233 RDS Dental Biomaterials Sciences

This course is offered for second year dental students. It continues where RDS 132 left off and logically progresses from direct restorations through indirect restorations. It provides basic information about: Direct and indirect restorative materials, bonding agents, and the new field of "Adhesive Dentistry”, impression materials and gypsum products, step-by-step casting procedure along with the required dental materials, and ceramo-metallic and ceramic materials. Furthermore, the indirect restorations section will be including topics of temporary and permanent dental luting agents. Additionally, the course will be complemented with teaching of basic endodontics, periodontics, and orthodontic materials. This will be followed with a presentation related to dental implant materials and their designs.