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Overview

Advanced clinical dental hygiene practice.

About this paper

Paper title Advanced Oral Health Therapy 1
Subject Dentistry (Oral Health)
EFTS 0.375
Points 45 points
Teaching period Full Year (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $3,809.63
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Limited to
BOH
Contact

dent.undergraduate@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Course Co-ordinators: Ms Hanna Olson & Ms Kirsty Barltrop 

Textbooks

Recommended:

Darby and Walsh dental hygiene : theory and practice, 6th edition, by Denise M. Bowen, Jennifer A Pieren. (St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, 2020.)

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

The objective of this paper is to apply the principles of patient care and practice management to enable students to reach a high level of clinical proficiency in the provision of oral health therapy.

  1. Promoting knowledge
    • Demonstrating advanced knowledge in specific areas of clinical dentistry as they relate to the practice of oral health therapy
    • Demonstrating competency in oral health therapy treatment of patients, including those with physical, mental and medical disabilities
    • Demonstrating understanding of the legal and ethical aspects of oral health therapy practice
  2. Promoting understanding
    • Demonstrating the ability to critically review the literature in oral health
  3. Promoting lifelong learning
    • Encouraging lifelong learning by providing a stimulating and high-quality learning environment that encourages students to challenge, critique and question knowledge in relation to Oral Health

Overview

Advanced clinical dental hygiene practice.

About this paper

Paper title Advanced Oral Health Therapy 1
Subject Dentistry (Oral Health)
EFTS 0.375
Points 45 points
Teaching period Full Year (On campus)
Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Limited to
BOH
Contact

dent.undergraduate@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Course Co-ordinators: Hanna Olson & Kirsty Barltrop 

Textbooks

Recommended:

Darby and Walsh Dental Hygiene: Theory and Practice, 6th edition, by Denise M. Bowen, Jennifer A Pieren. (St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier, 2025.)

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

The objective of this paper is to apply the principles of patient care and practice management to enable students to reach a high level of clinical proficiency in the provision of oral health therapy.

  1. Promoting knowledge
    • Demonstrating advanced knowledge in specific areas of clinical dentistry as they relate to the practice of oral health therapy
    • Demonstrating competency in oral health therapy treatment of patients, including those with physical, mental and medical disabilities
    • Demonstrating understanding of the legal and ethical aspects of oral health therapy practice
  2. Promoting understanding
    • Demonstrating the ability to critically review the literature in oral health
  3. Promoting lifelong learning
    • Encouraging lifelong learning by providing a stimulating and high-quality learning environment that encourages students to challenge, critique and question knowledge in relation to Oral Health
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