DAT 102 : Dental Materials

This course is designed to study the characteristics, manipulation, and application of dental materials ordinarily used in the dental office. Students will be given intra and extra oral technical tasks to perform. Upon completion, students should be able to take and pour preliminary impressions, trim study models, construct custom trays and temporary crowns, prepare and place restorative material, and manipulate cements and impression materials. The procedures in this course are taught to pre-clinical or laboratory competence. 

Credit Hours: 3 

Lecture: 2 

Lab: 1 (3 contact hours:1 credit hour) 

Clinical/Practicum: 0