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TAB2400 Prosthodontics 3 – Removable Prosthodontics (B) Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Oral protetikk 3 - Avtakbar protetikk (B)
Study programme
Bachelorstudium i tannteknikk
Weight
20.0 ECTS
Year of study
2021/2022
Curriculum
SPRING 2022
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

The course deals with and expands on different treatment options, solutions and conventional and digital production techniques in removable prosthetics. Emphasis is placed on design principles and laboratory technology factors that have a bearing on the production of an optimal product. Clinical factors such as analysis of the alveolar ridge relationship in fully or partially edentulous patients’ choice of prosthesis design, techniques for arranging dentures, and endeavours to achieve functional articulation and acceptable aesthetics are important for the patient’s acceptance or rejection of the dental prosthetics or product. Self-assessment of finished works in accordance with professional assessment criteria is emphasised. The aim is to develop the student’s professional understanding and communicate the importance of quality assuring dental technology production.

Breakdown of credits: Theory ten credits and skills training ten credits.

Required preliminary courses

Passed first year of the programme or equivalent.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence: 

Knowledge 

The student can

  • explain laboratory technology processes and theoretical structural principles relating to the production of hard bite splints, partial and complete prostheses and complete dentures arranged in different alveolar ridge relationships
  • describe the most common clinical issues related to oral pathology, loss of support zones/vertical dimension, the remaining teeth’s topography and the lateral alveolar ridge relationships in relation to the production of products that will restore the patient’s dental physiology and occlusion
  • explain the importance of the design of dental prostheses in terms of functional, aesthetic and phonetic aspects and the patient's getting used to and accepting the prosthesis
  • explain clinical indications, contraindications, treatment planning and prosthetic alternatives for simple implant-based solutions
  • can explain the possibilities and limitations of CAD/CAM in relation to dental production
  • expand on relevant subject-specific assessment criteria and pertaining terminology in the assessment of the practical execution of dental technology production

Skills 

The student can

  • make plaster models, individual impression spoons and bite plates that have satisfactory functioning and a presentable appearance
  • carry out simple prosthetics repairs or rebasing that restores optimal prosthetic function and fit
  • select a suitable denture for individual prosthesis patients based on knowledge of oral anatomy and colour and shape theory
  • carry out a model analysis and make complete dentures with normal bite and crossbite with satisfactory articulation, fit and aesthetic results
  • produce a hard bite splint (Michigan splint) with sufficient function and aesthetics using conventional and digital production methods
  • construct simple wire clamps for partial prostheses with acceptable retention
  • design and produce partial Cobalt-Chrome skeletons with optimal compressive stress, retention and fit under supervision
  • apply wax, plaster, Cobalt-Chrome alloys, methyl methacrylate and pertaining production equipment in a manner that maintains the material’s properties throughout the production process and complies with relevant HSE guidelines

General competence

The student can

  • document and present their own work orally and in writing using specialist terminology
  • carry out systematic literature searches and provide correct source references

Teaching and learning methods

The work and teaching methods include demonstration lectures, self-study, written assignments, seminars and skills training under supervision in the university production laboratories. Skills training plays a major role in the course and takes place in parallel with the specialisation in fixed or removable prosthetics. Through a compulsory portfolio presentation and peer reviews of fellow students’ presentations, the students can learn from each other and improve their work before it is time to submit the exam.

Throughout the course, the students must prepare a production and portfolio (coursework requirement), which, through text and photos, documents the student’s own productions and quality assessment of all types of works and production techniques covered in the course. The student will be given individual supervision in relation to their development and receive feedback on submitted assignments. The coursework requirement aims to contribute to knowledge development and function as professional support during the practical training in third year.

Course requirements

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam: 

  • a minimum attendance of 90 % at demonstration lectures
  • a minimum attendance of 80 % in skills training, seminars and compulsory supervision
  • individual portfolio in accordance with specified criteria. The portfolio must document all the works and production techniques covered in the course

Assessment

Portfolio assessment

Part 1) Two individual written assignments, 3,000 words (+/- 10 per cent).

Part 2) Three individual practical assignments in accordance with set criteria (corresponding ten laboratory days).

One overall grade is awarded based on the portfolio. If one or more of the assignments are assessed as ‘fail’, an overall grade of ‘fail’ will awarded for both parts.

Resits/rescheduled exam: The student has the opportunity to rework submitted assignments that have been assessed as 'fail' once. The practical works must then be improved or reproduced.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Grading scale

Pass/Fail

Examiners

All exams are assessed by two internal examiners.

Overlapping courses

20 credits overlap with the course TANN2400 Removable Prosthetics