DHE 132 - Dental Materials

1. Demonstrate proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards, Globally Harmonized System (GHS),  and manufacturer’s’ Safety Data Sheets (SDS).
2. Compare and contrast different dental restorative materials and their biocompatibility significance.
3. Explain the importance of the study of dental materials.
4. Identify, synthesize, and evaluate dental materials in radiographic imagery.
5. Demonstrate effective communication skills using verbal, non-verbal, and written forms.
6. Demonstrate at competency level the use of various types of dental materials.

1. Identify the properties of matter and materials.
2. Operate and maintain laboratory equipment safely.
3. Prepare dental waves, cements, preventive sealants, and restorative materials.
4. Prepare materials to make occlusal registration for articulating study casts.
5. Prepare, box, and pour elastic, plastic, and rigid impression materials.
6. Prepare and pour dentulous and endentulous study casts using gypsum products.
7. Construct individualized custom trays and whitening trays.
8. Fabricate provisional restorations.
9. Describe casting techniques and identify metals used in the fabrication of dental prostheses.
10. Prepare, place, and finish composite and amalgam restorations.

1. Introduction to Dental Materials
   1. American Dental Association (ADA) specifications
   2. Properties of matter
   3. Physical and chemical properties required for dental materials
   4. Precautions
      1. Handling materials
      2. Hazardous substances
      3. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations
   5. Safe use of laboratory equipment
2. Preventive Sealants and Restorative Materials
   1. Types of preventive sealants
      1. Indications for use
      2. Properties, advantages, and disadvantages
      3. Manipulation
   2. Direct filling materials
      1. Esthetic
      2. Amalgam
      3. Finish and polish  esthetic and amalgam restorations
3. Dental Cements
   1. Temporary and permanent cements and cement bases
   2. Composition and uses of various types
   3. Manipulation of cements
   4. Cavity liners and varnishes
   5. Special applications of cements
4. Impression Materials
   1. Types of impression materials
   2. Types of impression trays
   3. Agar hydrocolloid (reversible hydrocolloid)
   4. Rubber impression materials and elastomers
   5. Alginate
   6. Bite registration
   7. Disinfection of impressions
5. Gypsum Products
   1. Classification of uses of gypsum products
   2. Composition and manufacture
   3. Variables
   4. Manipulation
   5. Construction of model, cast, or die
   6. Modeling trimming
   7. Articulation
6. Miscellaneous Dental Materials
   1. Uses of resins and acrylic
   2. Waxes
   3. Dental ceramics and porcelain
   4. Polishing and cleaning agents
   5. Periodontal dressings
7. Gold, Non-Precious Alloys, and Casting of Metals
   1. Gold foil
   2. Gold casting alloys
   3. Wrought metals
   4. Dental implant materials