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PROS 640: Clinical Prosthodontic Maintenance

Xavier Lepe / 1 Credit Per Quarter, 3 Credits Total / Quarters 13-15 (Autumn-Spring, Fourth Year)


Course Description:

Clinic involving new patient assignments and the continuation of clinical cases in progress. The clinic also requires diagnosis and treatment of five arches of complete partial and/or immediate dentures. Follow-up care is provided for patients previously treated. In addition, temporary partial dentures, indirect relines and service on the "adjustment chair" are included in this course.

Educational Objectives:

The student will gain knowledge in the indirect reline of a denture, an interim RPD and denture adjustment. The objectives will be for the student to be able to (1) complete and insert five additional arches of complete denture, removable partial denture or immediate denture that are physiologically and mechanically acceptable, (2) provide follow-up care, (3) do an indirect reline, an interim RPD and denture adjustments.

Course Outline:

Each student has a weekly scheduled session. Patients requiring removable complete dentures, partial dentures, immediate dentures, interim complete dentures, and interim removable partial dentures are treated.

Course Expectations:

To successfully meet the requirements of this course, the student must be present at each weekly scheduled session, demonstrate the knowledge and skill to pass a written comprehensive examination in Winter quarter, participate in two sessions of Prosthetic Adjustment chair and provide routine follow-up care for all the prosthodontic patients the student has treated.

Effective Winter Quarter 2007, completion of on-line course evaluation is a requirement of this course. Failure to comply will result in an "Incomplete" grade being assigned.

Media:

  • All previous departmental texts, syllabi and manuals
  • Fourth-Year Orientation Manual, PROS 640, 2001

 

 

 

 

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