Program Overview

DOH415 Orthodontics and Paediatric Dentistry

This subject will focus on the integration of the specialist discipline areas of paediatric dentistry and orthodontics. Students will gain the requisite skills in diagnosis, treatment planning and case selection for general practitioner level paediatric and orthodontic care as well as an appropriate understanding of the referral pathways essential for optimal paediatric and orthodontic specialist treatment. This subject is designed to provide students with full development of skills necessary to provide more complex and comprehensive clinical care for adults, teenagers and children as they further develop their knowledge of growth and development from earlier years.

Availability

• Session 1 (30)
  • On Campus
  • Orange Campus
• Session 2 (60)
  • On Campus
  • Orange Campus

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

Two sessions

School

School of Dentistry and Health Sciences

Enrolment Restrictions

Restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Dental Science course.

Prerequisites

• DOH334
• DOH335
• DOH343
• DOH344
• DOH345

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

• be able to demonstrate an understanding of specific behavioural and management strategies required for the provision of optimal oral health care for children
• be able to demonstrate an understanding of examination, diagnosis, treatment planning and the treatment skills required for the provision of dental treatment for children
• be able to demonstrate an understanding of specific behavioural and management strategies required for the provision of optimal oral health care for children
• be able to demonstrate continuing development of clinical competency relevant to the management of dental treatment for children
• be able to demonstrate knowledge of and an understanding of basic orthodontics with relevance to general dental practice, with particular focus on diagnosis, case selection and referral of patients

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

• Assessment, diagnosis and treatment planning for orthodontics
• Craniofacial imaging in orthodontics
• Genetics and orthodontics
• Bone physiology, metabolism and biomechanics in orthodontic practice
• Biomaterials in orthodontics
• Functional appliances
• Treatment of patients in mixed dentition
• Periodontal/orthodontic interrelationships
• Orthodontic aspects of orthognathic surgery
• The orthodontist's role in a cleft palate-craniofacial team
• Introduction to paediatric behavioural and management strategies
• Introduction to clinical paediatric dentistry
• Paediatric behavioural and management strategies
• Clinical paediatric dentistry