DA 1101 - Practical Application of Dental Materials
2credit hour(s)Prerequisite:Math Skills 2 Alg + Reading and Writing Skills 2 Pre- or corequisite:DA 1104 + DA 1107 + DA 1119 + DA 1192 + DA 1193 + DA 1292 + HLTH 1001 Recommended:DA 1010 This course introduces students to the study of the physical and chemical properties of dental materials and their relationship to dentistry. Includes topics such as the handling and safety of dental materials, bonding techniques, preventive and bleaching materials, dental hand instruments, dental handpieces, composites, amalgam, abrasion and polishing, dental cements, impression materials, intraoral scanning, gypsum products and dental waxes.