Course Title: Construct removable acrylic partial dentures

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5373 Diploma of Dental Technology

Course Title: Construct removable acrylic partial dentures

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 60

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Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

DENT5867C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

 Term1 2017,
Term2 2017

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

DENT5867C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

 VE 2018 (All)

Course Contact: Rachael Starr

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1420

Course Contact Email: rachael.starr@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to construct removable acrylic partial dentures.

This unit applies to work in dental technology

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTDET007 Construct removable acrylic partial dentures

Elements:

1. Design acrylic removable partial denture

2. Select and prepare materials

3. Arrange artificial teeth

4. Construct retainer units.

5. Select and prepare materials and processing technique

6. Process denture or appliance

7. Finish denture or appliance

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, you should be able to:

  1. Design acrylic removable partial denture 
  1. Select and prepare materials 
  1. Arrange artificial teeth 
  1. Construct retainer units 
  1. Select and prepare materials and processing technique 
  1. Process denture or appliance 
  1. Finish denture or appliance



Overview of Assessment

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.