UWA Handbook 2027

Unit Overview

Description

This is the first part of the third-year clinical practice unit in Prosthodontics in the Doctor of Clinical Dentistry course. Parts 1 and 2 must be completed to fulfil the requirements of the unit. It involves the comprehensive examination, diagnosis and management of patients that have been referred to the OHCWA Specialist Prosthodontics Clinic. Students are supervised during clinical sessions by specialist prosthodontists. On average, five half-day sessions per week are devoted to the prosthodontic clinic over the three years of the course. Students are required to maintain a logbook, summarising all patients treated during their training. This logbook is assessed throughout the unit and at the end of the third year of the course by the external examiner(s). The content will develop the fundamental skills for specialist prosthodontic clinical practice including oral rehabilitation with fixed, removable and implant prosthodontics. Students will learn through clinical management of patients while being supervised by specialist prosthodontists, together with pre-clinical exercises, laboratory work, workshops, and student case presentations.

Credit

12 points

Offering
(see Timetable)

Availability	Location	Mode
Non-standard teaching period	UWA (Perth)	On-campus

The timetable for this teaching period is not currently available. Please see the Important Dates page for the timetable release date and other key date information.

Outcomes

Students are able to (1) demonstrate autonomous specialist practice with personal and professional integrity, recognising the boundaries of the specialty and referring or seeking advice appropriately.; (2) provide patient-centred specialist care that is compassionate and respectful of patients' best interests, dignity, and choices, incorporating awareness of moral, cultural, ethical, and legal responsibilities including the obligation to obtain and document valid informed consent.; (3) apply relevant legislation to specialist dental practice including obligations related to record-keeping.; (4) demonstrate leadership in supporting the professional development of the dental team and broader health community.; (5) identify and interpret patient, parent, guardian, and carer expectations, preferences, and attitudes to inform specialist treatment planning and delivery, and support valid informed consent through clear communication of options, risks, benefits, and alternatives; (6) communicate effectively with patients, families, and carers across a range of ages, intellectual development levels, and social and cultural backgrounds, utilising appropriate technological and telecommunication aids.; (7) produce clear and accurate health and legal reports, and interpret and communicate specialist knowledge and skills to dental and non-dental audiences.; (8) apply expert clinical reasoning and judgement to develop comprehensive diagnosis and treatment plans by interpreting and correlating findings from patient history, clinical examination, imaging, and diagnostic investigations.; (9) manage complex cases, including medically compromised patients, with appropriate multidisciplinary engagement; (10) anticipate, recognise, and manage complications arising in the context of specialist dental practice.; (11) collaborate effectively with relevant dental and health professionals to foster interprofessional practice in the planning and delivery of specialist dental care.; (12) integrate culturally safe practices into specialist dental care, demonstrating critical awareness, respect for and responsiveness to the oral health needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and other diverse patient populations.; (13) independently evaluate and formulate comprehensive evidence-based rehabilitation strategies for conditions requiring removable, fixed, and implant-supported oral and maxillofacial prosthodontic treatment, integrating patient-specific factors to justify and adapt treatment planning.; (14) critically appraise and formulate evidence-based strategies for the reconstruction or replacement of oral and maxillofacial structures, synthesising prosthetic design principles to justify treatment decisions and optimise functional and aesthetic outcomes.; (15) independently evaluate and formulate evidence-based management strategies for sleep disorders within the scope of specialist prosthodontic practice, integrating clinical findings to justify and adapt treatment approaches; and (16) independently evaluate and formulate evidence-based management strategies for orofacial pain conditions, integrating clinical findings to justify diagnosis and adapt treatment within the scope of specialist prosthodontic practice..

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) clinical logbook; (2) case presentations; (3) ongoing clinical assessment; and (4) professional behaviour assessment (failed component). Further information is available in the unit outline.

To pass this unit, a student must: (a) achieve an overall mark of 50 per cent or higher for the unit; and (b) achieve the requisite requirements(s) or a mark of 50 per cent or greater, whichever is higher and specified in the unit outline, for the clinical logbook, case presentations, ongoing clinical assessment, and professional behaviour assessment (failed component) components.

Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)

Dr Adam Hamilton

Unit rules

Prerequisites

Successful completion of

DENT6889 Prosthodontics Clinical Practice II (Part 1) (ID 6652)
and DENT6890 Prosthodontics Clinical Practice II (Part 2) (ID 6646)

Co-requisites

Enrolment in

DENT6891 Prosthodontics Theory III (Part 1)
and DENT6895 Prosthodontics Research Dissertation

Incidental fees

Incidental student fees and charges are costs incurred by students as part of their studies at UWA that are in addition to their tuition fees (further information is available "
Participation in this unit will incur the following incidental fee(s):
(1) Clinical Camera - (a) Full frame SLR, (b) 100mm Macro lens, (c) Ring flash, (d) Dental Photographic mirrors (estimated cost - $2000-$4000)
(2) Headlights and Loupes (estimated cost - $1000-$2000)
(3) Rubber mixing bowl, spatula, wax knife, Lecron carver, plaster knife, PKT waxing kit (estimated cost - $777)
(4) Artex CR Fully Adjustable Articulator: Face bow, Mounting plates, Mounting jigs (estimated cost - $1628).

Contact hours

Clinics: 15 hours per week (average)