Operative Dentistry (OPDT)

Prerequisites: DMS 7191 & OCCL 7125 The theory of cavity preparation, instrumentation, principles of operative dentistry techniques, and the selection, manipulation, and utilization of various restorative materials.

Prerequisites: None Yearlong course: Enrollment with zero hours in summer term and 2.0 credit hours in fall term. Advanced didactic and laboratory instruction in operative dentistry, including new dental materials, complex restorations, alternative uses of materials, plus principles and techniques concerning direct filling gold.

Prerequisites: None This is a simulation laboratory course that teaches the application of the theory presented in the Operative Dentistry I Preclinical Theory Course, involving: cavity preparation; instrumentation; principles of operative dentistry techniques; and the selection, manipulation, and utilization of various restorative materials. (Spring I)

Application of principles and procedures learned in 8451 and 8452 to clinic patients, e.g., simple operative procedures on patients for whom the student must make an appropriate diagnosis, develop a plan of treatment, and subsequently carry out the treatment.

Prerequisites: OPDT 7192/OPDT 7293 or by permission May be repeated; maximum credit 1 hours. Preclinical Operative Dentistry Didactic Courses are designed to prepare students to render operative clinical treatment for their patients. Fundamental principles of operative dentistry will be reviewed and expanded upon in this course. New dental materials and restorative techniques will be introduced in a lecture format. (Summer & Fall II - 8 weeks in Summer/8 weeks in Fall)

Prerequisites: OPDT 7192/OPDT 7293 or by permission. May be repeated; maximum credit 1 hours. Preclinical Operative Dentistry Laboratory Courses are designed to prepare students to render operative clinical treatment for their patients. Fundamental principles of operative dentistry will be reviewed and expanded upon in this course. New dental materials and restorative techniques will be introduced in a laboratory setting. (Summer & Fall II - 8 weeks in Summer/8 weeks in Fall)

Prerequisites: OPDT 7192, OPDT 7293, OPDT 7292, OPDT 7391 (Preclinical Operative I and II, Clinical Operative I) May be repeated; maximum credit 3 hours. Yearlong course A continuation of Operative Clinic I (OPDT 7391) with the management of increasingly complex cases and the expectation of increasing competency.

Prerequisites: Topics of special nature or of unusual interest to the individual student.