Orientation_Clinic

Question 1

When are blue clinic coats not required?

Answer 1

• Ward rounds

- Outpatient clinics

Question 2

Where are case study presentations sources from? What should be done once they are selected?

Answer 2

-General theatre sessions

Record name on back of white board in RN office
Order pt files from RAH ( order form in RN office)

Question 3

What should you do if you are unable to find a pt for case studie?

Answer 3

-Communicate with clinic managers or OMS RN

Question 4

What are the responsibilities of the RN?

Answer 4

• Triaging
• Appointing of pts from waitlist onto theatre list
• Adminster medications, sedation, antibiotics
• Titanium
• First aid to pts and staff

Question 5

What number is used to alert medical emergencies in working hours?

Answer 5

33#

Question 6

How many rooms are in the extraction clinic?

Answer 6

4

Question 7

What are paper referrals to the extraction clinic referred to as?
What code is used for internal referrals?

Answer 7

• ADH92

- 019

Question 8

In what order are patients seen in the clinic?

Answer 8

• Review
• Patients with interpreters
• Booked extractions
• Walk in patients (P1 patients)

Question 9

What are two important rules to keep in mind at all times in the extraction clinics?

Answer 9

• Student to stay with pt at all times; DA calls for help from tutor
• Tutors perform all surgical extractions with students assistance

Question 10

What are the student’s responsibility in the extraction clinic?

Answer 10

• Greet patient, confirm 3C’s
• Confirm 3C code on Titanium
• Ensure patient is aware of proposed treatment
• Medical history (including checking MIMs if necessary)
• Obtain consent
• Clinical exam + marking of tooth/teeth
• Documentation of treatment + discussion with tutor before commencing
• Requeste LA (amout/type) –>use mirror retraction only, administer, dispose of needle
• Remove gloves, Titanium entry while waiting for LA
• Put gloves back on, check for anaesthesia
• Post op extraction instructions
• Disposal of soiled gauze and carpules into adhesive bag

Question 11

What is used for site marking?

Answer 11

• Indelible marker

- Confirm with patient using hand mirror

Question 12

What clinic should be signed into at extraction clinic?

Answer 12

-OMFS_A

Question 13

What is the elective clinic, who works there, waht is the student’s role?

Answer 13

• Clinic for non-emergencies
• Operator: registrar/house dentist
• Two DA’s (one scrub, one scout)
• Students assist in scrub procedure and assist surgical operator

Question 14

What should be done prior to elective surgery?

Answer 14

• Confirm patient details against Titanium
• Re-discuss planned procedure with patient
• Obtain WRITTEN consent, inform of risks and complications
• Administer LA
• Procedure
• All sharps to be removed by operator or communicated to DA for them to remove
• Post-op instructions and prescriptions

Question 15

Who receives, assesses and appoints referrals in the outpatient department?

Answer 15

Oral surgery administration office

Question 16

Which patients get priority in the outpatient department?

Answer 16

-Lesions, trauma, medically compromised in preparation for pending surgery, transplants, or radiotherapy

Followed by general referrals for tooth related issues

Question 17

What role does student play in outpatient clinic?

Answer 17

• Students observe
• Patients consulted by consultant or registrar
• May be asked to conduct and record medical history

Question 18

What waiting lists are available for patients in the outpatient clinic requiring surgery?

Answer 18

• Day surgery (RAH)
• GA/minor surgery (RAH)
• Womens and Childrens
• LA electives (OMS ADH)
• Simple extractions (booked at next available appointment, no waiting list)