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Unit Overview

Description

This unit provides knowledge and clinical skills in prosthodontics to enable students to diagnose and formulate treatment planning for fixed and removable dentures including implant therapy. Students progress with the design of a clinical or laboratory research project proposal, literature review and ethics proposal.

Credit
6 points
Offering
AvailabilityLocationMode
Not available in 2024UWA (Perth)Face to face
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) use clinical and therapeutic methods to establish a correct diagnosis and formulate proper treatment planning for restoring dentition with fixed and removable dentures; (2) restore oral functions with fixed partial dentures; (3) use clinical and therapeutic methods to establish a correct diagnosis and formulate proper treatment planning for restoring dentition with complete dentures; (4) use clinical and therapeutic methods to establish a correct diagnosis and formulate proper treatment planning for restoring dentition with removable partial dentures; and (5) restore oral functions with removable dentures.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) written assessment; (2) written assessment; (3) practical assessment; and (4) professional behaviour assessment. Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the written assessment, written assessment, practical assessment, and professional behaviour assessment components.

Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Dr Robert Nedelcu
Unit rules
Prerequisites
DENT4221 Diagnostic and Surgical sciences.
DENT4231 Restorative and Rehabilitative Sciences 1.
DENT4232 Restorative and Rehabilitative Sciences 2.
DENT4233 Restorative and Rehabilitative Sciences 3.
DENT4211 Developmental and Behavioural Sciences 1.
DENT4234 Restorative and Rehabilitative Sciences 4.
DENT4235 Restorative and Rehabilitative Sciences 5.
and DENT4236 Restorative and Rehabilitative Sciences 6
Co-requisites
DENT5312 Developmental and Behavioural Sciences 2.
DENT5322 Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences 4.
and DENT5338 Restorative and Rehabilitative Sciences 8
Approved quota: 56—50 domestic includes high academic achievement direct pathway: 24 places, indigenous entry, rural: 3 places and standard pathway graduate applicants: 20; and 6 international.
Contact hours
lectures: 1 hour
clinics: 3 hours
practicals: 3 hours
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