Program Overview

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University of Washington UW School of Dentistry

About the School

The University of Washington School of Dentistry is a leading institution in dental education and research.

Departments

• Endodontics
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• Oral Health Sciences
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• Oral Medicine
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• Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
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• Oral Pathology
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• Orthodontics
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• Pediatric Dentistry
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• Periodontics
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• Restorative Dentistry
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Programs

• Office of Regional Affairs
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• RIDE
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• Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health
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• Office of Educational Partnerships
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• Continuing Dental Education
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• Center for Pediatric Dentistry
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• Dental Hygiene
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Students

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• Pre-dental
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• Shoreline Dental Hygiene
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• DDS Admissions
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• Predoctoral Course Catalog
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• DDS Clinical Rotations & Outreach
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Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs

• MSD / Postgraduate Certificates
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• Oral Health Sciences (PhD/MS)
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• Graduate Endodontics
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• Advanced Education in Pediatric Dentistry
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• Graduate Oral Medicine
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• Graduate Orthodontics
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• Graduate Periodontics
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• Graduate Prosthodontics
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Residency Programs

• General Practice Residency
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• Oral Radiology Residency
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• OMS Residency
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Research

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COHO Fall Institute in Clinical Research Methods

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Dental Professionals

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OMS Grand Rounds Schedule

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Predoctoral Course Catalog

UW School of Dentistry

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Course Catalog

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Course

DENTPC 535

Removable Partial Denture Design

• Course Director: Hai Zhang
• Credits: 2
• Quarters/Yr of Program: Spring / 2

Course Overview

This course presents the principles of removable partial denture design (RPD) for partially edentulous patient situations. The course is comprised of a series of lectures and laboratory exercises. No clinic sessions are included.

Learning Objectives

The student who successfully completes this course will be able to:

1. Relate the Kennedy classification of partially edentulous arches to partial denture design.
2. Compare the indications and contraindications for removable partial dentures with those of other types of prostheses.
3. Describe the major components of removable partial dentures.
4. Describe the clinical workflow of removable partial dentures.
5. Examine the impact of the major components of an RPD on design and function.
6. Apply the basic principles of removable partial denture designs to different patient scenarios.
7. Design the basic types of removable partial dentures.

UWSOD Competencies

• C-01
• C-03
• C-04
• C-05
• C-06
• C-07
• C-08
• C-09
• C-10
• C-11
• C-12
• C-13
• C-14
• C-15
• C-16
• C-19
• C-20
• C-21
• C-24
• C-25
• C-28
• C-29
• C-30
• C-31
• CE-02
• CE-03
• CE-04
• CE-05
• CE-06
• CE-07

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