SDS 333 Pre-Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics I

 

 

 

 

 SEQUENCE:  

            SDS 333 is a one year course during the Third Year. It is an introductory course to Fixed Prosthodontics. 

 

CREDIT HOURS:  6 Credit Hours 

                       → 2 Credit Hours = One Hour Lecture weekly for two semesters

                       → 4 Credit Hours = Six Hours patient simulation clinic weekly for two semesters

  

 COURSE DESCRIPTION: 

            The course represents the orientation phase to the discipline of fixed prosthodontics (FP). It provides a structured framework for the students to learn the scientific basis and the fundamental principles of FP. 

It prepares the student for the practice of sound clinical FP through a patient simulation phase of mechanical and technical procedures. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES: 

            Upon completion of this course the graduating student should: 

1.      Understand nomenclature and instrumentation used in clinical dentistry. 

2.      Develop basic psychomotor skills for clinical dentistry. 

3.      Use management and clinical self-evaluation skills in delivering clinical dental care. 

4.      Apply basic occlusal function and stability principles to restorative procedures. 

5.      Apply factors of biological and mechanical design for the preparation of teeth for extracoronal cast gold, porcelain fused to metal and all ceramic restorations. 

6.      Apply factors of biological and mechanical design for complex foundational restorations. 

 

 

REFERENCES/ BOOKS

Textbook: Fundamentals of Fixed Prosthodontics (Third Edition) Herbert T. Shillingburg, Sumiya Hobo, Lowell Whitsett, Richard Jacobi and Susan Brackett. Quintessence Publishing Co., 1997.  

Supplementary references: Additional Reading Assignments may be given by different lecturers for certain topics.