UWA Handbook 2025

Unit Overview

Description

This unit further builds on the fundamental knowledge and skills gained in the previous years of the DMD course. The main focus of this final year of the DMD course is to consolidate the student's clinical dental skills and to expand the clinical experiences by working in different environments. These include clinics at the Oral Health Centre of WA, Dental Health Services' Community Dental Clinics in the metropolitan area, and various rural dental clinics. Students will provide a wide range of clinical dental treatments pursuant to their patient's needs and the individual student's abilities while working under the supervision of experienced academic and clinical staff. Students will also be rostered to various specialist dental clinics to observe and participate in the management of patients requiring specialist dental treatment. Public Health Dentistry, Ethics and Bioethics, and Personal and Professional Development will continue throughout the Semester. Students will continue working on the group research project that was commenced in Year 2 of the DMD course.

Professional Behaviour Requirements - Please refer to the Dental School Handbook regarding requirements and consequences of non-compliance, which can delay course progression and/or graduation, depending on circumstances.

Credit

24 points

Offering
(see Timetable)

Availability	Location	Mode
Non-standard teaching period	UWA (Perth)	Face to face

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) demonstrate competence in clinical dental practice by providing dental care to patients; (2) examine patients, compose comprehensive treatment plans and provide appropriate dental treatment to patients in order to restore their oral functions and to maintain their oral health in a clinical setting (OHCWA and community dental practice); (3) perform as an observer and, where appropriate, as the operating clinician, in specialist dental clinics, identifying how specialist dental treatment integrates with comprehensive patient management; (4) demonstrate competence in managing dental emergencies through participating and observing in emergency dental clinics; (5) examine patients, plan and provide appropriate emergency dental treatment to relieve pain, manage dental trauma and restore oral function. Plan and arrange further dental care to manage the emergency condition; (6) demonstrate competence in clinical dental practice clinics in the rural setting; (7) examine patients, plan, and provide dental treatment in rural settings to restore oral functions and maintain oral health; (8) outline the principles of efficient, effective and equitable utilisation of resources for health care and service delivery; (9) evaluate local and national health care needs and service delivery across Australia's geographical areas; (10) demonstrate culturally safe and competent dental practice, recognising the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples; (11) explain the ethical, bioethical and legislative frameworks governing dental practitioners; (12) explain the role of continuing professional development in dental practice; (13) discuss business-related aspects of dental practice; and (14) prepare and present a research project commenced in Year 2 of the DMD course.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) written exam (SAQ + MCQ) (pass mark 50%); (2) OSCE (multi-station comprehensive care) (pass mark 60%); and (3) clinical session scores (pass mark 60%). 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 exam (SAQ + MCQ) (pass mark 50%), OSCE (multi-station comprehensive care) (pass mark 60%), and clinical session scores (pass mark 60%) 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

DENT3001 Body Systems 1.
DENT3002 Body Systems 2.
DENT3003 Anatomy and Oral Sciences.
DENT3004 Introduction to Clinical Dentistry.
DENT3005 General Medicine and Pharmacology.
DENT3006 Biofilm Sciences and Cariology.
DENT3007 Fundamentals of Clinical Dentistry 1.
DENT3008 Dental Public Health and Research Methodology.
DENT4212 Fundamentals of Clinical Dentistry 2 Part 1.
DENT4213 Fundamentals of Clinical Dentistry 2 Part 2.
DENT4214 Fundamentals of Clinical Dentistry 2 Part 3.
DENT4215 Introduction to Clinical Dental Practice 1.
DENT4216 Fundamentals of Clinical Dentistry 3 Part 1.
DENT4217 Fundamentals of Clinical Dentistry 3 Part 2.
DENT4218 Introduction to Clinical Dental Practice 2 Part 1.
DENT4219 Introduction to Clinical Dental Practice 2 Part 2.
DENT5310 Integrated Dental Practice 1.
DENT5311 Integrated Dental Practice 2.

Approved quota: 70—50 domestic and 20 international

Incidental fees

Incidental student fees and charges are costs incurred by students as part of their studies at UWA that are in addition to their tuition fees (further information is available "
Participation in this unit will incur the following incidental fee(s):
(1) Laboratory coat (estimated cost - $42.00)
(2) Clinical Coat (estimated cost - $80-100)
(3) Safety Glasses (estimated cost - $30.00)
(4) Headlights and Loupes (estimated cost - $1000-2000)
(5) Replacement costs for borrowed dental equipment (estimated cost - $20-5000)
(6) Urban, rural, Interstate and International placements (estimated cost - $1000-5000).

Contact hours

2 lectures per week
average 24 hours practical/clinical sessions per week