Dental Materials and Expanded Function Laboratory 3.0 UNITS

Catalog description

Intended for students accepted in the Dental Hygiene Baccalaureate Degree Program. This course emphasizes specific dental materials enabling the dental hygienist to understand and assess the conduction of various materials, and provides a scientific rationale for selecting, using and understanding the varied relationships of dental biocompatible-materials. The dental hygiene student will perform laboratory techniques and chair side procedures commonly encountered in dentistry. This course also covers hazardous waste management, SDS and regulations related to dental materials.