RDS 233

This two credit hour 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.
Ceramo-metallic and ceramic materials.

The indirect restorations section will be completed with a presentation of temporary and permanent dental cements, including the most recent developments of resin cements.

The course will be completed with teaching basic prosthodontic, endodontic, periodontic, and orthodontic materials. This will be followed with a presentation of the special considerations related to dental implant materials and their designs.