Dental Materials

Catalog description

This course will introduce a variety of dental materials that are used during chairside procedures and in the dental laboratory setting. Safety procedures and protocols will be emphasized. This course will acquaint the dental assistant student with the composition, properties, and manipulation of dental materials, with a primary emphasis on those materials used in the dental office and a secondary emphasis on select materials used in the dental laboratory. The physical, chemical, biological, and mechanical properties of dental materials will be included, along with proper technique for handling hazardous materials, taking impressions, constructing models and custom trays, and other laboratory duties in dentistry.