Pre-Clinical Operative Dentistry Lecture I

Catalog description

This is a lecture series that is designed to introduce the first-year student to the basic theory and techniques used in Operative Dentistry. The study of the physical properties, manipulation, and chemistry of the dental materials utilized is included. Emphasis is placed on preservation of tooth structure from further destruction by dental disease. Technical skills used in the placement of composite resin and amalgam restorations are developed. The lectures are coordinated with the lab session in Preclinic Operative Dentistry I, and as such, some dates in the schedule have no lectures (as shown in the Lecture Session schedule).