Course Outline: In this course, the student gains knowledge of the principle of dental equipment maintenance, and learn some fundamental techniques and tricks used to optimize preventive maintenance programs in dental field. This is mainly achieved through recognition the major components of each piece, operate each piece of equipments and perform routine user maintenance on equipment. Course Outcomes: By the end of this course, student should be able to: 1. Know the standard of well-arranged dental clinic. 2. Recognize the infrastructure specification of dental equipments 3. Read carefully the manufacturer’s instructions 4. Use of dental equipment sheet (preventive maintenance sheet) 5. Know the most common troubles encountering each part of equipment 6. Operate, maintain, and replace the most common part of equipments Educational Materials: 1. Practical training. Evaluation of students 1. Continuous assessment. 2. Assignments. 3. Final exam. References: 1. The tool kit for dental risk management: Roy C. Lilley, Paul Lambden. 1st edition, 2002