Implement an oral health promotion program

Formats and tools

Unit Description
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Assessment Tool
an assessor resource that builds a framework for writing an assessment tool
Assessment Template
generate a spreadsheet for marking this unit in a classroom environment. Put student names in the top row and check them off as they demonstrate competenece for each of the unit's elements and performance criteria.
Assessment Matrix
a slightly different format than the assessment template. A spreadsheet with unit names, elements and performance criteria in separate columns. Put assessment names in column headings to track which performance criteria each one covers. Good for ensuring that you've covered every one of the performance criteria with your assessment instrument (all assessement tools together).
Wiki Markup
mark up the unit in a wiki markup codes, ready to copy and paste into a wiki page. The output will work in most wikis but is designed to work particularly well as a Wikiversity learning project.
Evidence Guide
create an evidence guide for workplace assessment and RPL applicants
Competency Mapping Template
Unit of Competency Mapping – Information for Teachers/Assessors – Information for Learners. A template for developing assessments for a unit, which will help you to create valid, fair and reliable assessments for the unit, ready to give to trainers and students
Observation Checklist
create an observation checklist for workplace assessment and RPL applicants. This is similar to the evidence guide above, but a little shorter and friendlier on your printer. You will also need to create a seperate Assessor Marking Guide for guidelines on gathering evidence and a list of key points for each activity observed using the unit's range statement, required skills and evidence required (see the unit's html page for details)

Self Assessment Survey
A form for students to assess thier current skill levels against each of the unit's performance criteria. Cut and paste into a web document or print and distribute in hard copy.
Moodle Outcomes
Create a csv file of the unit's performance criteria to import into a moodle course as outcomes, ready to associate with each of your assignments. Here's a quick 'how to' for importing these into moodle 2.x
Registered Training Organisations
Trying to find someone to train or assess you? This link lists all the RTOs that are currently registered to deliver HLTDA414B, 'Implement an oral health promotion program'.
Google Links
links to google searches, with filtering in place to maximise the usefulness of the returned results
Books
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Elements and Performance Criteria

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Deliver an oral health promotion program

1.1 Identify the target group and appropriate teaching and learning styles to effectively communicate an oral health promotion program

1.2 Prioritise the oral health issues fore the target group and the potential foe effective interventions

1.3 Prepare oral health promotion materials suitable for use across age groups

1.4 Ensure flexibility of delivery of oral health promotion taking into account the target group's location, economic and physical circumstances, language, culture and communication needs

1.5 Actively involve community groups in health decision making and setting of oral health promotion priorities

1.6 Implement a review strategy to determine the effectiveness of the oral health promotion program

2. Develop oral health promotion strategies for a target group

2.1 Provide information on the causes of oral diseases to a target group appropriately and completely using language that can be easily understood

2.2 Provide information on the prevention of oral diseases appropriately and completely using language that can be easily understood

2.3 Develop and give appropriate information on acids and fermentable carbohydrates in a manner that can be easily understood

2.4 Involve the target group in a review of current dietary habits and the development of an approach to healthy eating which improves general and oral health

2.5 Provide information appropriately on dentally healthy lifestyle and behavioural change

2.6 Provide an appropriate environment for the target group to ask questions and become involved in oral health

3. Integrate oral health promotion with targeted National Health Priorities

3.1 Work collaboratively with other health care workers in a culturally sensitive and competent manner to address risk factors that oral diseases have in common with other diseases

3.2 Personalise the delivery of health information so that it is immediately relevant to the individual and the consequences of behaviour


Qualifications and Skillsets

HLTDA414B appears in the following qualifications:

  • HLT43007 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting
  • HLT43012 - Certificate IV in Dental Assisting