UWA Handbook 2025

Unit Overview

Description

This unit will further extend knowledge and clinical skills and relevant concepts in the disciplines of Prosthodontics, Cariology, Periodontics, Prosthodontics, Orthodontics, Endodontics, Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine and Implantology. This will enable students to diagnose and formulate treatment planning for comprehensive clinical care. The topics will include Occlusion, Bruxism, implant supported fixed and partial dentures, dento-facial aesthetics, veneer and other aesthetic procedures and oral rehabilitation. Students will continue to undertake their clinical, laboratory or research project and provide relevant documentation for assessment.

Credit

6 points

Offering

Availability	Location	Mode
Not available in 2025	UWA (Perth)	Face to face

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) describe the principles and goals of occlusal rehabilitation and describe the clinical procedures to achieve it; (2) describe oral parafunctions and their management; (3) describe the types of dental implants, the clinical and technical steps required for placement and their integration within the dental treatment; (4) use clinical and therapeutic methods to formulate proper treatment planning for restoring oral functions; (5) undertake a clinical, laboratory or public health research project and produce the relevant documentation required for its assessment; (6) display professional behaviour in the educational and clinical settings,; (7) discuss challenges to professionalism and reflect on professional behaviours in the clinical setting; (8) display critical and insightful self-reflection of their own personal values, wellbeing, personal difficulties and professional performance; and (9) respond to professionalism challenges and insightful self reflection by implementing effective management strategies.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) written assessment

; (2) practical assessment

; (3) research project - formative 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 , 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 Adam Hamilton

Unit rules

Prerequisites

DENT5312 Developmental and Behavioural Sciences 2 (ID 6662) DENT5322 Diagnostic and Surgical Sciences 4 (ID 6663) DENT5337 Restorative and Rehabilitative Sciences 7 (ID 6664) DENT5338 Restorative and Rehabilitative Sciences 8 (ID 6665)

Co-requisites

DENT5313 Developmental and Behavioural Sciences 3 (ID 6666) DENT5323 Diagnostic and surgical sciences 5 (ID 6667) DENT5342 Comprehensive Clinical Care 2 (ID 6669)

Approved quota: 70—50 domestic includes high academic achievement direct pathway 24 places, indigenous entry, rural 3 places and standard pathway applicants 20 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) Frasaco Teeth (estimated cost - $3 - 11 each)
(5) Headlights and Loupes (estimated cost - $1000-2000)
(6) Replacement costs for borrowed dental equipment (estimated cost - $20-$5000).

Contact hours

Lecture 1 hour per week average
Practical 3 hours per week avaerage