433 SDS Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics 1

COURSE TITLE: Clinical Fixed Prosthodontics 1
COURSE CODE: SDS 433
CREDIT HOURS: 3 (1L+ 2C)
PREREQUISITES: SDS 333 Course (Introduction to Fixed Prosthodontics) RDS 313 Course (Clinical Operative Dentistry 1) COURSE DESCRIPTION This course serves as a transitional phase from the preclinical to clinical environment. It provides a framework for the student to reinforce concepts learned in the previously completed fixed prosthodontic course (SDS 333). This course introduces the 4th-year students to the clinical aspects of delivering patient care in the specialty of fixed prosthodontics. It is designed to teach the student to clinically apply basic principles of fixed prosthodontics. The student is expected to develop the necessary skills for gathering diagnostic information, developing a sequential treatment plan, and performing fixed prosthodontic procedures using sound clinical judgment. COURSE
OBJECTIVES At the completion of 433 SDS, the dental student should be able to: 1. Collect basic concepts necessary for the diagnosis and treatment planning of simple fixed prostheses. 2. Develop skills to successfully manage simple clinical fixed prosthetic cases. 3. Practice different types of tooth preparations of abutments of fixed prostheses. 4. Practice with different types of prosthetic/restorative materials. 5. Produce biologically compatible and esthetically and functionally acceptable provisional crowns. 6. Safely manipulate soft tissues during impression making for prepared tooth/teeth. 7. Utilizing inter-occlusal records and semi-adjustable articulators for mounting clinical cases. 8. Demonstrate familiarity with replacing missing tooth/teeth with dental implants.