Competency information
Details
Plan and manufacture a surgical dressing plate for an edentulous patient undergoing a hemi- maxillectomy for a stage 2 maxillary tumour.
Considerations
- Head and neck anatomy.
- Pathogenesis of disease and abnormalities of the oral cavity.
- TNM tumour staging system.
- Role of MDT planning meetings for head and neck cancer.
- Principles of treatment for stage 1 and 2 maxillary tumours.
- Effects of irradiation damage of tissues.
- Common surgical procedures for stage 1 and 2 maxillary tumours.
- Interpretation of prescriptions.
- Where, how and when to seek advice and information from colleagues and relevant agencies.
- Dental impression materials, techniques and the factors affecting the clinical choice.
- Design factors for immediate devices for oral cancer resection for dentate and edentulous patients.
- Classification of post-surgical defects.
- Dental materials selection, baseplates, dental alloys for clasping.
- Materials and techniques used in obturator construction.
- Design features of obturator prostheses.
- Occlusal schemes for patient requiring complete dentures and obturators.
- Use of dental implants.
- Type and extent of records required for individual assessment.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 5 | Outcome Plan and manufacture dentures and palatal obturators for edentulous (without teeth) patients. |