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- Effective Term:
- Fall 2017 through Spring 2024
- Course Number:
- DT 254
- Course Title:
- Science of Dental Materials IV
- Credit Hours:
- 2
- Lecture Hours:
- 20
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Covers advanced study of dental materials including ceramics (porcelain) and high fusing metal alloys. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- Describe the nature, properties, application techniques and uses of porcelains used in dentistry.
- Describe the sequence of procedures necessary to complete a porcelain fused to metal restoration.
Course Activities and Design
- Weekly quizzes
- Three written exams
- Term paper
- Attendance
Skills and competencies:
- Explain the nature, properties and uses of porcelain in dentistry.
- Identify the alloys used for fusing to porcelains and discuss the problems and procedures associated with this process.
- Explain the nature, purpose, and uses of high heat investments.
- Describe and discuss the purposes of, and the procedures used in electroplating.
- Explain the nature, physical properties and uses of dental resins in crown and bridge laboratory procedures.
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
- Characteristics of porcelains
- Alloys used for fusing
- Maturing temperatures
- Properties of dental porcelains
- Techniques of use
- Glazing