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ORAL13001 Oral Health Clinical Placement 1

Course details

This capstone course will provide students with the integration of knowledge, skills and professional experience of clinical work in a dental surgery in preparation for employment as an oral health therapist. Students will be exposed to a real work environment where they will be able to demonstrate competence in total patient care over a range of clinical preventive and operative procedures with patients within the scope of practice of an oral health therapist. Reflective and self directed learning will improve student¿s ability as a clinician within their scope of practice in a supportive and confidence- building environment. Lastly, students will be able to communicate oral health in oral and written formats in terms of relevant interpersonal/team communication skills and professional attitudes/behaviours.


Course at a glance
Career: Undergraduate
Credit points: 18
Requisites: ORAL12004 Orthodontics, Prosthodontics and Pharmacology and ORAL12006 Oral Health Clinical Practice 2 and ORAL12005 Oral Health Pre Clinical Practice 2
Student Contribution Band: 3
EFTSL: 0.37500
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Course availability
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This course is not offered for this handbook year
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