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Effective Term:
Fall 2014 through Summer 2017

Course Number:
DT 206A
Course Title:
Dental Technology Lab VI (Fabrication Ortho Appliances)
Credit Hours:
3
Lecture Hours:
0
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
90

Course Description

Covers fabrication of removable and fixed orthodontic appliances. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Construct a variety of removable and fixed orthodontic appliances.

Course Activities and Design

Laboratory

Outcome Assessment Strategies

Weekly Quizzes

Completion of specified orthodontic projects

Attendance

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Hardware choice

Surveying

Model Duplication

Wax patterns

Wire Bending Techniques

Appliance Construction

Discuss uses and purposes of removable orthodontic appliances

Demonstrate processes and procedures involved in construction of orthodontic appliances

Construct a maxillary removable plastic appliance, maxillary holding appliance, fixed mandibular lingual arch and a habit appliance.

Apply safety procedures in the dental laboratory.

Related Instruction

Computation
Hours: 6

Construct a variety of removable and fixed orthodontic appliances.

Measure materials used in fabrication of orthodontic appliances

Utilize surveyors and manipulation of wires

Reproduce angles and curvatures

Communication
Hours: 10

Construct a variety of removable and fixed orthodontic appliances.

Discuss, compare and contrast various orthodontic appliances

Reflect and critique individual work

Peer review and discussion