Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners
HLTDEN006 Mapping and Delivery Guide
Assist in oral health care procedures during conscious sedation
Version 1.0
Issue Date: April 2024
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Unit of Competency | HLTDEN006 - Assist in oral health care procedures during conscious sedation |
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Description | |||
Employability Skills | |||
Learning Outcomes and Application | This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to assist the dentist or dental specialist in carrying out oral health care procedures on patients under conscious sedation administered via intravenous, oral and inhalation routes.This unit applies to dental assisting work.The skills in this unit must be applied in accordance with Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation, Australian/New Zealand Standards and industry codes of practice. | ||
Duration and Setting | X weeks, nominally xx hours, delivered in a classroom/online/blended learning setting. Skills must have been demonstrated in the dental clinic workplace with the addition of simulations and scenarios where the full range of contexts and situations cannot be provided in the workplace. The following conditions must be met for this unit: • use of suitable facilities, equipment and resources, including: - barrier protection materials - dental chair and unit - access to defibrillator - suctioning and operator lighting - waste disposal equipment - Dental Board of Australia guidelines on infection control • modelling of industry operating conditions including access to real people for simulations and scenarios in dental assisting work. Assessment must involve demonstration of tasks under the direction of the dental practitioner. Assessors must satisfy the Standards for Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) 2015/AQTF mandatory competency requirements for assessors. In addition, assessors must hold a minimum of 5 years clinical experience in dental assisting work. |
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Competency Field |
Development and validation strategy and guide for assessors and learners | Student Learning Resources | Handouts Activities |
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Elements of Competency | Performance Criteria | |||||||
Element: Elements define the essential outcomes | ||||||||
Element: Prepare the patient for oral health care procedures during conscious sedation |
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Element: Select and prepare equipment, instruments, materials and medicaments applicable to the oral health care procedures during conscious sedation |
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Element: Assist a patient undergoing oral health care procedures during conscious sedation |
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