DL 230 - Dental Laboratory Practice I

Credit Hours: 3

The fabrication of oral prostheses from casts and prescriptions of actual cases. The dentist-dental laboratory relationship is stressed. Students may choose cases in the specialty of their choice.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course the student should be able to accomplish the following procedures:

interpret a dentist’s prescription;
construct an appliance per the prescription;
order supplies, maintain necessary inventory and price finished products;
approach a dentist to obtain cases;
illustrate lab management practices (billing, bookkeeping, etc.);
demonstrate the care and maintenance of equipment; and
explain the techniques of disinfecting and sanitizing.

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