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Operative Dentistry Courses

For D.D.S. Students

082:120 Dental Anatomy   3 s.h.
Basic dental terminology and nomenclature, human tooth morphology, creation of tooth crowns with wax.
 
082:122 Operative Dentistry I   6 s.h.
Principles, design of cavity preparations; placement of restorative materials; clinical simulation on dental mannequins.
 
082:140 Operative Dentistry II   1 s.h.
Principles, design of cavity preparations, restoration of teeth, patient management, pain control.
 
082:141 Operative Dentistry II Clinic   0, 3 s.h.
Procedures performed on operative clinic patients; based on biological principles for preparation of cavities, restoration with appropriate materials.
 
082:142 Esthetic Dentistry   1 s.h.
Principles of esthetic dentistry; tooth bleaching, tooth recontouring, esthetic buildups with composite resin; exercises on mannequins in the simulation clinic.
 
082:160 Operative Dentistry III Clinic   arr.
Patient treatment; amalgam, composite resin, gold; emphasis on physiological, esthetic importance of restorative treatment.
 
082:165 Operative Dentistry III Seminar   1 s.h.
Clinical problems, restorative dental materials, treatment methods.
 

For Graduate Students

Discipline Studies

082:224 Graduate Restorative Materials   2 s.h.
Dental materials science: composition, properties of dental alloys, polymers, ceramics. Same as 084:224.
 
082:225 Operative Dentistry Seminar I   1 s.h.
Basic concepts of cavity preparation, material placement.
 
082:226 Operative Dentistry Seminar II   1 s.h.
Direct resin systems, bonding technology; their use in dental esthetic treatment.
 
082:227 Operative Dentistry Seminar III   1 s.h.
Use of indirect techniques in bonded esthetic restorations.
 
082:228 Operative Dentistry Seminar IV   1 s.h.
Principles for health professions educators.
 

Research Program

082:230 Operative Dentistry Research I   3 s.h.
Thesis topic selection, committee selection, literature review.
 
082:231 Operative Dentistry Research II   2 s.h.
Thesis protocol, research.
 
082:232 Operative Dentistry Research III   3 s.h.
Thesis research, data gathering, writing.
 
082:233 Operative Dentistry Research IV   3 s.h.
Thesis completion, defense.
 
082:234 Selected Applications of Operative Dentistry   arr.
Advanced techniques.
 

Clinical Studies

082:240 Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic I   arr.
Materials, techniques; restoration procedures on a mannequin.
 
082:241 Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic II   arr.
Patient treatment in operative clinic; basic operative procedures.
 
082:242 Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic III   arr.
Patient treatment in operative clinic; direct-bonded esthetic restorative procedures.
 
082:243 Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic IV   arr.
Patient treatment in operative clinic; advanced esthetic restorative procedures.
 
082:244 Operative Dentistry Advanced Clinic V   arr.
Patient treatment in operative clinic; advanced esthetic restorative procedures.
 
082:245 Clinical Demonstrating   arr.
Teaching undergraduate dental students in laboratory, clinic.
 
082:300 Operative Dentistry Certificate Program   0 s.h.
Advanced dental clinical, didactic education; nondegree program toward eligibility for board certification in operative dentistry.
 

 


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