I-103: Introduction to Dental Materials

Subject Area
Credits 2
Clock Hours
40
Lecture Hours 22 Lab Hours 18
The course prepares the Dental Assisting student for identifying, handling, preparing, and understanding the composition of dental materials. Students will learn to recognize the various types and differences of restorative and laboratory dental materials. This course also provides lecturer instruction on the properties and uses of the most common dental restorative materials and procedures used in restorative dentistry. Students will recognize, utilize, and describe preparation and application of dental materials as related to general and specialized areas of dentistry.
Prerequisites

None