courseTitle
dental skills - 4
courseCode
DENT 431
Credits
3
Theoretical
1
Pratical
4
Total Content
5
courseType
mandatory
Course id
29911883
Course Description
Course Outline:
The laboratory exercises in this course emphasize the fabrication and utilization of contemporary orthodontic and pedodontics appliances.
Course Outcomes:
By the end of this course, student should be able to:
1. Describe instruments used in the laboratory.
2. Fabricate Nance arch, transpalatal arch.
3. Fabricate Lingual arch, Quadhelix.
4. Fabricate Labial Bow.
5. Know how to fabricate Functional Appliances.
6. Fabricate Z -Spring & Finger Spring.
7. Fabricate Adams Clasp.
8. Construct Hawley Retainer.
9. Do Finishing and Polishing.
10. Describe uses of band and loop as a space maintainer.
11. Perform class I, II, III, and V cavity preparations for deciduous teeth.
12. Perform pulpotomy, strip crowns, and stainless steel crowns for deciduous teeth.
Educational Methods:
1. Lectures.
2. Laboratory sessions.
Assessment of Students:
1. Continuous assessment.
2. Mid-term and final practical exam.
References:
1. Ralph E. McDonald, MS, David R. Avery, Jeffrey A. Dean: Dentistry for the Child and Adolescent. Mosby; 8th edition, 2004.
2. Bench-Top Orthodontics by Harvey W. Lawson (Paperback - Aug 1990)