Fixed Prosthetics 3

Course code DENT 2450

Credit 8.0

Length 240.0 hours

Course outline View

This theory and laboratory course expands upon information and techniques for the design, fabrication, modification and repair of multiple unit restorations from Fixed Prosthetics 2. Students learn to fabricate various types of restorations such as metal, porcelain fused to metal (PFM) and All Ceramic crowns. Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Manufacture (CAD-CAM) techniques are applied to the fabrication of single and multiple unit fixed prosthesis.

Prerequisites

DENT 2330, DENT 2340, DENT 2350, DENT 2360, DENT 2380.

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What you will learn

  • Single and multiple unit fixed restorations following a dentists' prescription; in a simulation laboratory environment
  • Cosmetic dentistry concepts: aesthetics, form and function
  • Dentist/Patient/Technician communications:Rx, Photography, and case planning analysis
  • Design, fabrication and modification of provisional prosthetics (crowns, bridges)
  • Principles and techniques relating to the design, fabrication and function of All Ceramic restorations
  • Analyze, design and fabricate Implant supported Computer Aided Design / Computer Aided Manufactured (CAD CAM) fixed restorations

How to register

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

Course schedules

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CRN# Duration Delivery Location
42366 February 5, 2026
to June 19, 2026
Lecture VCC Downtown Campus See full schedule

Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.

Contact us

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

† 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.