Preparation for State Licensure Lab.

Catalog description

This is a two quarter course offered to senior dental students to help them prepare for the simulated licensure examination which has to be passed successfully in order to obtain a license to practice dentistry. Students will be introduced to the manual and the grading rubrics used in the licensure examination. Principles of caries removal, cavity preparations for a Class II and Class III composite resin and modification requests to remove caries extending beyond an ideal preparation will be reviewed. Students will prepare and restore carious teeth using composite resin, including finishing and polishing of the composite. Principles of crown and bridge preparations will be reviewed. Students will participate in mock board and certification sessions and successful completion of the course will qualify them to take the licensure examination.