THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE
FACULTY OF DENTAL SCIENCE
HANDBOOK, 1989
PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY
S T U D E N T D I A R Y
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S U S P E N S I O N O F S U B J E C T S
In exceptional circumstances the Council is empowered to suspend subjects and to vary the syllabus of a subject. For example, insufficient enrolments may be a ground for suspending an optional subject. Details of any such alteration will be available from the appropriate Faculty office and will be announced on departmental notice boards.
C H A N G E S T O L E G I S L A T I O N
University Statutes and Regulations referred to or quoted in this publication are as in operation at the time of going to press in late 1988. From January 1989 it is expected that the current Statutes and Regulations will be replaced by a completely revised set of Statutes which will encompass the provisions in the current Statutes and Regulations except for Chapters 6 and 7 of the Regulations (prizes, exhibitions, scholarships, bursaries and other endowments). These latter Regulations will become Resolutions of Council, without substantial change, and will be identified by the Regulation numbers used in 1988. The revised Statutes will be published early in 1989 and will be available in the 1989 University Calendar.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FACULTY OF DENTAL S C I E N C E 4 TEACHING AND R E S E A R C H STAFF 5 CHAPTER 1. Important Dates 10
Bachelor of Dental Science: Applications, Course Commencement Master of Dental Science
Principal Dates
CHAPTER 2. Advice t o Prospective Students 12
Bachelor of Dental Science: Special Course Requirements, Preparatory Studies Master of Dental Science
Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Dental Science
CHAPTER 3. Admission to Dental Science Courses 16
University General Principles of Selection for Postgraduate Courses Notification
CHAPTER 4. List of Subjects w i t h Code Numbers 19 Bachelor of Dental Science
Master of Dental Science
CHAPTER 5. Course Requirements 20
Lectures, Passing by Years, Assessment, Unsatisfactory Progress Guidelines,
Directions to Examiners relating to Assessment, Theses, Use of Electronic Calculators ' Examinations, Practical Work, Clinical Experience
CHAPTER 6. Dental School Services and Rules 24 Common Rooms, Telephone
Photographic Record of Students Deposit for Instruments
Dental School Rules
CHAPTER 7. Scholarships, Bursaries, Prizes and Financial Assistance 26 Entrance Awards
John lliffe Scholarships Summary of Awards Student Financial Aid Office CHAPTER 8. Details of Subjects 28
BDSc, Year 1 BDSc, Year 2 BDSc, Year 3 BDSc, Year 4 BDSc, Year 5 MDSc
CHAPTER 9. Regulations 45 BDSc — Reg. 3.41 MDSc — R e g . 3.42 DDSc — Reg. 3.43 PhD — Reg. 3.60 BOOKLIST 52
APPENDIX Continuing Education Courses in the Faculty of Dental Science 60
FACULTY OF DENTAL S C I E N C E
Information correct as at 15 September 1988.
Dean: PROFESSOR J. G. WATERSON Deputy Dean: PROFESSOR R C. READE Associate Dean: DrK. D. B. FAULKNER
The Vice-Chancellor: PROFESSOR D. G. PENINGTON
Professors, Readers, Senior Lecturers and Chairmen of Departments:
DrG. ELLENDER Dr A. MALCOLM MrsS. FEIK DrB.G. RADDEN . Mr R.H.HAMMOND DrW. J.RALPH
DrJ.K. HARCOURT Dr E. C. REYNOLDS Mr I. H.JOHNSON Mrs A. A. VERNIEKS Mrs A. LEONG MrV. C. WEST DrW. A.lvlcDOUGALL Dr F. A. C. WRIGHT
Chairmen of the Departments of: Anatomy. Biochemistry. Chemistry. Medicine (RMH).
Microbiology. Pathology. Pharmacology, Physiology, Surgery (RMH), Zoology Appointed Annually by University Council:
Mr F C. BARNETT Mr R. PAPLI Mr J. R S. CAMPBELL MrsJ.E. STEEL Dr I. CHIPPENDALE MrJ.F. ZETTL Senior Dental Professional Officer of the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne:
DrJ. DAWKINS
Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne:
Mr B. WESTAWAY
Nominated Annually by the Committee of Management of the Dental Hospital:
Mrs G. WATKINS
Nominated Annually by the Dental Board of Victoria:
MrG. OAKLEY
President of the Australian Dental Association (Victorian Branch):
Mr R FIELD
Appointed by Graduate Committee:
MrS. SAHHAR
Appointed by the University Council on the recommendation of the Faculty being a Teacher in the University:
MrS. J.HOOKEY Mr M. MORGAN Ms A. RICH Ms M. STACEY MrB. STEWART DrE. C.WEDENBERG Student Members:
Ms L. SAKALO (graduate) MrS. ANDERSON
(undergraduate) Assistant Registrar (Dental Science):
Mr R T. O'KEEFE
711 Elizabeth Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000.
Mr C.ROBERTS (undergraduate)
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DENTAL S C I E N C E TEACHING AND RESEARCH STAFF
Information correct as at 15 September 1988
Staff are listed alphabetically within categories, not according to seniority.
* Indicates part-time staff. t Indicates associated staff.
PREVENTIVE AND COMMUNITY DENTISTRY
Chairman of Department and Reader
FREDRICK ALLAN CLIVE WRIGHT, MDS PhD Otago Professor of Preventive and Community Dentistry
Vacant Reader
WALLACE ARTHUR McDOUGALL, BSc DDSc Qld. MDSc Senior Lecturers
GRAHAM ELLENDER, BDS Lond. MDSc PhD, LDSRCS Eng.
SOPHIE ANNE FEIK, MDS Syd.
RICHARD HENRY HAMMOND, BDS Lond. MDSc IAN HOWARD JOHNSON, MDSc
ERIC CHARLES REYNOLDS, BSc PhD Lecturers
MICHAEL VIVIAN MORGAN, BDS Otago MDSc
•MARGARITA SILVA, CD Mex. MS Minn.
•MARGARET ANNE STACEY, BDSc Research Fellow
SUSAN MARGARET RAMM-ANDERSON, BSc PhD NHMRC Dental Postgraduate Scholars
SANDRO PETER D'ADAMO, BDSc STEVEN KWOK WEI CHAN, BDSc Commonwealth Postgraduate Scholar
STUART GEOFFREY DASHPER, BSc Clinical Teachers
•SAMARAMARI, BDSc
•JOHN WILLIAM BROWNBILL, MDSc FRACDS
•ANDREW EDWARD CATTERMOLE, MSc Lond. MDSc FRACDS
•GERARD DAVID CONDON, MDSc
•ROBERT PAUL DE POL, BDSc
•ANGUSTIN DEL RIO, MDSc
•JOHNDIMINIC, MDSc
•JULIE KESRY FRASER, MDSc
•CHRISTOPHER I AN HOME WOOD, DDS Dal. BDSc FRACDS
•GERARD JUDOWSKI, MDSc
•EDMOND AUGUSTINE LOBAZA, BSc MDSc
•JAMES ORMONDE LUCAS, MDSc FRACDS
•EUGENE HORATIO NELSON, MDS Indiana BDSc FRACDS
•RAIN PAPLI, BDS Adel. MSc Lond. MDSc
•MARGARET PRESTON, BDSc
•PATRICK JOHN RUSSO, BDSc
•BLAIR ALAN SHRIMPTON, MDS Otago
•JOAN ELAINE STEEL, BSc Syd.
•BRUCE EMERY TAYLOR, MDSc FRACDS
•PETER DOUGLAS TOLLIDAY, MDSc
•HELENA ELIZABETH WAKS, BDSc
•IAN JAMES WHITE, BSc Monash BDSc Senior Associate
•ROGER KINGSLEY HALL. MDSc, FRACDS
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Associates
'WOO YORK ANG, BDS Sing. MDSc
"JOHN DOUGLAS BERGMAN. BDSc
•PETER KROGH BERTELSEN, Cand Odont Arhus.
'GABRIEL DAVID CSILLAG, BDS Syd.
•JERZY WOJCIECH CZUBA, BDSc
•GILLIAN MARGARET ELLIOTT, BDS Lond. FFDRCS
•BEVERLEY JANE HOOKEY, BDSc
•THOMAS FRANCIS MULQUEEN, BDS Ire.
"BEATRISE ELIZABETE NEIBURGS, BDSc.
•DENIS JOHN IGNATIUS O GALLAGHER, LDSRCS Dub. FFDRCS Ire.
•CHRISTOPHER BRUCE OLSEN, MDSc, FRACDS
•AMARJIT JASWANT PAUL, BDS Ceyl.
•IAN RUTHERFORD PERRIER, MDSc FRACDS
"NEVILLE ALEXANDER RIDGWAY, BDSc
•COLIN DOUGLAS RILEY. BDSc
•HEERANUNDH SEWGOOLAM, BDS Bombay
•KOK SHANG SIEH, BDS Sing. B Com
•TIMOTHY JOHN SYNNOT, BDSc
•IAIN MALCOLM STEWART WILSON, BSc BDS Otago
DENTAL MEDICINE AND S U R G E R Y
Chairman of Department and Professor of Dental Medicine and Surgery PETER CLARENCE READE, MDS PhD Adel. MDSc FDSRCS FRCPath Reader in Oral Pathology
BRYAN GRAY RADDEN, BDSc W.Aust. PhD Lond. MDSc FDSRCS FRCPath Senior Lecturer in Oral Anatomy
JOHN GERALD CLEMENT, BDS PhD Lond. LDS RCS Eng. DipFor Odont LHMC Lecturers in Oral Medicine
JOHN FREDERICK O'GRADY, MDSc FRACDS LDS ALISON MARY RICH, BDSc Otago MDSc FRACDS Lecturers in Oral Surgery
STEPHEN RODNEY HOOKEY, MDSc FRACDS FRACDS (OMS) LDS STEVEN SULLIVAN, BA Nth. Col. DDS Baylor
Lecturer in Oral Medicine
JOHN FREDERICK O'GRADY, BDSc FRACDS Lecturer, in Oral Surgery
STEVEN SULLIVAN. BA Nth. Col. DDS Baylor Lecturer in Anaesthesia
ANATOLE BAJURNOW, MB BS DipObsRCOG FFARACS Senior Clinical Teachers
•ROSS JAN BASTIA AN, MDSc MSc Lond. FRACDS
•BYRON COLLINS, MB BS FRCPA
•JOHN LLEWELLYN COLVIN, MB BS Q'/dDORCPS FRCS Edin. FRACS
•JOHN DAWKINS, DDSc FRACDS
•BARRY FEIGLIN, BDSc PhD
•STANLEY KENNETT, MB BS Lond. BDSc FDSRCS FACD
•MICHAEL DEREK O'BRIEN, MDSc FRACDS FFDRCS
•RALPH COLEMAN TAYLOR, BDSc PhC 'ROBERT WILLIAM WARDROR MDSc FRACDS Senior yVcsociotcs
•GRAHAM DENE BURROWS, MB ChB BSc Otago MD DPM FRANZCP MRCPsych
•IAN CHIPPENDALE, MA MB BChir Camb. BDS Uv. FDSRCS
•ROBERT MALCOLM COOK, MDSc FDSRCS FRACDS FICD
•BRUCE AARON LEVANT, MDSc FDSRCS
•SYDNEY CHARLES WARNEKE, MDSc FRACDS Associ3t©s
•ROBERT BERRY, BDS Sheff. MDSc FRACDS
•JOHN PRITCHARD STEWART CAMPBELL, MDSc FRACDS 'CHRIS CHRISTOFIS, BDSc Q'ld
•PAMELA COATS, MB BS Adel. DA Lond. FFARACS
•GEORGE CAMPBELL COMMING, BDSc
•JOHN CURTIN, MDSc
•KATY DARUWALA, BM BS DA Bom.
•PACHALINGA DAS, MB BS Monash FFARACS
•DAVID FEGENT, MB BS FFARACS
•JAMES EDWARD FIELD, MB BS FFARACS
•JACK ALLAN GERSCHMAN, BDSc PhD
•JANICE D. GILLIES, MSc MB BS Syd. FFARACS
"JOSEPHINE GOTTLICH, MB ChB DA Witw.
•ROGER KINGSLEY HALL, MDSc FRACDS
•MICHAEL HASE, MDSc FRACDS FDSRCS
•BRENDAN JOHN HOLWILL. MB BS MRANZCP
•HANS KEUR, DDSc Utrecht
•GIM SOOI KHOO, BDS Sing. FDSRCS Edin.
•MICHAEL LACY, MDSc FRACDS
"DAVID RICHARD LAING, BPharm GradDipHosPharm
•ALLAN MANSOUR. MDSc LDS FDSRCS
•MARY MORLAND, MB BS
•DAVID NASH, BDSc
•DENIS O GALLAGHER, LDSRCS Dub. FFDRCS Irel.
"NALLIAH PARAMANATHAN, BDS Sing.
"IAN RUTHERFORD PERRIER, MDSc FRACDS
•NEVILLE QUINN. BDSc MB BS FRCS Lond.. Edin. & Irel. FRACDS FDSRCS
•NEVILLE ALEXANDER RIDGWAY, BDSc
•VEERENDRA SINGH, BDSc
•NANDOR EDWARD STEIDLER, MDSc PhD LDS FRACDS
•ROWAN DARROCH STORY, BSc LaT. MDSc FRACDS FDSRCPS Glas.
•JONATHAN TVERSKY, MDSc FRACDS
•ANTON ALEXANDER VAN TOOREN, BDS Witw.
•DAVID WIESENFELD, MDSc LDS FDSRCPS Glasgow
•WILLIAM WILLIAMSON, MB ChB N.Z. FFARACS
•BRIAN WILSON, MDSc
•JANICE WRIGHT Clinical Teachers
•CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL ANGEL, BDSc
•DAVID NELSON CROCKETT, BDSc
•GEORGE DIMITROULIS, BDSc
•STEPHEN DAVID GIBBONS, BDSc
•NODE KIBANI MADU, BDS P.N. G.
•ANDREW RONALD GALL MACMILLAN, BDSc Q'ld FRACDS
•ANTHONY JOHN OLIVER, BDS Syd.
•TARA FRANCES RENTON, BDS LDS RCS Lond.
•MICHAEL SCHENBERG, BDSc W.Aust.
•WILLIAM SHELDON, BDSc
•TUIJA INKERI SUVINEN, Lie Odont Kuopio ADEC Research Fellows
•LUCJAN STANISLAW SYCH, MBiol PhD DSc Krakow
•SHRIPAD VASUDEO KANDARKAR, MSc PhD Bombay National Health and Medical Research Council Dental Research Scholars
•NORMAN ARTHUR FIRTH, BDS Adel.
"TRACEY ANNE WINNING, BDSc Q'ld
RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
Chairman of Department and Reader
JOHN KENNETH HARCOURT. DDSc FRACDS Professor of Restorative Dentistry
JOHN GABRIEL WATERSON, BDS BScDent PhD Adel. FRACDS Reader
VICTOR CHARLES WEST, MDSc BSc DipDO Glas. DipOrth RCS LLB FRACDS
Senior Lecturers
KEITH DOUGLAS BURTON FAULKNER, LDS MDSc Q'ld. PhD FRACDS ALLIN LEONG, MDSc
ALAN SCOTT MALCOLM, DDSc FRACDS WILLIAM JAMES RALPH, DDSc FRACDS ASJA ALMA VERNIEKS, MDSc
Lecturers
BARRY LEONARD STEWART. MDSc FRACDS EVA CECILIA WEDENBERG, DDSc PhD Karolinska Senior Associate
•JOHN DAWKINS, DDSc LDS FRACDS Associates
•ROBERT HUGH AITKEN, BDS Otago MDSc
"CORNELIUS JOSEPH ARMSTRONG, BDS Syd. DDSc DipOrth RCS FRACDS
•FREDERICK CHARLES BARNETT, MDSc DDS Tor. FRACDS
•DERRICK ROY BEECH, MSc PhD Mane. CChem FRSC
•JEAN CANNON, MDSc FRACDS
•CHRIS STRATIS CHRISTOFIS, BDSc Qld.
•JOHN ROBERT HEATH, MDSc
•DAVID CHARLES HUGGINS, BDS Birm. FDS DipOrth RCS
•STANLEY GEORGE JACOBS, BDSc FDSRCS DipOrth RCS FRACDS
•JUDITH ANN LEWIS, MDSc
•BARRY MOLLENHAUER, MDSc
•BARRY DUNCAN PRESTON, BDSc
•PETER ROBINS RICHARDS, MDSc Syd. DipPubHIthDent Syd. BDSc
•HOCK CHUAN SOH, MDS Sing.
•BASIL IAN STEELE, MDSc FRACDS
•MARTIN TYAS, BDS PhD Birm GradDupHlthSc W.A.I. T. AHA Prov.
•BRIAN GORDON WILSON, MDSc Senior Demonstrator (Dental Materials)
PETER CHARLES BROCKHURST, BTech Adel. MSc N.S. W. PhD Syd. MIM CEn Senior Clinical Teachers
•JOHN BOUCHER, BDSc
•PAUL CHARLES BUCCHOLZ, BDSc W.Aust MDSc
•KEVIN BURT, MDSc
•CHRISTOPHER MURRAY CALLAHAN, BDSc FRACDS
•JOHN CAREY, BDSc
•TIMOTHY DAVID CUTLER, MDSc FRACDS
•ANTHONY JOHN DICKINSON, MSD Indiana BDSc FRACDS
•ERNST HEINZ EHRMANN, DDS Tor. DipEndo BDSc FDSRCS FRACDS
•DAVID FIGDOR. MDSc FRACDS D(Endo)
•PAUL FITZ-WALTER, BDSc Q l d MDSc
•ANDREW FLOOD, MDSc FRACDS 'GARY JOSEPH GILCHRIST, BDSc
•RAYMOND MAXWELL VINCENT HALLAM, BDSc
•CHRISTOPHER HOMEWOOD. BDSc DDS Dal.
•PETER KINGSBURY, BDSc
•ROBERT LEE, BDS Syd.
•BARRY JACOB LEWIN. MDSc FRACDS
'JOHN CHARLES GIBBS LOCKE. BDSc MDS Indiana
•MARCEL BERNARDUS CASTELLUS MANGELSDORR BDSc Amsterdam
•LEONARD NASH, MDSc
•GARRY JOSEPH NERVO, MDSc
•KIERAN FRANCIS O'NEILL. BDSc Otago
•JOHN RUPERT PEARSON, BDSc Q'ld MDSc FRACDS
•DARREN JAMES PITTARD. BDSc
•ALAN POLLARD, MDSc
•JOHN RATTRAY, BDSc
•STANLEY COSTANDY SAHHAR, MDSc FRACDS
•PAUL SCHNEIDER, BDSc MS Minn. CertOrth Lou.
•MALCOLM JOHN SEDGMAN, BDSc
•MICHAEL WATSON SHEARER, BDSoWe/. MDSc
•PETER SMITH, BDSc
•ANTONIO STELLA, BDSc LDS 'GEOFFREY WILLIAM TATE, MDSc
•PETER RUSSELL TOMLINSON, BDSc 'ANNE-MARIE VINCENT, MDSc
'SYDNEY CHARLES WARNEKE, MDSc FRACDS
'MICHAEL GEOFFREY WOODS, MDSc FRACDS DOrth CertOrth
•JOHN WYSE, BDSc LDS
•PETER YEUNG. MDSc
•JOHN FREDERICK ZETTL, MDSc FRACDS Clinical Teachers
'SAMAR HANNAH AMARI, BDSc
•SERGIO JOHN BOBBERA, BSc BDSc
•CARY PAGE DRY. BDSc W.Aust.
•PATRICK JOHN HANNAN, BDSc Old. FRACDS 'DAVID HOUGHTON, BDSc BSc PhD
•SUSAN ELIZABETH KING, BDSc
•JON KOZENIAUSKAS. BDSc
"DENISE MAREE LAWRY, BDSc LDS FRACDS
•RAYMOND LU, BDSc
'DEBRA CLAIRE McAREE, BDSc
•DONNA MERCADO, DDM Philipines
•PAUL FRANCES MORTON, BDSc Q'ld.
•SUSAN CLARE NEEDHAM, BDSc Q'ld. FRACDS
•PETER PARASHOS. BDSc
•PETER RUDOLF PLEUNIK, BDSc FRACDS
•ENNIO FRANCIS REBELLATO, MDSc 'LILIAN SAKALO. BDSc W.Aust.
•LESLIE LORRAINE SHORT, BDSc
•ANDREW SVOLMANIS BDSc BSc Monash 'MICHAEL TSELEPIS, BDSc FRACDS
•ALBERT WONG. BDSc Special Lecturer
'SUZANNE LEONE GOLDIN, BA Jo'burg MASH Research Assistant
ANTHONY ROSLER, BSc Professional Officer
CHRISTOPHER DAVID LEWIS THOMAS, HNC(App P) U.K. Grad Dip Dig Comp R.M.l.T.
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CHAPTER 1
IMPORTANT DATES
BACHELOR OF DENTAL S C I E N C E t
APPLICATIONS AND ENROLMENTS Students Previously Enrolled
13 January 1989: Last day of enrolment for all students previously enrolled.
N e w Students
Applications for admission into the course must be lodged with the Victorian Tertiary Admissions Centre, 40 Park Street, South Melbourne, 3205, on or before 16 September, 1988 for admission in 1989.
COMMENCEMENT OF COURSES
27 February for 1st, 2nd and 3rd years. For new students an orientation programme conducted by the University will be held during the previous week. Students in 4th and 5th Years of the course will be notified of the commencement of clinical teaching.
MASTER OF DENTAL S C I E N C E
Applications should be made by 30 June of the year preceding the commencement of the course of study. Consideration may be given to later applications depending on the avail- ability of places within the Faculty. Applicants must apply for selection on a form obtainable from the Faculty Office.
Applications for examination entrance are lodged at the Faculty Office on the prescribed form.
The closing date for lodgement of examination entries is 1 September. The examinations commence 30 October.
t Some dates are tentative at the time of going to press and ii is advisable to consult the Faculty Office
PRINCIPAL DATES 1989
Students in 4th and 5th Years of the course will be notified of the commencement and termination dates of clinical teaching.
FEBRUARY 27 Monday First Teaching Semester commences for 1st. 2nd, 3rd. 4th, and 5th Years B.D.Sc.
MARCH 8 Wednesday Faculty of Dental Science.
24 Friday Easter recess commences.
APRIL 12 Wednesday Faculty of Dental Science.
JUNE 12 Monday Queen's Birthday.
30 Friday Last day of lodgement of applications for entrance to 1990 MDSc course.
JULY 5 Wednesday Faculty of Dental Science.
17 Monday Second Teaching Semester commences for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Year B.D.Sc.
SEPTEMBER 1 Friday Last day of entry for examinations for M.D.Sc. Degree.
20 Wednesday Faculty of Dental Science.
OCTOBER 30 Monday Examinations for M.D.Sc. begin.
NOVEMBER 3 Friday Last day for lodgement of M.D.Sc. theses for examinations.
DECEMBER 1 Friday Last day for lodgement of applications for entrance into second or later Years from students not in the course.
6 Wednesday Faculty of Dental Science.
CHAPTER 2
ADVICE TO PROSPECTIVE S T U D E N T S
C O U R S E S AVAILABLE
Bachelor of Dental Science Master of Dental Science Doctor of Philosophy Doctor of Dental Science Hepatitis B Infection Precautions
Because of the risk of Hepatitis B infection in dental clinical procedures and the likelihood that carriers of Hepatitis B will not be permitted to undertake the clinical work which is an essential part of the dental science course, all students entering the course for the first time will be required to undertake Hepatitis B testing and, if necessary, vaccination, or to submit medical evidence that such testing and vaccination, where necessary, has been carried out.
BACHELOR OF DENTAL S C I E N C E
The degree of Bachelor of Dental Science of The University of Melbourne is recognized by the Dental Boards of all Australian States. The holder may apply for registration as a den- tist, without further examination, anywhere in Australia and its Territories.
Registration may also be granted in some other countries subject to entry requirements and those of the registering authorities.
The course is designed as a preparation for entry to private practice, hospital service, the armed services, government health services, or an academic career.
SPECIAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS
In addition to satisfying the University entrance requirements, candidates must also have satisfied the special course requirements prescribed. For the BDSc course these requirements comprise passes at the Victorian Certificate of Education (formerly. Higher School Certificate) Examination, in English, Chemistry and either Physics or Biology or a branch of Mathematics.
In special cases candidates may be given special treatment as regards prerequisites.
Inquiries in such cases should be made to the Assistant Registrar (Dental Science) as soon as the results of the Victorian Certificate of Education Examination are published.
PREPARATORY STUDIES
In the year prior to the Victorian Certificate of Education Examination, students should include the following:
1. English
2. A subject from the Language/History group 3. Chemistry
4. Physics
5. A branch of Mathematics
6. Student's own choice, preferably a non-scientific subject. A pass in this subject is non-essential for university entrance purposes.
For the Victorian Certificate of Education Examination, students should include the following:
1. English 2. Chemistry
3. Physics or a branch of Mathematics 4. Biology
5. Own choice, although a pass in any two of 3, 4 and 5 is required to satisfy university entrance requirements.
English and Chemistry are compulsory; one of Physics, Biology or a branch of Mathematics must also be passed.
MASTER OF DENTAL SCIENCE
The MDSc course is designed to take cognizance of the increased growth of dental knowledge and the changes in practice which are occurring. Candidates may proceed to gain the MDSc by submission of a thesis and examination or by submission of a major thesis.
The objectives of the MDSc course are to enable a candidate to achieve an advanced level of knowledge and competence in a branch of dental science by means of a prescribed course of study and a supervised research project.
An organized course of lectures and seminars, to supplement, not supplant, the independent work of the candidate is provided. This will enable the candidate to improve the quality of his/her independent work, while extending and deepening certain areas of knowledge that cannot be developed in undergraduate courses. It has, for example, become clear that advanced work in some aspects of clinical dental science is an essential element of postgraduate training and that this work is best pursued in close association with training in research methods.
A candidate may elect to pursue a course in which the major emphasis would be on either:
(i) formal study with clinical and/or laboratory work or (ii) research.
The Faculty's Board of Graduate Studies will approve through the appropriate department(s) suitable courses and the appointment of supervisor(s) for the candidate's approved research project.
The course of study for a full-time candidate shall continue for at least two years.
Part-time candidates will be required to complete an equivalent course, provided that they enrol for not less than four sessions per week, when the course will normally take a minimum of four years to complete.
Intending candidates should consult the Head of the Department offering the appropriate course prior to application. Courses set out hereunder are further explained in Chapter 8.
The Board of Graduate Studies approves on behalf of Faculty the proposed course study for the MDSc degree.
Admittance to examinations will only be permitted to candidates who have been certified by the Faculty as having completed the prescribed course.
Supervisors will be required to submit annual reports on candidates' work.
The MDSc course for a candidate may be terminated at any time should the Board of Graduate Studies consider the candidate's progress to be unsatisfactory.
For the nature of the thesis, see Details of Subjects Section.
The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne offers a limited number of House Officer positions with fractional salaries to cover clinical work carried out on hospital patients as part of the course. Applications made on the combined form should be forwarded to the Assistant Registrar (Dental Science) by the due date. These will be considered by both the Faculty of Dental Science and The Royal Dental Hospital.
DEPARTMENT OF DENTAL MEDICINE AND SURGERY Chairman of Department: Professor Peter Reade
Excellent facilities are available in this department for students planning to proceed to a Master's degree in Oral Anatomy, Oral Histology and Oral Embryology, in Oral Surgery or in Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine.
The department is fortunate to have a large collection of Oral Pathology material and shares with The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne, modern theatre and ward facilities for Oral Surgery and clinical facilities for Oral Medicine.
Intending candidates should consult the chairman of the department as early as possible and preferably a year before it is planned to commence a course of study so that they can be as well informed as possible of the structure and requirements of the course.
Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine
A course of advanced study in a clinical and/or research aspect of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine will be planned for each candidate in consultation with the candidate's supervisor. It is intended that the course of study will involve a major clinical or research project with supporting course work or consist primarily of course work associated with a research project. The course work may consist of lectures, tutorials, assignments and practical or clinical work.
Oral Surgery
A course of advanced study in a clinical and/or research aspect of Oral Surgery will be planned for each candidate in consultation with the candidate's supervisor.
It is intended that the course of study will involve a major clinical or research project with supporting course work or consist primarily of course work associated with a research project. The course work may consist of lectures, tutorials, assignments and practical or clinical work.
Oral Anatomy, Oral Histology and Oral Embryology
A course of advanced study in a basic science aspect of Oral Anatomy, Oral Histology and Oral Embryology will be planned for each candidate in consultation with a supervisor.
It is intended that the course of study will involve a major basic science research project, with supporting course work, or consist primarily of course work associated with a minor research project. Course work will include weekly tutorials and practical sessions in two of the following subjects—Anatomy, Histology, Embryology, Cellular Biology or other suitable subjects as determined from time to time in each of the two years of the course.
DEPARTMENT OF PREVENTIVE AND COMMUNITY DENTISTRY Chairman of Department: Dr F. A. C. Wright
Within the department of Preventive and Community Dentistry candidates may study for the Master's degree in one of the following subjects: Children's Dentistry, Periodontics, Preventive and Community Dentistry. Candidates may be required to participate in other relevant courses of study in the University of Melbourne and will be required to discuss the nature of their proposed course of study with the chairman of the department at least six to twelve months prior to enrolment.
Children's Dentistry
A course of advanced study and research relating to the prevention and correction of dental disorders particularly in children. The course will consist of lectures, tutorials, assignments, clinical and laboratory demonstrations, practical work and research.
Periodontics
A course of advanced study and research relating to the nature and treatment of disorders of the tooth-supporting structures and the relationship of these to other dental and systemic conditions. The course will consist of lectures, tutorials, assignments, clinical and laboratory demonstrations, practical work and research.
Preventive and Community Dentistry
A course of advanced study and research relating to the prevention of dental disorders and the delivery of dental care.
The course will consist of lectures, tutorials, assignments, clinical and laboratory demonstrations, practical work and research.
DEPARTMENT OF RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY Chairman of Department: Dr J . K. Harcourt
Masters' courses in the department embrace the areas of Restorative Dentistry, Endodontics, Orthodontics, and Materials Science. Candidates will be expected to have a knowledge of recent advances in the subject for which they enrol and to undertake a research project during the course of study, and to submit a thesis as part of the examina- tion. Prospective candidates should discuss their interests with the chairman of department as early as possible so that the appropriate course may be planned.
Restorative Dentistry
Advanced study and research in the field of restorative dentistry with emphasis either on fixed or removable appliance therapy and the appropriate occlusal and related temporomandibular joint significance.
Orthodontics
Advanced study and research relating to skull growth and occlusion and the prevention, interception and correction of dento-facial abnormalities by orthodontic means.
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Dental Materials Science
Advanced study of the structure of matter relative to the properties of materials involved in dentistry. Biological and mechanical factors involved in the selection, handling, and behaviour of materials used in clinical practice.
Endodontics
Advanced study and research into the nature and treatment of disorders of the dental pulp and periapical tissues and the relationship of these to other dental and systemic con- ditions.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
This degree is primarily for full-time research workers and is under the control of the Aca- demic Board. However, part-time candidates may be admitted if they comply with the rules laid down by the Board. Intending candidates should consult the chairman of the department in which they may wish to work, and the Assistant Registrar (Research).
DOCTOR OF DENTAL S C I E N C E
Candidates for this degree must be Bachelors of Dental Science of at least four years' standing, and must normally have passed the examination prescribed for the degree of Master of Dental Science or have had a thesis accepted for the degree.
The examination is by thesis, which must, in the examiners' opinion, make an original and substantial contribution to some branch of Dental Science'.
CHAPTER 3
ADMISSION TO DENTAL SCIENCE COURSES
Applicants are advised to consider the General Principles of Selection and the Special Principles of Selection which are appropriate to the level at which they may be seeking entry to courses.
Principles of Selection cover the following areas:
'General Principles of Selection for Entry to First Year Undergraduate Courses 'Special Faculty Principles of Select/on for Entry to First Year Undergraduate Courses
"General Principles of Selection for Entry to Second and Later Years of Undergraduate Courses
"Special Faculty Principles of Selection for Entry to Second and Later Years of Undergraduate Courses
General Principles of Selection for Entry to Postgraduate Courses (see below).
Potential applicants, after reading the relevant sets of principles, should seek further information from the faculties or board of studies in whose courses they are interested, or the Office for Prospective and New Students, if they need assistance in interpreting these principles in the light of their own circumstances and background.
Applicants who have attempted or completed tertiary studies will be considered for entry at the highest level for which they are assessed t o be eligible, if they are not assessed as eligible for the level sought. Course application forms make provision for these arrangements and applicants who are unsure of their eligibility for a particular year or level of entry are encouraged to seek advice.
The number of places available in each course is limited and there may be quotas in specific years of a course and, in some cases, subjects or units.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SELECTION FOR ENTRY TO POSTGRADUATE COURSES
1. Preamble 1.1 Applicability
These principles shall not apply to such postgraduate courses under the direct control of the Academic Board as the Academic Board may prescribe from time to time.'
1.2 Selection Committee
1.2.1 There shall be a selection committee for entry to each postgraduate course consisting of the Dean of the faculty concerned, or a person nominated by the Dean, and such other members as may be appointed by the faculty. If any member of a selection committee is unable to act, the Dean of the faculty may approve the appointment of a substitute, on behalf of the faculty concerned.
1.2.2 A selection committee shall identify those applicants to whom offers shall be made for places available for that course.
1.2.3 A selection committee shall make its decisions by the vote of a majority of the members present and voting and shall report those decisions to the fac- ulty as soon as possible.
" These Principles of Selection are now published in the University Prospectus, available from the Office for Pro- spective and New Students.
1 Pursuant to Statute 2.3 (the Academic Board), the Academic Board exercises the powers and performs.the duties of a faculty for all courses not pertaining to any faculty. The Master of Business Administration, Master of Management and Postgraduate Diploma in Management Studies courses and the Doctor of Philosophy course are all under the direct control of the Academic Board and, in respect of these courses, the Board is deemed to be a faculty within the meaning of these General Principles of Selection.
The Board has prescribed that these General Principles of Selection shall not apply to entry to the Doctor of Philosophy course.
1.3 Applications
* 1.3.1 Applicants for selection should submit applications on the appropriate form by the date prescribed or by such closing date as may be prescribed for the receipt of late applications.1
1.3.2 No application for selection lodged after such closing date shall be considered unless the selection committee concerned is satisfied that special circumstances exist which justify a late application.
1.4 Special and General Principles
1.4.1 Special principles of selection for any faculty may be approved by Council on the recommendation of the Academic Board.
1.4.2 Except insofar as is provided by general principles of selection those special principles shall not conflict with the general principles.
1.5 Eligibility
Except as otherwise provided in special principles of selection applicants for selection for the first or later years of a postgraduate course must have:
(a) satisfied the University entrance requirements;
(b) satisfied any prerequisite or entry requirements for and the provisions of any regulations applicable to, the course for which selection is sought;
(c) successfully completed, to a standard satisfactory to the appropriate faculty, courses of study which, in the opinion of the faculty, are equivalent to those for which standing or credit is sought; and
(d) complied with any requirements for eligibility contained in special principles of selection for the course for which selection is sought.
1.6 Level of Entry: (applicable only to postgraduate courses which are divided into years.) 1.6.1 The selection committee shall consider applicants for selection at the year or level of the course which is determined in accordance with the relevant course regulation and any working rules2 of the faculty.
1.6.2 To the extent necessary to establish the year or level for which an applicant is to be considered for selection, credit to be granted for work done in other courses may be determined in accordance with Regulation 3.3 and any working rules, if the faculty has not provided otherwise for such a determination.
1.6.3 Unless the applicant has specified otherwise, any applicant found to be ineligible.
for selection at a particular level shall be considered for selection at the highest level for which the applicant is eligible.
2. Selection
2.1 Pursuant to the following principles and to any special principles approved by Council, the selection committee shall identify those eligible applicants who are considered most likely to pursue successfully the course concerned. Such applicants shall be ranked by the selection committee and places shall be offered in accordance with such ranking until the places available3 have been filled.
2.1.1 Selection shall be based primarily on academic merit as judged by reference to the whole academic record of the applicant.
2.1.2 In establishing the relative likelihood of success of any applicant, a selection committee may, at its discretion, take into account:
(a) the age of an applicant when completing part of or all of a course of study relied on as qualifying the applicant for admission and the period of time which has passed since completion of those studies;
(b) any illness, war or military service, or serious hardship as a result of which the studies or examination performance of an applicant have, in the opinion of the committee, been adversely affected;
* Makes provision for Special Principles to be proposed.
2. Where working rules are used a copy may be obtained from the Assistant Registrar of tho faculty concerned.
3. Places available shall be determined by Council in accordance with resolutions agreed by Council from time to time and notified in terms of target figures, quotas or sub-quotas of Weighted Student Units attributable lo postgraduate students, reserved for each faculty, or postgraduate course of the University, as the case may be.
(c) physical handicaps or disabilities;
(d) reports from persons with relevant professional qualifications, where those reports may assist the selection committee in evaluating the effect of factors referred to in paragraph (b) or (c);
(e) the applicant's reasons for wishing to pursue the course;
(f) any work or research experience which, in the opinion of the selection committee, may be relevant to the proposed course of study;
"(g) any other matters specified in the special principles of selection of the course for which selection is sought.
"2.1.3 A selection committee may conduct interviews to elucidate the matters referred to in section 2.1.2 above or for such purposes as may be provided for in special principles of selection.
2.1.4 A selection committee shall take into account any relevant written information submitted by an applicant.
"2.1.5 A selection committee may conduct written or other tests for such purposes as may be provided for in special principles of selection.
"2.1.6 A selection committee may also take into account any special principles of selection or other factors approved by Council on the recommendation of the faculty concerned.
2.2 A selection committee shall select a candidate only if it is satisfied that the faculty can arrange for the adequate supervision of the candidate and can provide, or arrange access to, adequate facilities for the support of that candidate.
*3. Conditional Selection
Pursuant to Regulation 3.3, section 1(1), special principles of selection may provide for the imposition of conditions subject to which admission may be granted.
4. Reservation of Places in Quotas (Deferment)
"4.1 Special principles may provide that for applicants who have been selected for a course, places in the succeeding year's quota shall be reserved, provided that a faculty may fix the number of places to be reserved in any year-.
4.2 The selection of an applicant to a course in the year for which selection is principally being made shall not be prejudiced by an application for reservation of a place in the succeeding year's quota having been made prior to or at the time of accepting the offer of a place.
"4.3 Where an applicant has been granted a deferred place pursuant to paragraph 4.1, the applicant shall notify the faculty concerned by the date specified by the faculty
(a) whether or not the place so reserved will be taken up in that succeeding year;
(b) whether a further deferment for a second year is sought.
A selection committee may, after considering such evidence and conducting such interviews as it thinks fit, and subject to any special principles of selection, grant a deferred place for a second period of one year.
NOTIFICATION
(a) All offers will be made by mail.
(b) All applicants must attend in person for the acceptance of an offer. If an applicant does not appear when requested, that applicant's offer will lapse and will be offered to the next applicant on the waiting list.
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'Makes provision for Special Principles to be proposed.
CHAPTER 4
LIST OF SUBJECTS
Code No. SUBJECT TITLE
BACHELOR OF DENTAL SCIENCE First Year
230-101 DENTAL STUDIES 1 610-003 CHEMISTRY 600-003 BIOLOGY 516-018 ANATOMY 1 233-101 ORAL ANATOMY 1 Second Year
230-201 DENTAL STUDIES 2 516-028 ANATOMY 2 536-029 PHYSIOLOGY 521-029 BIOCHEMISTRY 233-201 ORAL ANATOMY 2 Third year
230-301 DENTAL STUDIES 3 531-039 PATHOLOGY 526-039 MICROBIOLOGY 534-039 PHARMACOLOGY Fourth Year
230-401 DENTAL STUDIES 4 233-402 ORAL PATHOLOGY 553-411 MEDICINE
556-411 SURGERY Fifth Year
230-501 SELECTED ASPECTS OF CLINICAL DENTAL SCIENCE 241-504 RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
236-503 CONSERVATIVE DENTISTRY 233-503 ORAL MEDICINE & ORAL SURGERY
MASTER OF DENTAL SCIENCE 241-601 RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY
241-602 DENTAL MATERIALS SCIENCE 241-603 ORTHODONTICS 241-604 ENDODONTICS 236-601 CHILDREN'S DENTISTRY 236-602 PERIODONTICS
236-604 PREVENTIVE & COMMUNITY DENTISTRY 233-601 ORAL PATHOLOGY & ORAL MEDICINE 233-602 ORAL SURGERY
233-603 ORAL ANATOMY, ORAL HISTOLOGY & ORAL EMBRYOLOGY
CHAPTER 5
C O U R S E REQUIREMENTS
LECTURES
The syllabus for each course of lectures and for practical work is shown in the Details of Subjects (see Chapter 8).
Lectures for dental subjects and Pathology, Medicine, Pharmacology and Surgery, are held in the Dental School and a schedule of theatre allocation will be placed on the notice board outside the lecture theatres. Lectures in medical subjects are held in the department concerned or the Medical School lecture theatres, and each medical department notice board should be consulted for the lecture theatre and practical class rooms assigned.
PASSING BY Y E A R S
All students in the BDSc course are required to be full-time students and each year of the course must be passed as a unit before a student may enter a higher year.
At the discretion of Faculty credit may be granted for subjects when a student is required to repeat a year.
Exemption from part or whole of the requirements in any subject may be granted by a department on special consideration.
A S S E S S M E N T
For assessment, examinations, special examinations, special consideration, and leave of absence, see the Student Diary and the Regulations in Chapter 4 of the University Calendar.
Supplementary assessment (held early in February of the following year) may be available to students who fail at the annual examinations, provided that
1. a minimum of 40% has been achieved and the appropriate examination board so recommends on the advice of the appropriate examiners, or
2. the Student Progress Committee so recommends, following consideration of the progress of the student, and that
3. unless there are most exceptional circumstances, only one subject has been failed.
For progress in course, including unsatisfactory progress and suspension, see the Student Diary and Regulations 2.5 and 2.5A in the Calendar.
UNSATISFACTORY PROGRESS GUIDELINES
The following points are important guidelines, used by the Faculty of Dental Science Unsatisfactory Progress Committee, in preparing recommendations for suspension from the course—
Failure in the same or different Years of the course on two or more occasions; or failure at the first attempt in two or more of the subjects of the course, with evidence of unusually poor performance in one or more of these subjects; and the incidence of supplementary assessment in previous years.
The Committee would also take into account personal, financial and study problems experienced by a student.
DIRECTIONS TO EXAMINERS RELATING TO A S S E S S M E N T
Directions of the Academic Board Pursuant to Regulation 4.2. 7(3)
(1) All oral and aural tests should be conducted before two markers. If this is not possible, and a single marker fails the student on that test, the student must be given a second similar test by another marker, and in that case at least one of the markers must be a member of the examination board.
(2) As far as practical components are concerned, each item should be assessed by two markers, one of whom is a member of the examination board. If it is not reasonably practicable for each practical component to be so marked then Direction (5) can be applied.
(3) Each written test or assignment which is intended to form part of a student's assessment in the subject and on which the student is failed by one marker, should thereupon be marked by another marker before being returned to the student.
Alternatively, a board of examiners may retain a second copy of any failed test or assignment for marking by another marker at the end of the year should the student's overall result be a fail. In each case, one of the markers must be a member of the examination board.
(4) Each written test, examination, essay or similar assignment which can reasonably be assessed by two markers shall for the purpose of these directions, be considered as one complete and separate component and shall not in part or whole be grouped with any other such items as part of one component or as components of the same kind.
(5) Components of assessment other than written tests, examinations, essays or similar assignments which can reasonably be assessed by two markers may, for the purposes of Regulation 4.2.7(2) (b), be grouped together as components of the same kind in the following groups:
(a) items of practical work such as work in the laboratory, architecture design projects, music performance or similar assignments;
(b) separately assessed items of field or clinical work;
(c) oral examinations and tests;
(d) aural examinations and tests;
(e) miscellaneous components1 each having a weight of ten per cent or less of the total assessment in the subject, grouped either as one kind or together with any of the above; and
(f) such other grouping of components of assessment of the same kind as may be defined by the Academic Board on the advice of the board of examiners and published to students;
provided that the combined weight of components of one kind does not exceed sixty percent of the total assessment in a subject, and provided that no component has a weight of more than half the combined weight of the components of one kind in which it is grouped.
T H E S E S
Directions of the Academic Board Pursuant to Regulation 4.4.1
(1) Theses should be typed on A4 paper with a left hand margin at least 4 centimetres wide.
(2) Pages should be consecutively numbered; if sheets are interpolated they should be lettered consecutively, each letter being preceded by the number of the last previous numbered page.
(3) Folding diagrams and charts should be arranged so as to open out to the top and right.
(4) The title page must show the title of the thesis or work, the degree or diploma for which it is submitted, the name of the department or faculty to which it is submitted and the full name of the author.
(5) The original or a good quality photocopy on bond paper shall be bound in such manner that it will stand on a shelf as a book (with the name of the author and the title or an abbreviation thereof appearing on the spine) for deposit in the library of the University pursuant to Regulation 4.4.4.
USE OF ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS IN EXAMINATIONS
The conditions for use of electronic calculators in an examination shall be approved by the Dean of the Faculty on the recommendation of the board of examiners, subject to the following requirements:
1. SPECIF/ED USE
1.1 If it is required that students provide their own approved calculators for use in an examination, this requirement must be approved by the relevant Faculty and shall be included in the details of courses given in the Handbook.
1.2 If calculators of a specified type are to be supplied to students for use in an examination, the following conditions shall be observed:
1 One such component may be an assessment of participation in seminars or tutorials.
(i) students must be informed no later than two weeks after the commencement of teaching in the subject or the unit;
(ii) the board of examiners in the subject or unit must be satisfied that students are given adequate opportunity during the course to familiarize themselves with the type of calculator to be used in the examination;
(iii) the Department concerned shall take the responsibility for arranging for the provision of accommodation, together with all necessary facilities and technical supervisory staff;
(iv) the Department concerned shall be responsible for ensuring that suitable spares are available to provide for immediate replacement in the event of failure of a calculator supplied by the Department.
2. PERMITTED USE
2.1 Use of calculators of an approved type may be permitted in an examination on the recommendation of the Examination Board in the subject or unit.
The Examination Board shall take due account of possible disadvantages to students who do not have approved calculators when making this recommendation. (Possible disadvantages for students who normally use an electronic calculator shall also be taken into account in making a decision not to permit their use).
2.2 Students shall be advised at the commencement of the subject or unit if approved types of calculators will be permitted in the examination. In the absence of such advice it shall be assumed that calculators will not be permitted.
Conditions under which programmable calculators may be used shall be prescribed by the examiner. It will be the responsibility of the examiner to ensure that any prescribed conditions are observed during the examination.
2.3 If calculators are permitted, an instruction to this effect shall be included in the examination paper. If no such instruction is included, calculators will not be permitted.
3. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
3.1 Calculators shall be portable, silent, self-powered and able to be accommodated on a standard examination table.
3.2 The serviceability of calculators may be checked by students during the reading time before the examination begins.
3.3 Students shall be responsible for ensuring the proper functioning of their calculators. Power failure or other faults in a calculator provided by a student will not normally be accepted as a basis for special consideration in examinations where use is on the permitted basis.
3.4 A student may not borrow a calculator from another student after entering the examination room.
3.5 Examiners and supervisors have the right to inspect any calculator being used in an examination.
PRACTICAL WORK
The following applies for practical work and clinical instruction in all subjects for the BDSc degree:
(a) Students are required to attend practical, clinical, seminar and tutorial classes and to complete all assignments as shown in the details of subjects. Unless excused because of special circumstances, a candidate who fails to complete set work in any subject will be liable to disqualification in that subject. Candidates so disqualified will usually be notified in writing by the Faculty before the written examination, but the Faculty is not bound to give such notification.
(b) Students must reach an adequate standard in practical work and clinical instruction in order to complete the year's work. It is stated in the details of individual subjects whether the candidate's standard is to be assessed by means of a practical examination and/or the work submitted during the year. Students must not expect to be notified before the written examination as to whether their practical work has been judged satisfactory or not.
(c) Assignments (e.g. essays and laboratory or other reports) not submitted to the lecturer or demonstrator in charge by the due date may mean failure to have practical work in that subject counted as completed.
(d) The provisions in these details of subjects and timetables as to the hours of practical work and clinical instruction are intended for general guidance only. Students in the Third to Fifth Years of the course may be required to attend for extended clinical experience in terms 1, 2, 4 and 5. Students should consult faculty and departmental notice boards regularly fo teaching commitments.
NOTE
The number of teaching hours within the clinical dental subjects may vary from time to time depending on availability of accommodation and facilities.
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
In addition to the clinical activities carried out during the teaching terms every candidate for the degree of Bachelor of Dental Science shall, unless exempted by the faculty, gain experience for a period not exceeding 400 hours in general clinical dentistry. This experience is to be gained during the non-teaching terms and the non-instruction periods of the teaching terms under the supervision of members of the Clinical Dental Schools of the University or under registered dentists who have been recommended as supervisors by the faculty. The experience will be gained at such places and during such times as required and approved from time to time by the faculty.
Each student will be required to submit to faculty certificates of attendance for the required period.
CHAPTER 6
DENTAL SCHOOL S E R V I C E S AND RULES
COMMON ROOMS
The Dental School provides a common room for students and locker rooms with associated facilities. Students can obtain a locker for their use whilst in the Dental course on application to the Faculty Office. (The deposit for a key is included in the deposit for use of instruments.) The Dental School and Dental Hospital do not permit alcohol to be brought into or consumed in these areas. The students' common room is for the use of dental students only.
TELEPHONE
No outward calls may be made through the Dental School switchboard.
Urgent messages of a personal nature for students can be left at the Faculty Office.
PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD OF STUDENTS
All students admitted to the first or later years of the Dental Science course are required to be photographed. Directions for having photographs taken will be given to students following enrolment.
DEPOSIT FOR INSTRUMENTS
Students are required to pay to the Faculty Office a deposit of $75 for the use of instru- ments and a locker key during the course. This deposit will be returned at the end of the course, less any charge for instruments lost or damaged other than through fair wear and tear.
DENTAL SCHOOL RULES FOR STUDENTS
1. For students attending clinical and pre-clinical areas specific rules are set out on noticeboards.
2. Normal timetable hours fall between 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Mon- day, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday. Students are not normally allowed in departmental laboratories or clinics before 8.30 a.m. or after 5.30 p.m.
3. Name badges must be worn in all clinics and laboratories. The standard of deportment in clinical precincts will be consistent with that required for proper patient care.
4. A clean coat or gown of approved style must be provided by the student and worn at all laboratory sessions in the Dental School and at extra-mural classes as specified by the appropriate department.
5. All students undertaking clinical work are required to purchase and wear approved clinical dress as prescribed by the Faculty from time to time.
6. Over-gowns from the Central Linen Store (and other protective gear such as facemasks and gloves) are supplied by the Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne for use in the clinical areas of the building only. They must be properly disposed of when leaving the clinics.
7. Students are required to conform with rules of dress prescribed from time to time by the Faculty.
8. Students must observe all safety precautions as detailed by the Safety Officers of The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne and The Universty of Melbourne which are posted on departmental notice boards.
9. Students are permitted to carry out clinical work only on registered patients of The Royal Dental Hospital of Melbourne. This work must be approved and carried out under supervision and with the authority of the demonstrator* in charge of the patient.
10. No drugs, materials or instruments may be brought into the department for use in either the clinics or laboratories unless approved by the department. Students wasting drugs or materials will be required to make up the deficiency.
11. All dental technicians' laboratories, both University and Hospital, are out of bounds to students, except for the purposes of direct communication on specific clinical problems.
12. It is the responsibility of each student to keep his/her laboratory bench area clean and to dispose of all unwanted materials at the end of each session.
13. Clinical records, radiographs or any material relating to a patient's treatment or history are confidential and must not be removed from departments by students.
14. Instruments and clinical or laboratory materials associated with patient treatment or laboratory exercises, either finished or unfinished, must not be taken out of departments or from pre-clinical or clinical areas without the permission of the appropriate chairman of department.
15. Clinical record books, schedules of requirements or other records of a student's work must not be removed from departments. The special instructions in relation to each year of the course as detailed in the appropriate departmental record book or schedule of requirements must be observed.
16. Students may enter the theatre and ward areas only when rostered to do so or with the express permission of the duty clinical demonstrator*.
17. Smoking is not permitted.
18. Students must vacate the premises as required on each evening except on library nights or when given special permission to work in a department by the chairman of that department. On library nights all areas of the building except the access route to the library and the library are out of bounds to students.
19. Students must also observe the detailed regulations governing conduct in each dental department as found on the department notice board.
20. Students who will be absent from clinical classes must report their intended absence to the appropriate appointments clerk in the departments concerned at the earliest practicable time to enable alternative arrangements to be made for patient care.
21. Students undertaking clinical work must before undertaking such work for the first time and thereafter from time to time as required undertake Hepatitis B testing as prescribed by The University or The Royal Dental Hospital and, where considered necessary, shall be vaccinated against infection.
22. Students are required to observe the requirements in relation to Special Activities Week which will be prescribed by the Faculty from time to time.
" Demonstrator means any member of the academic staff, either full timo or part timo, of the departments of the Fac- ulty of Dental Science.
CHAPTER 7
SCHOLARSHIPS, BURSARIES, AND PRIZES
ENTRANCE AWARDS (available for duration of course)
For awards not restricted to dental students see the University Calendar.
For the Tertiary Education Assistance Scheme, see the Student Diary.
JOHN ILIFFE SCHOLARSHIPS IN DENTAL S C I E N C E
These scholarships are provided under the Will of the late John lliffe. Five scholarships may be awarded each year.
Conditions of Award:
1. A scholarship may be awarded in each year of the course to the student most proficient in the work of the whole of that year. Selection is made on results obtained at the Annual Examinations.
2. The Faculty of Dental Science is the judge for the award of these scholarships.
3. In awarding the scholarships, preference is given to candidates who are most proficient in the subjects referred to by the Testator in his Will as 'Practical Dental Surgery' and 'Practical Dental Prosthetics'.
4. Should no candidate be adjudged of sufficient merit in any one year of the course, the scholarships for that year are not awarded.
SUMMARY OF AWARDS
The table following gives a summary of awards other than those described above which are available to Dental Science students at undergraduate level. More precise information concerning these and other awards may be obtained from the Calendar or from the
Field Title Calendar Reference or
Information Source
Conservative Frances Gray Prize R.6.72
Dentistry Medal and cash prize (38)
Dental Anatomy E. B. Nicholls Prize R.6.72
Dental Anatomy
(57) Dental Materials Alan Docking Prize Assistant Registrar
Science Alan Docking Prize
(Dental Science) Dental Prosthetics William J. Tuckfield Prize R.6.72
(course) Medal plus books and/or (27)
instruments
Dental Prosthetics Tuckfield-Shepherd Prize R.6.72
(Final year) (66)
Year 3 Ladies Auxiliary Prize
Year 4 Bertha Bennett Prize
Year 5 A.D.A. Vict. Branch
Prize Dental Science Ernest Joske
Prize
Orthodontics Mervyn Townsend Memorial Assistant Registrar
Prize (Dental Science) •
Periodontology Australian Society of Periodontology Medal Endodontics Australian Society of
Endodontology (Victorian Branch) Prize
Periodontics James Monahan Lewis R.6.72
Prize (63)
Oral Surgery William Leslie Elvins Prize R.6.72 Oral Surgery
Medal and cash prize (49)
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STUDENTS' LOAN FUND
See The University of Melbourne Student Diary.
STUDENT FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
Bursaries are awarded on the basis of both academic merit and financial need.
Applications should be lodged with the Student Financial Aid Office before 9 March.
Student loans, approved on the basis of financial need, are also available.
Further information and application forms may be obtained from Student Financial Aid Office, 786 Swanston Street, Carlton (extension 6053).
(See also the Student Diary.)
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CHAPTER 8
DETAILS OF S U B J E C T S
DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF DENTAL S C I E N C E Preliminary Reading
Students are advised that they are expected to spend a considerable period of time prior to the commencement of each year reading. Specific references are made in the book lists in this handbook.
Lectures, Practical and Research Work
The provisions in the details of subjects as to both the scope of the subject and the numbers of lectures, tutorials, demonstrations, practical clinical and research work represent the maxima that may be given.
Assessment
The components of assessment, their approximate length and the approximate time of the year when each is to be prepared or submitted, together with the relative value of each in the proportion of total marks, will be published on the relevant notice board(s) no later than two weeks after the commencement of teaching in the particular subject.
Certain details are published herein, in lieu of the above.
Books
The books marked with an asterisk are essential books, which students should possess.
A complete list of books appears at the end of this handbook.
FIRST YEAR
610-003 C H E M I S T R Y
Two lectures per week in Semester 1 and three lectures per week in Semester 2. Nine 3-
• hour practical sessions in Semester 2.
SYLLABUS
Nuclear and atomic structure; molecular geometry and shape; elementary descriptions of bonding in molecules. The importance of molecular shape in biological systems.
Chemistry of the molecules of life — carbon compounds. Structure and stereochemistry;
isomerism, conformation and configuration, optical activity. Physical properties of organic substances; intermolecular forces, solubility. Reactions of the functional groups encountered in biological molecules; carboxylic acids, amides and esters, alcohols and amines, etc. One and two electron processes, oxidation and reduction (quinones, NAD).
Basic chemistry of the biological macromolecules, fatty acids and lipids, carbohydrates and glycosides, peptides and proteins.
Overview of the structure of biological macromolecules and their interaction with water.
The structure of amino acids, oligopeptides and proteins in relation to the functions of proteins as catalysts, carriers of other compounds, structural components and participants in the defence systems of the body. The structure of bilogical membranes.
Metal ions in biological systems. Electrolyte chemistry and selective transport of sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium. Transition metal chemistry; characteristic reactions;
structures of co-ordination compounds; monodentate and chelating ligand characteristics; geometry and isomerism. Transition metals in biological systems, metalloenzymes and redox and catalytic activity of such complexes, hemes and oxygen transport. Examples of metal-based drugs and metal ion assisted drug transport.
Introduction to aspects of chemical equilibrium, thermodynamics, chemical kinetics and spectroscopy relevant to biological science.
Gas laws and gas solubility. Osmotic equilibria, tonicity, ionic activity, solubility of salts.
Acids, bases, buffers, ionization of proteins. Oxidation-reduction reactions and electrochemical cells. Gibbs free energy, entropy, enthalpy, free energy changes in biochemical reactions. Reaction rates and mechanism, activiation energy, enzyme kinetics. Absorption of light, fluorescence, lasers and spectroscopic studies in biological and medical applications.
ASSESSMENT
One 1-hour written examination at the end of Semester 1. One 3-hour written examination at the end of Semester 2 on material from both semesters.
Practical work assessed continuously throughout Semester 2.
600-003 BIOLOGY (DENTAL COURSE)
3 lectures per week and one 3-hbur practical per week in semester one. A knowledge of VCE (HSC) Biology is not essential, but would be an advantage.
SYLLABUS
The functional anatomy of vertebrate animals with an account of their evolution; the biol- ogy of parasitic and venomous animals; ecological systems.
The course will include:
Functional Anatomy of a Vertebrate: Animal histology. The cell membrane and molecular exchange between a cell and its environment. The evolutionary history of vertebrates.
The functional anatomy of the following organ systems with emphasis on evolutionary adaptation: the skin, skeletal, digestive, circulatory, respiratory, excretory, reproductive and nervous systems. The evolution of man.
Parasitic and Venomous Animals The morphology and life cycles of protista and invertebrate animals of medical importance.
Ecological systems.
LABORATORY WORK
Introduction to histology; dissection of representative vertebrates; invertebrate animals with emphasis on parasitic or toxic organisms.
ASSESSMENT
One 3-hour written examination (100% of total marks) at the end of semester one. Practi- cal work will be assessed throughout the course and students who do not perform sat- isfactorily will be required to sit a 3-hour practical examination.
230-101 DENTAL STUDIES 1
192 hours, including lectures, tutorials and demonstrations in the following topics:
Behavioural Science, Biostatistics, Introductory Preventive Dentistry and Community Dental Health, Introductory Clinical Science, Growth Studies and Dental Materials Science.
SYLLABUS
Behavioural Science (a) Community Studies.
Australian Communities and their Social and Health Provisions. The concept of communi- ties and some major social groups within them and the implications for dentistry.
Social provisions including changing concepts of need and individual, family and community responsibility; social organizations and their sponsorship and roles; social values and attitudes and their influences on social and health provisions.
Special emphasis in this section will be placed on poverty, income security and social aspects of health care—approximately 26 lectures.
Professions and Occupations. The nature of professions and their relationship with the community with special emphasis on health and welfare professions.
(b) Psychology.
A course of 25 lectures will provide a basic introduction to psychology. The teaching is organised in blocks covering the following major areas:
Introduction—the nature of psychology and its methods of study; Developmental—from infancy to old age and including a section on human sexuality; Cognitive—the basic information processing functions of perception, memory, learning and thinking;
Personality—including a discussion of the nature of motivation; Social Psychology—the individual and his social interactions, with some reference to the broad patterns of social and cultural influences in society.
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