Basics of Dental Prosthetics

11B1290

Bachelor

German

5.0

only winter term

1 semester

The fields of activity and therefore also the teaching content of dental technology are very broad and therefore complex. The Basics of Dental Prosthetics course is primarily concerned with teaching the fundamental relationships and technical terms for products, the workflow and the production techniques of digital and analogue dental technology. Students initially receive an overview that enables them to learn more in-depth technical details in later semesters. Furthermore, the special features of dental subject areas and the interfaces to modern dentistry are presented.

1. introduction to dental technology - special features of the workflow
2. basic terminology and requirements for dental prosthetics and fabrication 
3. overview of workflows and prosthetic restorations 
a. Model fabrication
b. Fixed dentures (crown and bridge technique)
c. removable dentures (model casting technique / telescope technique / combination technique / total prosthetics)

4. overview of digitalisation in dental technology
a. Computer Aided Design - CAD 
b. Computer Aided Manufacturing - CAM
c. Hardware and software
d. Functional principles of scanners, printers, milling units

5. outlook manufacturing & materials of conventional and digital techniques

6. overview of materials with properties

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Homework / Assignment or
• oral exam

• Field work / Experimental work

The examiners choose the type of examination from the options provided and inform the students at the beginning of the semester.

Graded examination:

• Term paper: 10-20 pages
• Oral examination: see valid general part of the examination regulations

Ungraded examination:

• The experimental work includes the implementation of basic dental production (e.g. analogue/digital model production) for the production of working bases. The practical course contains 6-7 experiments, which are to be recorded in a protocol.

Students at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences who have successfully completed this course have a broad basic knowledge in the field of dental technology.

The students critically analyse the different procedures and materials used to create dental prostheses and are able to evaluate and describe them.

Students can reflect on the dental workflow and the challenges resulting from it.

Students can verbalise dental technology work processes in a comprehensible manner.

• Strickstrock, Monika

• Strickstrock, Monika