Program Overview

Prosthodontics Program Overview

The Prosthodontics program at the University of Iowa is a professional certificate program that focuses on restoring or replacing teeth using crowns, fixed partial dentures (bridges), removable partial dentures, complete dentures, maxillofacial prostheses, and dental implants.

Program Description

Prosthodontics is the dentistry specialty involving restoring or replacing teeth using various dental prostheses. The Department of Prosthodontics instructs Doctor of Dental Surgery students in the basic principles, practices, and concepts of prosthodontics required for the practice of general dentistry. Students learn through laboratory projects and treatment of patients with differing prosthodontic needs.

DDS Student Training

The Department of Prosthodontics provides training for Doctor of Dental Surgery students in the basic principles, practices, and concepts of prosthodontics. This training is essential for the practice of general dentistry and includes laboratory projects and patient treatment.

Professional Program of Study

The Professional Program of Study in Prosthodontics includes a Certificate in Prosthodontics. Most didactic, clinical, and laboratory instruction and patient treatment take place in the Department of Prosthodontics, located in the Dental Science Building. The building also houses the Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) program, training programs in specialties recognized by the American Dental Association, and the Iowa Institute for Oral Health Research.

Facilities and Technologies

The college and department provide supporting technologies, including:

• Cone beam CT radiography
• Implant imaging software
• Laboratory CAD/CAM (computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing) systems
• Dental lasers

Clinical Experience

Advanced prosthodontic students spend time at University of Iowa Health Care, where they work closely with medical professionals in other disciplines to treat medically compromised prosthodontic patients and those who require maxillofacial rehabilitation.

Prosthodontics Courses

The program offers a range of courses, including:

• PROS:5700 Advanced Clinical Prosthodontics (0,2 s.h.)
• PROS:5710 Advanced Removable Prosthodontic Technique (0,2 s.h.)
• PROS:5720 Advanced Instrument Technique (1 s.h.)
• PROS:5730 Advanced Implant Techniques (0-2 s.h.)
• PROS:5740 Advanced Fixed Prosthodontics Technique (0,2 s.h.)
• PROS:5750 Clinical Issues and Treatment Planning in Prosthodontics (0-1 s.h.)
• PROS:6220 Fixed Prosthodontics Literature Review I (0-4 s.h.)
• PROS:6221 Fixed Prosthodontics Literature Review II (0-4 s.h.)
• PROS:6222 Implant Literature Review (0-4 s.h.)
• PROS:6223 Occlusion Seminar (0-4 s.h.)
• PROS:6224 Graduate Restorative Materials (0,2 s.h.)
• PROS:6225 Complete Denture Literature Review (0-4 s.h.)
• PROS:6226 RPD Literature Review (0-4 s.h.)
• PROS:6700 Maxillofacial Prosthodontics Seminar (0-1 s.h.)
• PROS:6710 Dental Implant Surgery for Prosthodontic Residents (arr.)
• PROS:7700 Maxillofacial Prosthodontics Rotation (0-1 s.h.)
• PROS:8120 Treatment of Dentulous Patients: Introduction to Occlusion Lecture (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8121 Treatment of Dentulous Patients: Introduction to Occlusion Lab (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8122 Treatment of Dentulous Patients: Fixed Prosthodontics for Single Anterior Teeth Lecture (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8123 Treatment of Dentulous Patients: Fixed Prosthodontics for Single Anterior Teeth Lab (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8124 Treatment of Dentulous Patients: Fixed Prosthodontics for Single Posterior Teeth Lecture (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8125 Treatment of Dentulous Patients: Fixed Prosthodontics for Single Posterior Teeth Lab (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8240 Treatment of Partially Edentulous Patients: Fixed Multi-Unit Prosthodontics Lecture (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8241 Treatment of Partially Edentulous Patients: Fixed Multi-Unit Prosthodontics Patient Simulation I (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8242 Treatment of Partially Edentulous Patients: Single Tooth Implant Lecture (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8243 Treatment of Partially Edentulous Patients: Single Tooth Implant Patient Simulation (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8244 Treatment of Partially Edentulous Patients: Removable Partial Prosthodontics Lecture (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8245 Treatment of Partially Edentulous Patients: Removable Partial Prosthodontics Patient Simulation (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8246 Treatment of Edentulous Patients: Removable Complete Prosthodontics Lecture (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8247 Treatment of Edentulous Patients: Removable Complete Prosthodontics Patient Simulation (1 s.h.)
• PROS:8370 Introduction to Clinical Prosthodontics (8 s.h.)

Program Faculty

The program is led by:

• Seok Hwan "Aaron" Cho, Head of Prosthodontics

Related Fields

The Prosthodontics program is related to:

• Oral Science