The University of Sydney Faculty of Dentistry Handbook 1996
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The University of Sydney Faculty of Dentistry Handbook 1996 Editor Ewan J. Mylecharane I DENTISTRY LIBRARY I UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY Faculty of Dentistry Handbook 1996 0 The University of Sydney 1996 ISSN 1034-2605 The University of Sydney For further information about the University, see N.S.W. 2006 the University of Sydney Diary available free from Telephone (02) 351 2222 the Student Centre or from University of Sydney Union outlets. i i The Faculty of Dentistry: United Dental Hospital of Sydney Westmead Hospital Dental Clinical School 2-4 Chalmers Street Hawkesbury Road Surry Hills, N.S.W. 2010 Westmead; N.S.W. 2145 Telephone (02) 282 0453 Telephone (02) 845 7192 Facsimile (02) 211 5912 Facsimile (02) 845 2893 Semester Mid-semester Lectures end Study vacation Exams begins recess commence First Year, Second Year First Semester 26 February 5-12 April 7 June 10-14 June 17 June Second Semester 22 July 30 Sept.-4 Oct. 1 November 4-8 November 11 November Third Year First Semester 8 February 5-12 April 7 June 10-14 June 17 June Second Semester 15 July 30 Sept.-4 Oct. 1 November 9-8 November 11 November Fourth Year First Semester 12 February 5-12 April 7 June 10-14 June 17 June Second Semester 22 July 30 Sept.-4 Oct. 1 November 4-8 November 11 November Fifth Year First Semester 5 February 5-12 April 7 June 10-14 June 17 June Second Semester 22 July 30 Sept.-4 Oct. 1 November 4-8 November 11 November Note: Easter recess: 5-12 April inclusive. Set in 10 on 11.5 Palatino by the Publications Unit, The University of Sydney and printed in Australia by Printing Headquarters, Sydney, N.S.W. Text printed on 80gsm bond, recycled from milk cartons. Message from the Dean iv Introduction 1 Staff 1 2 The Faculty of Dentistry 5 General 5 Centres and services 6 Membership 6 History 7 3 Undergraduate degree requirements 10 4 Courses of study 12 First Year 12 Second Year 13 Third Year 15 Fourth Year 18 Fifth Year 21 5 Other faculty information 24 Infectious diseases 24 Orientation and enrolment 24 Examinations 25 Library 27 Societies 27 Traineeships, scholarships and prizes 28 6 Postgraduate study 29 Degree and diploma requirements 29 Committee for Continuing Education in Dentistry 34 Postgraduate scholarships 34 Appendix: Explanation of symbols for courses of study 37 Main Campus map 39 Message from the Dean your patients' well-being. They will have trust in your technical and clinical skills and your ethical and moral standards, and the responsibility that rests with you in each of these areas requires special understanding, caring and sensitivity. Your course will cover technical, clinical and ethical aspects of dental practice and your competency in each of these areas will allow you to confidently iv maintain appropriate standards of health care. As a graduate of the University of Sydney you will have a privileged role in the community. Your course is designed to equip you to meet changing community needs. Such changes have had a profound impact during the last 20 years, independent of the refinements of dental instrumentation and ergonomic clinic design, and reflect much more the biological basis of dentistry and a move from a technology-based discipline that was previously the backbone of dental practice. As well, the improvements in community oral health have followed increased a awareness of preventive oral health measures. The emphasis on preventive care in practice and the I warmly welcome you to the Faculty of Dentistry. Your fluoridation of reticulated water supplies has led to entry into this Faculty will provide you with an exciting the virtual elimination of dental caries. Management undergraduate program and the prospect of a of carious lesions in such mouths when they do occur, challengingand rewarding career. Your course requires is a relatively simple procedure and medical the development of procedural skills to achieve management of the early carious lesion both for adults appropriatestandardsinpreclinical subjects and clinical and children has dramatically changed the work load practice. Coursework in the clinical sciences is built on of clinical practice. The emphasis on preventive dental a foundation of basic and biological sciences and you care, on management of the occlusion of the teeth and will commence your practical clinical experience in the dealing with orofacial dysfunction and jaw muscle first year. Your final year is designed to match as closely pain, is now an increasingly important component of as possible, a comprehensive practice experience with dental practice. The use of new restorative materials minimal clinical supervision. As well, in the final year, and the exciting development of predictable implant clinical experience will be broadened to further equip management have further developed dentistry to youfor practiceby rotations to other hospitals associated equip itself well for the demands of the 21st century. with the University of Sydney. The exciting developments in undergraduate Your undergraduate program takes place on three education are matched by challenging continuing locations: your basic and biological sciences training education opportunities. There is a need to continue is on campus at the University of Sydney; your to keep abreast of changes that arise as a result of preclinical training takes place at the United Dental improved oral health care and research into dental Hospital of Sydney, one of our teaching hospitals; and diseases. The Faculty offers a comprehensive variety your clinical trainingis split between our two teaching of continuing education courses, diploma courses hospitals, the United Dental Hospital of Sydney, and and higher degree training in research and the clinical Westmead Hospital Dental Clinical School. Your first specialities. I recommend these to you as the ideal way two years on campus will allow your early clinical and to maintain clinical and ethical standards and to keep preclinical experience to take place at the United pace with the changing face of dentistry. Dental Hospital, and the senior clinical years (fourth Please take the opportunity to seek the guidance of and fifth years) will be completed at Westmead Faculty staff and the Dean's office should you have Hospital Dental Clinical School. any concerns during your undergraduate course and Dentistry is a noble profession, closely linked with I wish you well in your studies and future careers. medicine but independent from it and your undergraduate course is designed to prepare you to commence clinical practice following graduation and registration. Your entry into dentistry and your Zlta-tae-lrf training as a health careprofessional place a great deal of responsibility on you for the delivery of appropriate Iven Klineberg clinical treatment and for the care and management of Dean Introduction In this handbook you will find most of the things you Dean's Office are likely to need to know about the Faculty. In The Dean's Office answers questions about studies in particular the handbook will help you find out about: the Faculty, or about general administrative matters. • who the people in the Faculty are It is on the Second Floor of the Faculty Building of the • the requirements for degrees in the Faculty and United Dental Hospital. how they can be satisfied • what courses are offered, and the books that go School of Dental Studies with them. There are thirteen Disciplines within the School of The following are the principal sources of information Dental Studies: Dental Materials Science, Endodontics, about the study of dentistry at the University of Fixed Prosthodontics, Occlusion, Oral and Sydney. Maxillofacial Surgery, Oral Biology, Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine, Orthodontics, Paediatric Dentistry, At the United Dental Hospital and Westmead Periodontics, Public Health Dentistry, Removable Hospital Prosthodontics, Tooth Conservation. Interdisciplinary Dentistry students spend some of their time in First coursework is also provided in Dental Technology and Second Years and most of Third Year at the and Oral Health; Oral Diagnosis and Radiology; and United Dental Hospital, 2 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills, the Clinical Dentistry course in Fifth Year. 2010; for the major part of Fourth and all of Fifth Year, students are located at the Dental Clinical School, Head of School Westmead Hospital. You should seek information Information and advice on courses conducted by the and advice from the following Faculty areas: Faculty should be obtained from the Head of School. The Head of School's office is on the Second Floor of Faculty Office the Faculty Building of the United Dental Hospital. The Faculty Office answers questions about: Noticeboards • University regulations School and Discipline noticeboards for each Year • Faculty rules, procedures and the like within the hospitals should be consulted regularly. • postgraduate study, by graduates of this or other universities. TheFacultySecretary hasanofficein the FacultyBuilding, Room 324, at the United Dental Hospital of Sydney. Y. 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