UWA Handbook 2025

Unit Overview

Description

In this unit, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of clinical dentistry including the clinical examination of patients, occlusion, dental materials that are used to restore teeth, professional behaviour, and the application of policies and protocols for clinical dental practice. Students will also learn and develop their pre-clinical manual skills in operative dentistry and periodontics in a simulation environment.

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

6 points

Offering
(see Timetable)

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

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) explain dental occlusion and how it relates to dental practice; (2) explain the biomaterials used for direct and indirect restorations; (3) classify and compare the properties and indications for the use of the various materials used in dentistry; (4) demonstrate manual skills in pre-clinical operative dentistry and periodontics; (5) develop the skills to undertake a basic clinical examination to identify the oral structures; (6) evaluate the importance of appropriate communication in the health professions; (7) demonstrate the concepts of ergonomics in dentistry; (8) apply infection prevention and control protocols in clinical dental practice and explain other mandatory policies and protocols in dental practice; and (9) apply professionalism, ethics and diversity in clinical dentistry.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) written assessments; (2) practical assessments; and (3) 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 assessments, practical assessments, and professional behaviour assessment components.

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

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Amr Fawzy

Unit rules

Prerequisites

Enrolment in

91860 Doctor of Dental Medicine (ID 1489)

Co-requisites

DENT3005 General Medicine and Pharmacology (ID 7973) DENT3006 Biofilm Sciences and Cariology (ID 7974) DENT3008 Dental Public Health and Research Methodology (ID 7972)

Approved quota: 70—50 domestic and 20 international places

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) Frasaco Teeth (estimated cost - $3 - 11 each)
(5) Replacement costs for borrowed dental equipment (estimated cost - $20-$5000).

Contact hours

approximately 6 hours per week (3 lectures per week
average 3 hours workshop/practical classes per week)