Course Title: Evaluate a removable dental prosthesis at try-in stage

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6157 Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics

Course Title: Evaluate a removable dental prosthesis at try-in stage

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 180

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Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
DENT5853C	City Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2017, Term2 2017, Term2 2018, Term1 2019, Term1 2020, Term1 2021

Course Contact: Luke Scarica

Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 0312

Course Contact Email: luke.scarica@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to evaluate and modify the try-in fitting of a removable dental prosthesis prior to its completion for dentate or edentulous patients.

This unit applies to work in dental prosthetics.

 

 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None

National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:	HLTDEP005 Evaluate a removable dental prosthesis at try-in stage
Elements:	1. Prepare patient for procedure 2. Perform check of try-in prosthesis prior to insertion 3. Fit and evaluate try-in prosthesis 4. Alter try-in prosthesis

Learning Outcomes

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

1. Prepare patient for procedure 

2. Perform check of try-in prosthesis prior to insertion

3. Fit and evaluate try-in prosthesis

4. Alter try-in prosthesis 

Overview of Assessment

You must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that you have completed the following tasks:

• performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 240 hours of work in a clinical dental workplace environment

• followed procedures to ensure patient safety during procedures

• customised the form of the registration rims prior to recording the jaw relationships and occlusions for at least 4 different patients including:

• 2 complete maxillary and mandibular dentures
• and any 4 dentures of the following, 2 of which must be partial dentures:
  
• complete maxillary or mandibular denture opposing partial maxillary or mandibular denture
• opposing partial maxillary and mandibular dentures
• partial maxillary or mandibular denture opposing natural dentition

• established and recorded jaw relationships and occlusion for 4 different patients

• selected appropriate shade and mould for artificial teeth for 4 different patients.

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. 

Regular attendance is necessary.  Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks and consist of theory and practical based tasks.