Clinical Prosthetics 3

Course code DEND 2203

Credit 5.0

Length 135.0 hours

Course outline View

In this course, students continue to gain expertise in performing patient assessment procedures. Students continue to develop skills in professional conduct, patient communication and clinic/lab asepsis. Clinical applications for clients requiring both Removable Partial Dentures and Complete Dentures include patient consultation, treatment planning, intra-oral and extra-oral assessments, preliminary impression procedures, face-bow registration, tooth mobility testing, post insertion follow up and maintenance of the dental treatment record. In addition, students develop skills in the manipulation of final impression materials, bite registration materials and border molding for final impressions.

Prerequisites

Successful completion of all Term 1, 2 and 3 courses.

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What you will learn

  • Theory: review
    Removable Partial and Complete Dentures: Design and Survey; Stock trays: sizing and adjusting;Final Impression:Block-out procedures; Review prescriptions; Hygiene and maintenance of removable dentures

    Lab: Bite registration: tactile; pintracer; facebow; preliminary impressions; final impression.
    Immediate Dentures: adjustments; tissue conditioning; post care; repairs; relines; prescription and documentation management.

    VCC Denturist Clinic
    Applied clinical: Bite registration: tactile; pintracer; facebow; preliminary impressions; final impression.
    Immediate Dentures: adjustments; tissue conditioning; post care; repairs; relines;
    Prescription and documentation management.

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

Select your program to see the available course schedules.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

Additional information

Applicants requesting PLAR must meet with the Denturist Department Leader

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.