511-226 Dental Practice 2

Successful completion of all Year 1 subjects.

This subject is comprised of three modules:

Oral Biology: The causation, natural history, clinical appearance and prevention of dental caries and periodontal diseases and the treatment of periodontal diseases; the biochemistry of teeth, supporting structures and saliva; the molecular nature of odontogenesis and biomineralisation, calcium phosphate chemistry and oral diseases and mucosal immunity; history taking, examination, diagnosis and treatment planning in the clinical context; local analgesia administration.

Human Development and Behaviour: The physical and pyscho-social concepts relating to the growth and development process, emphasising normal patterns; growth and maturation, cognitive and emotional development and functioning; oral anatomy and histology; aspects of radiography.

Dental Materials Science and Conservative Dentistry: Materials used in conservative operative procedures when treating dental caries and operative/surgical interventions for dental caries.

Three 2-hour written examinations, one at the end of Semester 1 and two at the end of Semester 2, assessment of preclinical and clinical work throughout the year and continuing and PBL assessment. Students will be permitted to proceed to clinical work only after having satisfactorily completed the preclinical units.

• B K B Berkovitz, G R Holland and B J Moxham, A Colour Atlas and Text of Oral Anatomy, Histology and Embryology. 2nd edn, Wolfe Medical, 1992.
• S N Bhaskar (ed.), Orban's Oral Histology and Embryology. 11th edn, Mosby, 1990.
• R E Jordan, L Abrams and B S Kraus, Kraus' Dental Anatomy and Occlusion. 2nd edn, Mosby, 1992.
• R S Schwartz, J B Summitt and J W Robbins, Fundamentals of Operative Dentistry. A Contemporary Approach. 3rd edn, Quintessence, 2001.
• H Takei, M G Newman and F A Carranza Jr, Carranza's Clinical Periodontology. 9th edn, Saunders, 2002.
  or
  J Lindhe, T Kagging and N Lang, Clinical Periodontology and Implant Dentistry. 4th edn, Munksgaard, 2003.
  or
  T G Wilson and K S Kornman, Fundamentals of Periodontics. Quintessence, 2002.