Course Description:
Clinical training in restorative dentistry
procedures, including diagnostic, treatment planning,
therapeutic aspects of operative dentistry, bleaching
procedures, fixed prosthodontics, occlusal analysis and
treatment emphasizing multidisciplinary coordination, and
writing appropriate Rx’s for commercial laboratories.
Educational Objectives:
Students
will treat all assigned patients comprehensively, with the
expectation that they manage all modalities of patient care,
to include restorative dentistry. The student will gain knowledge,
skills, experience, and ethical values in the restoration
of diseased teeth, defective and failing restorations, and
missing teeth. The objectives are for the student to be able
to: (1) diagnose dental caries and to determine that which
constitutes a failing restoration requiring replacement, (2)
design comprehensive treatment plans to address the restorative
needs and desires of the dental patient in conjunction with
their overall dental health needs, (3) prepare teeth for appropriate
operative procedures and restoration with appropriate materials,
(4) prepare teeth, take impressions, communicate with commercial
dental laboratories, and place appropriate fixed prosthodontic
restorations, (5) diagnose occlusal discrepancies and be able
to perform appropriate occlusal treatment, (7) provide elective
esthetic procedures to include bleaching, (8) be familiar
with the diagnostic and clinical procedures necessary for
the restoration of a dental implant
Course Outline:
Students are blocked
into restorative clinic at various times during the week and
have the opportunity to request additional sessions when there
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Course Expectations:
To
successfully meet the requirements of this course, the student
must attend at least 80 clinical sessions. There are no required
number of specific procedures, but it is suggested as a goal
that students prepare and insert at least 60 combined surfaces
of amalgam, composite or other direct filling restorative
materials; prepare, impress and insert at least one inlay/onlay;
prepare, impress, and place at least six (6) crowns, and preferably
1 posterior bridge. Competency is evaluated by daily faculty
grading of all procedures accomplished during a clinic session.
Clinical competency examinations may commence during Spring
Quarter of the 3rd year, but successful completion is not
required until graduation. Grades are formulated on the basis
of:
30%
for Attendance
30% for Restorative points (quantitative)
30% for Daily faculty grades(qualitative)
10% by Course Director
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:
- RD 620 Syllabus – R. Schwedhelm (Summer 2001
Ed) “Comprehensive Dental Treatment Planning”
- RD 630/631 Syllabus – D. Verhoef (Fall 2001
Ed) “Fixed Prosthodontic Clinical Syllabus”
- RD 630/640 - M. Warnick (Fall 2001 Ed)
“Laboratory utilization and Communication Manual”
- RD 630/640 - G Johnson (Fall 2001 Ed)
“Restorative Clinical Reference”
- Clinical Procedures Manual (Revised January
2001) “School of Dentistry”
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