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 (20 February 2023 - 11 November 2023) (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $3,298.50
    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-ordinator: Hanna Olson

    Textbooks

    Recommended:

    Darby and Walsh dental hygiene : theory and practice, 5th 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 dental hygiene care.

    1. Promoting knowledge
      • Demonstrating advanced knowledge in specific areas of clinical dentistry as they relate to the practice of dental hygiene
      • Demonstrating competency in the dental hygiene treatment of patients, including those with physical, mental and medical disabilities
      • Demonstrating understanding of the legal and ethical aspects of dental hygiene 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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    Timetable

    Full Year (20 February 2023 - 11 November 2023)

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    C1 Wednesday 11:00-11:50 8-14, 16-22, 28, 30, 40-41, 45
    Wednesday 12:00-12:50 8
    AND
    D1 Thursday 12:00-12:50 9-14, 16-23, 28-30, 40-43

    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 (19 February 2024 - 9 November 2024) (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2024 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-ordinator: Hanna Olson

    Textbooks

    Recommended:

    Darby and Walsh dental hygiene : theory and practice, 5th 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 dental hygiene care.

    1. Promoting knowledge
      • Demonstrating advanced knowledge in specific areas of clinical dentistry as they relate to the practice of dental hygiene
      • Demonstrating competency in the dental hygiene treatment of patients, including those with physical, mental and medical disabilities
      • Demonstrating understanding of the legal and ethical aspects of dental hygiene 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

    Timetable

    Full Year (19 February 2024 - 9 November 2024)

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    C1 Wednesday 11:00-11:50 8-13, 15-22, 29-30, 40-41, 45
    Wednesday 12:00-12:50 8
    AND
    D1 Thursday 12:00-12:50 9-13, 15-16, 18-23, 29-31, 40-43
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