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 renowned institution dedicated to providing exceptional education, research, and patient care in the field of dentistry.

Departments

The school comprises various departments, including:

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

Programs

The school offers a range of programs, including:

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

Students

Prospective Students

Prospective students can explore the following options:

• Pre-dental
• Shoreline Dental Hygiene
• DDS Admissions
• International DDS Admissions
• Predoctoral Course Catalog
• DDS Clinical Rotations & Outreach
• Student Research
• RIDE
• Internships, Externships, & Observerships

Current Students

Current students have access to various resources, including:

• Administrative Resources
• Academic Resources
• IT Student Resources
• Health & Wellness
• Building Resources
• After Graduation
• Student Events

Graduate and Postdoctoral Programs

The school offers the following graduate and postdoctoral programs:

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

Residency Programs

The school offers the following residency programs:

• General Practice Residency
• Oral Radiology Residency
• OMS Residency

Research

Office of Research

The Office of Research is dedicated to advancing the field of dentistry through innovative research and collaboration.

Research Labs and Centers

The school is home to various research labs and centers, including the Timothy A. DeRouen Center for Global Oral Health.

Research Day

The school hosts an annual Research Day to showcase the latest research and discoveries in the field of dentistry.

Training Programs

The school offers various training programs for students and professionals, including the COHO Fall Institute in Clinical Research Methods.

DENTPC 585: Removable Partial Denture Technique

Course Overview

This course prepares students for the procedures necessary for the provision of removable partial dentures (RPDs) in the clinical setting.

Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course, students will be able to:

1. Prepare guiding planes and rest seats for a partially dentate arch simulating natural teeth.
2. Design an example cast to guide a dental technician.
3. Establish an acceptable plane of occlusion for crowns on a cast with multiple crown preparations.
4. Modify waxed crowns to receive a removable partial denture.
5. Make a secondary impression to alter the original master cast for a distal extension partial denture.
6. Fabricate an occlusion rim for a partial denture framework and master cast.
7. Trim occlusion rims to represent the vertical dimension of occlusion and record centric relation.
8. Select the appropriate tooth form and material to create the desired occlusal scheme for patients with partially and completely edentulous jaws.
9. Set artificial cusped teeth in balanced occlusion on mounted casts of a CD/RPD on a semi-adjustable articulator.
10. Make a remount cast for a waxed-up partial denture.
11. Create a temporary removable partial denture-ready for processing-by following the steps of trimming the cast, setting the teeth, and waxing the denture.
12. Repair a partial denture or complete acrylic resin dentures with broken parts using an autopolymerizing acrylic resin.
13. Describe the procedures, sequence, and necessary materials for the delivery and maintenance of an RPD in a clinical setting.
14. Demonstrate the procedures, sequence, and necessary materials for the design, delivery, and maintenance of an RPD in a laboratory setting.

UWSOD Competencies

This course aligns with the following UWSOD competencies: C-01, C-10, C-03, C-02, C-09, C-11, C-12, C-16, C-14, C-28, C-04, C-26, C-19, C-20, C-21.