REST 529B Partial Denture Prosthodontics
The fundamentals of "management and treatment of the partially edentulous patient" are taught in a 3-credit, one semester course. Nine hours of lecture are presented. Laboratory sessions and small group seminars are held on Monday afternoons from 2:00 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. and Wednesday afternoons from 1:00 p.m. - 3:50 p.m. Many of the laboratory sessions are previewed by a "briefing" in your assigned lecture hall.
At the conclusion of this course, the Year 2 dental student must achieve a fundamental knowledge of partial denture design and fabrication through the denture delivery and patient education appointment to promote five basic objectives:
preservation of tissue
restoration of esthetics
stability of prostheses
support of prostheses
retention of prostheses
Offered
Spring.