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Subject 'Practice acrylic denture'

Name in Estonian: Praktika AP

Year:   2014/2015    2015/2016    2016/2017    2017/2018    2018/2019    

State code2DR113PAP
Study languageEstonian
ChairChair of Dental Technology
Credit points 7 ECTS
Grading method Distinctive (letters)

Aim

Student is able to construct acrylic removable partial and complete dentures.

Study outcome

After the practice, student:
1. Understands and uses professional terminology in practice documentation and during the presentation of report;
2. Considers the principles of function, occlusion and aesthetics when constructing acrylic dentures;
3. Is able to choose and use materials, appliances and equipment according to the nature of work, while following guidelines and requirements for safety and environmental sustainability;
4. Is able to construct denture bases and individual spoons for partial and complete dentures;
5. Knows the construction and work principles of articulator and is able to fix work models into an articulator;
6. Is able to determine the tooth equator and location of clamp with a parallelometer and to bend clamps;
7. Is able to remodel out of wax base, considering the functional, aesthetic and hygienic requirements and the anatomy of the mouth;
8. Is able to fix acrylic teeth on bases according to morphological characteristics and the rules for stacking teeth, is able to make denture repairs and to rebase;
9. Knows the different methods for flacking and polymerisation and is able to flack a sample with teeth, pick a suitable acrylic and place a flack.
10. Knows and is familiar with different instruments and equipment for treating and finishing dentures and is able to treat acrylic denture plates after polymerisation;
11. Describes and evaluates work process and the completed work, analyses the technological, organisational and supervision-related reasons behind successes and failures;
12. Is able to document and describe work environment, supervision, work organisation, technologies, completed dental restorations, problem solving etc in practice report.

Is taught in following curricula

2016: HT  
2015: HT  
2014: HT  
2013: HT  
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