511-501 Clinical Dental Science

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Subject Description

This subject covers diagnostic and management aspects of patients with multiple problems; specialist referral; advanced radiological interpretation; care of the special patient; systematic desensitisation and hypnosis; the special needs of the elderly and children; pain and pain control; general anaesthesia; management and welfare of dental health personnel; practice management and legal aspects of dental practice; the validation of the preventive philosophy at the individual and community levels; evaluation of current trends in periodontal treatment and research; case analysis and treatment planning in orthodontics; management of complex endodontic problems; advanced aspects of prosthodontics, fixed prosthodontics, maxillo-facial appliances, precision attachments, aesthetics and dental implants; and conduct and presentation of a research project (continued from the previous year).

On completion of this subject, the student should:

• comprehend the nature, pathogenesis and management of diseases and disorders affecting oral tissues, including the oral manifestations of systemic diseases and oro-facial pain;

• have developed skill to assess the dental health needs of all individuals and technical skills to provide a comprehensive range of clinical dental services; and

• appreciate the necessity for accurate examination, diagnosis and treatment planning before commencing the care of all patients; the value of ensuring the maintenance of oral health after treatment of all patients.

Assessment

Four 2-hour written examinations (each covering a number of areas) at the end of Semester 1; research project report; and a 2000 word essay. A pass in each of the written examinations is required for an overall pass in the subject.

Prescribed Texts

• A Cameron and R Widmer R, Handbook of Paediatric Dentistry. Mosby Wolf, 1997e.
• P W bGoaz and S C White, Oral Radiology: Principles and Interpretation. 3rd ed., Mosby, 1994.
• G L Howe, The Extraction of Teeth. 2nd ed., Wright, 1990.
• G L Howe, Minor Oral Surgery. 3rd ed., Wright, 1985.
• M J Kasle, An Atlas of Dental Radiographic Anatomy. 4th ed., Saunders, 1994.
• P-J Lamey and M A O Lewis, Oral Medicine in Practice. Brit Dent J, 1991M.
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  M A O Lewis and P-J Lamey, Clinical Oral Medicine. Wright, 1993.
• F A Rosewarne, I Harley and P Hore, Introduction to Anaesthesia. Department of Anaesthesia, Royal Melbourne Hospital, 1994.
• L Shaw (ed), Self Assessment Picture Tests in Dentistry: Pediatric Dentistry. Wolfe, 1994.
• D M Williams, F S Hughes, E W Odell and P M Farthing, Pathology of Periodontal Disease. Oxford University Press, 1992.
• T G Wilson and K S Kornman, Fundamentals of Periodontics. Quintessence, 1996.