511-218 Oral Health Practice 2

This subject is comprised of 2 modules:

Clinical Practice: Dental materials and the principles and techniques of restorative dentistry in the deciduous and permanent dentition, scaling and root debridement; the prevention of dental caries and periodontal diseases in children, adolescents and young adults and the prevention and management of periodontal disease across all ages.

Specialist areas in Dentistry: Specialist areas of dentistry including periodontics, prosthodontics and paediatric dentistry.

(1) One 2-hour written examination at the end of first semester, (2) One 2-hour written examination at the end of second semester, (3) Continuing assessment during the year, including pre-clinical and clinical practicum and written reports and (4) A final clinical exam and a 15-minute viva voce examination at the end of second semester. A pass is required in each of Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 for an overall pass in this subject.

• A Cameron and R Widmer (eds), Handbook of Paediatric Dentistry. 2nd edn, Mosby 2003.
• ML Darby and MM Walsh, Dental Hygiene Theory and Practice. 2nd edn, Saunders, 2003.
• F Garcia-Godoy F (ed), Dental Clinic North America (Pediatric Dentistry). Vol. 44, No. 3, 2000.
• K Glanz, FM Lewis and BK Rimer (eds), Health Behaviour and Health Education: Theory, Research and Practice. 2nd edn, Jossey-Bass, 1997.
• P Holm-Pederson and H Loe, Textbook of Geriatric Dentistry. 2nd edn, Munksgaard, 1996.
• D Johnsen and N Tinanoff (eds), Dental Clinic North America (Dental Care for the Preschool Child). Vol. 39, No. 4, 1995.
• EAM Kidd and S Joyston-Bechal, Essentials of Dental Caries. 2nd edn, Oxford University Press, 1997.
• J Lindhe, Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. 3rd ed, Munksgaard, 1997.
• RE McDonald and DL Avery, Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent. 7th edn, Mosby, 1999.
• JJ Murray (ed), Prevention of Oral Disease. Oxford University Press, 1996.
• JJ Murray, AJ Rugg-Gunn and GN Jenkin, Fluorides in Caries Prevention. Butterworth-Heineman, 1991.
• GJ Mount and WR Hume, Preservation and Restoration of Tooth Structure. Mosby, 1998.
• AM Pattison and GL Pattison, Periodontal Instrumentation. 2nd edn, Appleton and Lange, 1992.
• DA Perry, PL Beemsterboer and EJ Taggart, Periodontology for the Dental Hygienist. Saunders, 1996.
• WR Profitt, HW Fields, JL Ackerman, PM Sinclair, PM Thomas and JFC Tulloch, Contemporary Orthodontics. 2nd edn, Mosby, 1993.
• JB Summit, JW Robbins and RS Schwartz, Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry: A Contemporary Approach. Quintessence Publishing, 2000.
• EM Wilkins, Clinical Practice of the Dental Hygienist. William and Wilkins, 2000.