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Dec 14, 2024
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DEA 413 - Dental Materials I Credits: 2 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 2 Practicum Hours: 0 Work Experience: 0 Course Type: Voc/Tech This course is a preliminary study of materials utilized in Dentistry. Properties of dental materials and ADA Requirements are presented. Corequisite: DEA 507 , DEA 314 , DEA 256 , DEA 249 Competencies
- Relate the reasons a dental assistant should be knowledgeable in the study of dental materials
- Rank the standards of dental materials
- Demonstrate the historical developments
- Compare the agencies that set the standards
- Explain the patient considerations and effects of the oral environment on dental materials
- Classify dental materials uses
- Explain the oral factors affecting dental materials
- Detect restorative materials in radiographs
- Interpret physical, electrical, and mechanical properties in relation to the oral cavity
- Compare and contrast physical, electrical, and mechanical properties in relation to the oral cavity
- Interpret how these properties may alter a restoration
- Breakdown the handling and safety protocols of dental materials
- Identify and illustrate safety hazards and prevention
- Outline chemical safety, hazards, and disposal
- Define occupational safety hazards and health administration hazard communication standard
- Analyze the function of different categories of impression materials
- Differentiate between types of impression materials
- Compare the different uses and composition of impression materials, including impression trays
- Define components of impression making for crown and bridge procedures
- Implement manual alginate impressions, bite registration, digital impressions and custom trays
- Apply infection control concepts in handling of impression materials
- Distinguish the characteristics and uses of gypsum products
- Relate why gypsum products are important in dentistry
- Discuss what the general procedure is for producing a quality gypsum product
- Demonstrate the mixing and handling of a gypsum product
- Compare and contrast the properties and uses of dental waxes
- Explain the difference between the classification of waxes
- Differentiate the properties of waxes
- Demonstrate the production of a diagnostic cast, trim if necessary, obtain a bite registration
- Examine bonding principles
- Compare the basic principles of bonding
- Discuss characteristics of etch on enamel and dentin
- Analyze clinical applications for bonding
- Demonstrate clinical bonding
- Evaluate the composition, properties and application of direct placement esthetic restorative materials
- Compare direct-placement restorations
- Explain the steps for placement of composite resin restoration
- Experiment with composites and glass ionomers cements direct
- Discover dental ceramics
- Select the physical properties, handling characteristics of esthetic material
- Identify CAD/CAM components and technology
- Predict the principals of CAD/CAM restorations
- Discuss practical uses of ceramic amterials including shade guide taking
Competencies Revised Date: AY2025
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