DHYG 277 Restorative Dentistry and Dental Materials I (3 credits)
Course Description
Develop foundational knowledge in restorative dentistry including properties of dental materials, chairside assisting, and fabrication of select therapeutic oral devices
Course Content
Four-handed and six-handed dental assisting skills Tissue retraction and instrument transfer Strategies to maintain a clear operating field Infection control in restorative dentistry Rubber dams Rubber dam placement High and low volume evacuation Restorative dental materials’ properties Vacuum form trays Occlusal splints/occlusal guards Prosthetic impression materials Classification of prosthodontic impression materials Alginate impression materials and alginate impressions Amalgam Composite Other restorative materials applicable to Washington State dental hygiene licensure WA RCW 18.29 Greene Vardiman Black (G.V. Black’s) carious lesion and restorative classifications Dental restorative instruments for placement and finishing of dental restorations Dental nomenclature/cavity preparation Oral 3D scanning and 3D printing Dental burs Dental restorative instrument identification
Student Outcomes
- Contrast the properties and use of dental restorative materials.
- Apply dental nomenclature.
- Illustrate G.V. Black’s carious lesion classifications and its relationship to cavity preparation.
- Explain the purpose of dental restorative instruments for dental hygienists.
- Demonstrate the transfer of dental restorative instruments used and transfered in four-handed and six-handed dentistry.
- Demonstrate the procedures for maxillary and mandibular alginate impressions, oral 3D scanning, and conversion of 3D scan to a 3D model via the 3D printers, and vacuum former.
Degree Outcomes
PROGRAM OUTCOME: This course is part of the Bachelor of Applied Science Dental Hygiene Degree. Please refer to the Dental Hygiene Competency Map for detail of the Program Competencies this course addresses. Each competency is identified at a level of skill by the terms Introductory (I), Developing (D), or Competent (C). The map also shows the alignment between each Program Competency and the Pierce College Core Ability(ies).
Core Abilities
Critical, Creative and Reflective Thinking: Graduates will evaluate, analyze, synthesize, and generate ideas; construct informed, meaningful, and justifiable conclusions; and process feelings, beliefs, biases, strengths, and weaknesses as they relate to their thinking, decisions, and creations.
Lecture Contact Hours 15
Lab Contact Hours 30
Clinical Contact Hours 0
Total Contact Hours 45
Potential Methods
Written exam Lab activities/exam Instructor observation Formal assessment Peer observation Self evaluation Class discussion
Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)
|