DA 103 - Dental Materials

1 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): Successful admittance into a Dental program.

Corequisite(s): DA 103L

Course Description: Introduces materials used in a dental office including impression materials, model and die materials, fabrication of dental trays, preventive dental materials, esthetic and restorative dental materials, amalgam, dental cements, waxes, and temporary restorative materials. Course is dual numbered as DH 104.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Describe the legal standards that govern the properties of dental materials.
CLO#2: Identify and compare the differences and uses for various dental materials. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#3: Describe and explain the hazards associated with dental materials and chemicals including how hazardous materials must be safely handled and properly disposed.
CLO#4: Define and identify differences between force, stress, strain, elastic limit, ultimate strength, ductility, malleability and hardness.
CLO#5: Describe the preventive dental materials used in the dental office, their composition and manipulation techniques.

ACTI Code and Course Type
210 Career / Tech Preparatory

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (10) and a standard RCC delivery of (11) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (12) hours per term.