Competency information
Details
Plan and manufacture devices for a patient with a single avulsed tooth.
Considerations
- Head and neck anatomy.
- Fracture sites of the mandible.
- Displacement of mandibular fractures.
- Principles of treatment of mandibular fractures.
- Dental trauma, displacement injuries, splinting of traumatised teeth.
- 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 for dental fractures.
- Design factors for laboratory constructed fracture fixation devices.
Relevant learning outcomes
| # | Outcome |
|---|---|
| # 6 | Outcome Plan, design, manufacture and evaluate dental devices for patients with fractures involving the mandible, maxilla and middle third of the facial skeleton. |