Course Title: Construct immediate dentures

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5312 Diploma of Dental Technology

Course Title: Construct immediate dentures

Portfolio: SEH Portfolio Office

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

DENT5259C

City Campus

TAFE

155T Vocational Health and Sciences

Face-to-Face or Workplace

Term1 2013,
Term1 2014,
Term1 2015,
Term2 2015,
Term1 2016

Course Contact: Mark Doherty

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1407

Course Contact Email: mark.doherty@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge you will require to construct immediate dentures that are constructed from clinically acceptable materials and finished suitable for insertion in the mouth . The prosthesis you construct will be replacing a patients natural dentition (teeth) with a removable appliance to be inserted in the clinic once the natural teeth have been extracted.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

HLTDT301D Construct models
HLTDT302D Construct custom impression trays
HLTDT303D Construct registration rims
HLTDT304D Articulate models and transfer records
HLTDT519C Construct simple complete removable dentures and appliances
HLTIN301C Comply with infection control policies and procedures



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTDT507C Construct immediate dentures

Elements:

1. Arrange artificial teeth for try-in

2. Construct a surgical template

3. Arrange artificial teeth for finish

4. Process immediate dentures


Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course you will be able to demonstrate, on a consistent basis, the arrangement of artificial teeth for complete prosthesis (dentures) as well as techniques for converting the wax trial dentures into a final hard acrylic suitable for wear by a patient. You will set teeth in various arrangements in accordance with a prescription and be exposed to different techniques of curing the dentures.


Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed in a simulated workplace and under the normal range of work conditions.

You will be assessed on both the essential knowledge and the demonstration of essential skills through;

Completion of practical exercises - including detailed self reflection of each exercise
Practical exam
Theory exam