For Dental Students: Role Play

Hey everyone in dentistry, regarding the role play The session on 20/8/08 will be a rehearsal session for the role play. The presentation has been scheduled on 22/8/08 at 10.30am.

INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIPS IN THE
PROVISION OF ORAL HEALTHCARE

Learning outcomes
By the end of the role play session, the students will understand the roles and responsibilities of a dental practitioner. The students will appreciate the:
i. dental services provided by a dental practitioners
ii. role of dental surgery assistant/s
iii. role of receptionist/s
iv. importance of clear/comprehensive communication with the dental laboratory
v. handling of complaints by patient
vi. obligation towards other dental practitioners


Scenario for Role Play:
An anxious patient seeking dental treatment
An angry patient refused to make payment at the end of treatment as he/she was not happy with the treatment provided
Miscommunication between a dental laboratory and a dental practitioner.
An upset patient went to see a dental practitioner and complaint about the treatment provided by another dental practitioner.

Guide for Role Play:
Please follow the grouping for PBL Group i.e each group will have approximately 11 students
The students (groups) will decide amongst themselves which topic will be chosen. Each group will end up taking one of the above mentioned topics.
Each group will be given approximately 15 minutes to act up the above scenario.
Some students may be narrator in the background if the scenario does not require that many actors/actresses.