixed Prosthodontics: Oral Implant - Single Tooth Implants: Complications and Outcomes	Lecture (1 hr)
	Cariology tutorial - CMS scenario diagnosis and management	Tutorial (1 hr)
	Oral surgery considerations and special needs dentistry	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
Week 09	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: My First Bridge	Lecture (1 hr)
	Endodontics - Endodontics in teeth with developmental defects	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
	Endodontics - Medicolegal and litigation consideration Part 1 and Part 2 (DMD 3+4)	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
	Lump in the neck	Lecture (1 hr)
	Non-pharmacological behaviour management strategies	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 10	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: My First Ceramic Veneer	Lecture (1 hr)
	Cariology tutorial - CMS scenario diagnosis and management	Tutorial (1 hr)
	Salivary glands	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
	Orofacial malignancies	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
Week 11	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: How to Restore Endodontically Treated Dentition	Lecture (1 hr)
	Endodontics - CBCT for Endodontics	Lecture (1 hr)
	Physical disabilities: musculoskeletal (arthritis, osteoporosis) + other physical disabilities	Self-directed learning (1 hr)
	Diseases of the lips	Lecture (1 hr)
	Cariology tutorial - CMS scenario diagnosis and management	Tutorial (1 hr)
Week 12	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: Lab Communications	Lecture (1.5 hr)
	Digital Dental Health Lecture Series: Esthetic Treatment Planning	Lecture (1.5 hr)
	How to pass UCC	Lecture (1 hr)
	Management of the Medically Complex/Compromised patient	Lecture (2 hr)
	Pathology of the tongue	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 13	Fixed Prosthodontics: Digital Workflow vs Conventional Workflow	Self-directed learning (1 hr)

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 24 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 480-600 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. Demonstrate appropriate professional and socially responsible behaviour in a professional practice setting.
LO2. Demonstrate ethical and culturally responsive behaviour in meeting the needs of patients including a concern for confidentiality and respect for individual autonomy, enabling patients and to make informed decisions about their dental care.
LO3. Provide clinical patient care in specialized and comprehensive care settings, in rural or urban locations. Safely perform relevant clinical procedures.
LO4. Assess, interpret and provide integrated management of the needs of dental patients through sound clinical reasoning and provision of evidence based clinical care within the scope of practice of a dentist
LO5. Apply a knowledge of human structure, function and behaviour surgical anatomy, physiology, pathology, medicine and pharmacology to the diagnosis and clinical management of dental patients and the prevention of oral conditions
LO6. Apply a knowledge of critical perspectives of disability to the clinical care of patients with special needs
LO7. Explain key concepts about, and clinical considerations of, dental implants
LO8. Prescribe appropriate medication for dental patients
LO9. Demonstrate disciplinary knowledge and advanced clinical competence in common oral surgical procedures including local anaesthesia and surgical management
LO10. Maintain up-to-date, factual, objective and legible records that report relevant details of clinical history, clinical findings, investigations, information given to patients, medication and other management
LO11. Explain key business concepts for dental practice and employment considerations when joining the dental workforce.
LO12. Demonstrate effective inter-professional behaviours in collaboration and communication with peers and colleagues. Engage in constructive feedback conversations.
LO13. Take and interpret radiographs as indicated for oral diagnosis and treatment
LO14. Communicate effectively, professionally, and reflectively with diverse patients, staff and the broader healthcare team
LO15. Reflect on own development towards the competencies of a newly graduated dentist, as specified by the Australian Dental Council.
LO16. Demonstrate understanding of how consent may be gained from patients who, through lack of mental capacity or their status as minors, may not be able to give valid consent.

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.

New curriculum unit for 2026

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Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI)

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Support for students

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Disclaimer

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SDDM6411: Extramural and Advanced Clinical Practice 1

Semester 1, 2026 [Normal day] - Westmead, Sydney

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Overview

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Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Use of generative artificial intelligence (AI)

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Support for students

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Disclaimer

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