Clinical Prosthetics 3 (DEND 2203)
In this course, students continue to gain expertise in performing patient assessment procedures. Students continue to develop skills in professional conduct, patient communication and clinic/lab asepsis. Clinical applications for clients requiring both Removable Partial Dentures and Complete Dentures include patient consultation, treatment planning, intra-oral and extra-oral assessments, preliminary impression procedures, face-bow registration, tooth mobility testing, post insertion follow up and maintenance of the dental treatment record. In addition, students develop skills in the manipulation of final impression materials, bite registration materials and border molding for final impressions.
Course code: DEND 2203
Credits: 5.0
Tuition: $0
Length: 135.0 hours
Course outline:
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Prerequisites
Successful completion of all Term 1, 2 and 3 courses.Corequisites
DEND 2201; DEND 2202; DEND 2205. No schedule is currently available. Please check again later.
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- Theory: review
Removable Partial and Complete Dentures: Design and Survey; Stock trays: sizing and adjusting;Final Impression:Block-out procedures; Review prescriptions; Hygiene and maintenance of removable dentures
Lab: Bite registration: tactile; pintracer; facebow; preliminary impressions; final impression.
Immediate Dentures: adjustments; tissue conditioning; post care; repairs; relines; prescription and documentation management.
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Applied clinical: Bite registration: tactile; pintracer; facebow; preliminary impressions; final impression.
Immediate Dentures: adjustments; tissue conditioning; post care; repairs; relines;
Prescription and documentation management.
Applicants requesting PLAR must meet with the Denturist Department Leader
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
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