TAB2100 Prosthodontics 2 – Manufacturing Procedures Course description

Language of instruction: Norwegian 

The course expands on basic dental technology solutions and production techniques that are suitable for recreating the individual patient’s dental physiology and occlusion. The focus is on the connection between clinical aspects and correct design in relation to oral anatomy in accordance with professional assessment criteria and aesthetic opportunities and limitations. The course also includes alternative production technologies, satisfactory choice and use of dental materials, and considerations for patient satisfaction.

The course forms the basis for the students’ choice of specialisation in the production principles of either fixed prosthetics (specialisation A) or removable prosthetics (specialisation B). Breakdown of credits: Theory 8 and skills training 12.

The following assignment must have been completed and approved in order for a student to take the exam:

• Up-to-date and approved project description
• A syllabus of at least 2,000 pages chosen by the student must be approved by the supervisor before a student can submit his/her master's thesis for grading
• At least one presentation of his/her own work and one presentation acting as an opponent in relation to another student's work at master's seminars

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 the use of separate inner posts and the importance of preparation for the choice of solution design and production technique in relation to crown and bridge prosthetics
• can explain technical laboratory work processes, choice of material and structural principles related to basic crown and bridge prosthetics
• can describe dental physiology and occlusion and static, dynamic and articulatory rules for arranging complete dentures with normal occlusion
• can explain the connection between the colour, design and function of tooth replacements and the patient’s acceptance of the product
• can explain what characterises scientific dental technology knowledge
• is familiar with fundamental research ethics principles and need for reliability related to scientific use of methods
• can explain the possibilities and limitations of CAD/CAM in relation to the choice of materials and production methods for digital production of complete crowns
• can explain clinical indications, contraindications and the ordinary work process for producing single implant structures

Skills 

The student can

• independently make satisfactory plaster work models and antagonist models, and place them with correct articulation
• make complete crowns and small bridges with the help of conventional and/or digital production techniques with the correct morphology, fit, material dimensions and occlusion
• paint and colour in pre-sintered materials to recreate the desired tooth colour
• glaze single whole crowns and small bridges with the right surface structure and effects in relation to the remaining dentition/order form
• arrange a complete denture with normal occlusion with balanced articulation in accordance with Gysi’s basic principles
• design the base of the prosthesis using correct anatomical extension and fit and with natural design of buccal support surfaces
• master the correct use of materials, machines and production equipment in an HSE perspective
• plan the design and work process for a single implant structure under supervision
• plan and carry out a project based on a research question and using scientific methods pursuant to the applicable rules for written assignments

General competence

The student can

• present and reflect on the quality of own work both orally and in writing
• perform systematic searches for sources and correctly reference sources and research in theoretical assignments

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

Grade scale A-F.

For a thesis written by a group, all the students in the group are awarded the same grade. The students are awarded a preliminary grade for the written master's thesis. Only students who have been awarded a pass grade (A-E) for the written master's thesis are permitted to take the oral exam. The final grade is set following an individual oral exam. The whole grade scale can be used when adjusting the preliminary grade.

The following applies when the grade F is awarded:

Written thesis:

If the master’s thesis is written by a group, the whole group will be awarded this grade. The students will not be permitted to take the oral exam. The students are given one opportunity to submit a new or reworked version of the master’s thesis for grading.

Oral exam:

Oral exam: If the grade F is awarded following the oral exam, F will be the student's final grade. In such cases, the student will have to retake the exam by submitting a new or reworked version of the master's thesis for grading. If the student is then given a pass grade, a new oral exam will be arranged.

Appealing against grades

The grade for the written thesis can be appealed. If the grade is changed as a result of re-grading, the student must also take the oral exam again.

All master's theses are assessed by two examiners, one of whom must be external.

Vibeke Lohne

Grade scale A-F

Part 1) Each assignment will be assessed by one internal and one external examiner

Part 2) The practical assignments are assessed by two examiners

Part 3) The oral exam is assessed by two examiners

20 credits overlap with the course TANN2100 Prosthetics 2