DS2004 - Operative Dentistry 2

Credit points:	03
Year:	2010
Student Contribution Band:	Band 3
Administered by:	School of Medicine & Dentistry

In this prosthodontics subject students will develop the skills to handle materials used in the manufacture of dentures, crowns and other restorative components that are constructed in the laboratory for patient use. The manufacturing process will be demonstrated for the more complex casting and crown production, but students will be expected to become skilled in the construction, processing and fitting of a full and partial denture. A detailed understanding of occlusion and dental materials will be required. Students will also re-enforce and expand their restorative skills in the simulation setting. The expanded skills will include treatment of deciduous teeth.

Learning Outcomes

• Develop a sound knowledge of occlusion and the construction and fitting of dentures;
• Demonstrate competency in handling materials in restorative dentistry;
• Understand the preparation and manufacturing processes for porcelain crowns, inlays and other dental castings;
• Continue to expand the performance (within the simulated environment) of operative dentistry procedures, including the development of skills in the restoration of deciduous teeth.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.

Prerequisites:	DS1001 DS1002 BM1071 BM1072
Corequisites:	DS2002

Availabilities
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 26-Aug-2010
Coordinator:	Professor Andrew Sandham
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours tutorials 30 hours practicals 117 hours - Pre-Clinical
Assessment:	end of semester exam (40%); presentations (10%); practical exam (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.