DES 1100 - Dental Materials and Expanded Duties

2 cr. hrs.
Credit Hours: 2

This course focuses on the nature, qualities, composition, and manipulation of materials used in dentistry. The primary goal of this course is to enhance your ability to make clinical judgments regarding the use and care of dental materials based on how these materials react in the oral environment. Lecture topics include physical properties of dental material, general handling and safety of dental materials, properties of tooth-colored dental materials, metals used in constructing dental restorations, cementing, bonding, abrasion, finishing and polishing of dental restorations, dental materials used in prevention of dental disease, dental materials used in the replacement of missing teeth, dental materials used in constructing replications of oral tissues for use in constructing dental restorations and replacement of missing oral tissues, and provisional restorations created for temporary use in the treatment of oral disease.

Course Designations: (OA)

Prerequisite(s): DEH 1002.
Corequisite(s): DEH 1130 and DES 1100L.