511-502 Integrated Dental Practice

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Students undertake clinical experience in total patient care at both the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne and selected clinical teaching centres and hospitals; observational experience in private general practice; and assignments in special and general aspects of clinical dental practice.

On completion of this subject, the student should:

Comprehend: the philosophy of total oral health care for each patient and the interactions of general dental practice with speciality care in the overall treatment plan for the individual; the biological, behavioural and ethical principles of clinical dental services and their application to total oral health care for each patient; the diversity of settings in which general dental practice may be delivered; the diversity of clinical techniques and dental materials available to meet each individual's specific oral health needs; the limitations of particular treatment modalities.

Have developed: skills in the examination, diagnosis, radiography, treatment planning and management of an individual seeking routine dental health care; competency and expertise in providing general dental care to an individual; skills in evaluating success and failure in clinical dentistry; skills in working as part of a comprehensive health team; the ability to communicate with the patient about their oral health status, treatment options and potential outcomes; the ability to communicate about clinical cases with other health providers; the ability to assess and manage a patient who has collapsed; a commitment to ethical practices, quality assurance in dentistry and life-long continuing education.

Appreciate: the role and responsibilities of the general dental practitioner in the provision of comprehensive total patient care; the need for referral in those situations which cannot be successfully managed in general dental practice or require specialist advice or intervention; safety in general dental practice; the need for constant evaluation of techniques, peer review of processes and the application of scientific rigour and principles to the resolution of clinical problems.

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