DELT 1030 Intro. An introduction to Dental Laboratory Technology, this course surveys the development of Dental Technology and Dentistry. Ethics, jurisprudence, dental specialties, and professional and business relations will be explored. The daily operation of the dental laboratory, its equipment, safety procedures, and routine business operations will be emphasized. This course is an introduction to tooth morphology and related terminology, including anatomy of the head and neck with emphasis on the structures and functional relationships in the oral cavity.
Strong emphasis is placed on both static and functional occlusional relationship.
Students will have the opportunity to learn tooth relationship, form, and occlusion and to develop manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination by reproducing tooth form in wax. Students will also be offered an opportunity to learn to reproduce sections of the oral cavity by fabricating gypsum casts. This course serves as an introduction to the fundamental concepts involved in complete denture construction. An introduction to complete dentures laboratory techniques. Emphasis will be placed on the basic requirements in the fabrication of edentulous maxillary and mandibular casts, including construction of custom impression trays, baseplates, wax rims, use of the articulator, setting artificial teeth, and waxing of complete dentures.