DEN206L Dental Materials Lab
This course will challenge the student to link theory with clinical practice. Through laboratory practice, the dental assisting student will perfect skills necessary to assume their professional role. Students will learn hands on practical experience which will aid the students to become competent in laboratory skills to include; mixing alginate impression material, taking a preliminary impression, using alginate, pouring dental models, using the inverted-pour method, obtain the bite registration, trimming diagnostic casts/study models, constructing a light-cured custom tray, constructing a vacuum formed bleaching tray, fabricating a temporary crown. Students will learn to pronounce, define, and spell key terms. Upon successful course completion, students will be able to demonstrate dental laboratory skills.
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