Program Overview
Program Overview
The DOH416 Prosthodontics 2 subject is a continuation of Prosthodontics 1, designed to provide students with the skills necessary to deliver complex and comprehensive clinical care in Prosthodontics. This includes restoration of endodontically treated teeth, covering clinical examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, and management of such cases at an advanced level.
Subject Outlines
Students will continue to develop their clinical and pre-clinical laboratory skills required to treat patients with complete/partial removable prosthodontic and partial fixed prosthodontic needs.
Availability
The subject is available in two sessions:
- Session 1 (30) on the Orange Campus
- Session 2 (60) on the Orange Campus
Subject Information
Grading System
The grading system for this subject is HD/FL.
Duration
The subject spans two sessions.
School
The subject is part of the School of Dentistry and Health Sciences.
Enrolment Restrictions
Enrolment is restricted to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Dental Science course.
Prerequisites
Prerequisites for this subject include DOH334, DOH335, DOH343, DOH344, and DOH345.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Demonstrate clinical knowledge and skills required in the examination, diagnosis, and treatment planning of advanced prosthodontic cases
- Demonstrate current scientific evidence-based knowledge of the applied dental material science in prosthodontic practice
- Demonstrate knowledge of the clinical and laboratory stages in the construction of complete and partial removable dental prostheses
- Demonstrate laboratory skills in removable prosthodontics at an advanced level and pre-clinical practical simulation skills involved in the preparation of multiple-unit partial fixed dental prostheses
- Demonstrate an understanding of simple concepts in Implant Dentistry and knowledge of the clinical parameters involved in the examination, diagnosis, and treatment planning of cases requiring dental implant-based prosthodontic treatment
- Demonstrate knowledge of the clinical and laboratory stages in the fabrication of simple partial fixed dental prostheses
Syllabus
This subject will cover the following topics:
- Clinical examination, diagnosis, and treatment planning of advanced prosthodontic cases
- Applied dental materials in prosthodontics
- The clinical stages in the fabrication of simple partial fixed dental prostheses
- The clinical and laboratory stages in the construction of complete and partial removable dental prostheses
- The laboratory techniques to repair or modify removable dental prostheses
- The clinical and laboratory stages in the fabrication of partial fixed provisional restorations
- Clinical and laboratory stages in the construction of mouthguards and different types of occlusal splints
- Concepts in implant dentistry
- Clinical examination, diagnosis, and treatment planning in implant dentistry
- Hands-on exercises in the simulation clinic related to dental implant prosthodontics
