1. Bachelor of Oral Health

2. ePortfolio Project Developed with a CALT Grant University of Otago 2007 Jen Chrzan: Assistant Research Fellow Jian Sun: Programmer

3. The ePortfolio is a web-based system that users access on-line. www.otago.ac.nz/oralhealthportfolio

4. Users log-in to their accounts and are greeted by a welcome message. Specific portfolios are located at the top User administration and files are located at the left

5. This electronic portfolio provides students with the tools required to not only create records, but also to manage, collaborate, reflect, and evaluate their experiences resulting in a greater understanding and appreciation of both their academic and professional education and learning. The BOH ePortfolio

6. BOH students start the process of collecting material for their portfolios.This will continue throughout their professional lives.

7. Students can develop a basic curriculum vitae and …

8. … record evidence of their abilities. Students are encouraged to reflect on their achievements by linking the evidence collected to specific learning outcomes.

9. BOH students are emerging professionals and, as such, they are encouraged to take control of their own learning and plan their professional futures. Professional Development Plans can be started while studying for the BOH degree.

10. This electronic portfolio provides Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists with the tools to document and provide evidence as required by the DCNZ before it will grant an Annual Practicing Certificate in their registered scope(s) of practice. Within the Portfolio a curriculum vitae can be prepared for potential employment. The Professional Portfolio

11. A variety of evidence is required by the DCNZ from Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists who practice in New Zealand.

12. Rata Metrosideros robusta The young leaves were chewed for toothache. The nectar was used for sore throats. A decoction made by boiling pieces of bark in water is said to be a lotion for wounds. Several species of Metrosideros contain  - and  - pinene, known for their antiseptic properties.

13. Dental Hygienists must maintain a detailed Professional Development CV

15. Both Dental Hygienists & Dental Therapists are required to record all Continuing Professional Development activities they complete, within each recertification cycle.

16. Dental Hygienists are required to record all Peer Contact activities they partake in, within each recertification cycle

17. The roots were skinned and boiled and the liquid was use as a mouthwash and substitute for Epsom salts. The blanched base of the leaf or root was beaten to a pulp, heated or roasted, and applied hot to abscesses or tumours. Flax gum has been used to treat burns, wounds and diarrhoea. New Zealand Flax Phormium tenax

18. Dental Therapists must maintain a detailed Professional Development CV

21. Both Dental Therapists and Dental Hygienists are required to record evidence of their Clinical and Practice Appraisals.

22. Dental Therapists are required to record all Peer Contact activities they partake in, within each recertification cycle