Program content
Lectures
Introduction to dental prosthetics, examination of the patient, prosthetic crowns and bridges, posts&cores, indications to perform, fixed dentures classifications and their characteristics, temporary crowns, methods of preparation for fixed dentures, instruments, impression methods
Exercises
The classes are performed in a simulated clinical setting for phantom heads. Student creates phantom model.
Performs preparation of the teeth placed in phantom model for crowns, veneers and the posts&cores root, and performs modeling operations on them.
Seminars
Topics of seminars:
-crowns and bridges
-temporary crowns
-rules of preparation for fixed partial dentures
-impression methods used in performing fixed partial dentures
-veneers
-posts&cores custom made and standard
-alloys, metals and materials used in prosthetic
-waxs, creating models, dental ceramic
Other
Demonstration of technical equipment and Odontologic 2000 and Periotest and equipment for shade matching. Basics of survey analysis
Course regulations
1. Attendance at all scheduled sessions is obligatory in order to pass the course. If a student is not able to attend a course session he/she must inform the course coordinator of his/her intended absence and reason for that. For unexpected absences please contact coordinator as soon as possible or have someone contact them on your behalf. Being late 3 times is regarded as one absence and needs to be made up. Being late more than 15 minutes is regarded as absence and needs to be made up. Every absence needs to be made up, for excused absences document needs to be presented to course coordinator. The practical exercises after missed session should be performed by the student on a day and time pointed by the coordinator or instructor of the course.
2. Dress code: Clean and well-groomed with long hair tied back. Nails clean and trimmed to surgical working length. White lab coat, gloves, mask and protective eyewear worn at all times during treatment procedures. No jewelry.
3. It’s important not to commence work on patient without the tutor’s authorization, no matter how simple the procedure is.
4. Student has to be prepared for every class to be able to perform competent clinical procedures. Active and well-mannered participation in the classes is necessary to obtain the credit of the course.
5. The knowledge, competences and practical skills are assessed on the basis of student’s observation during classes, oral and written tests at the beginning, during and after completion of all parts of the course.
6. The course is scored by the results of the written final examination test after completing regular classes in IX semester. A single choice test consisting of 100 questions covers the material discussed during the course. The examination can be repeated twice– see the General School Regulations.
7. The final examination takes place at the Computer Examination Center. The threshold for receiving credit and completing the course is 65% (see the PUMS General School Regulations), with the grading system: - 94 – 100 good answers – very good (5.0) - 87 – 93 good answers – better than good (4.5) - 79 – 86 good answers – good (4.0) - 72 – 78 good answers – fairly good (3.5) - 65 – 71 good answers – satisfactory (3.0) - >64 good answers – unsatisfactory (2.0)
Literature
Primary literature
Herbert T. Shillingburg „Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics” , Quintessence Publishing, 2012.
Supplementary literature
E. C. Combe Notes on Dental Materials , Churchill Livingstone, 1992.
Credit requirements
Attendance at all classes.
Quiz (-es) of theoretical material and assessment of work performed on phantom classes