Operative Dentistry Clerkship Autumn
Course Director: Pollene Speed and JM Anderson
Credits: 2
Quarters/Yr of Program: Autumn / 3
Course Overview
Operative dentistry plays a key role in disease control and comprehensive care. In this course, students will diagnose and treat conditions of the human dentition that require operative dentistry. In the daily clinical environment, students will utilize patient assessment and treatment planning processes to ensure preventive and restorative procedures are appropriate for patient comprehensive care. We emphasize preventive therapies for caries.
Learning Objectives
The student who successfully completes this course will be able to:
1. Use the patient assessment and treatment planning processes in comprehensive patient care.
2. Perform the appropriate diagnosis and treatment (preventive, chemotherapeutic, and restorative) for conditions of the human dentition requiring operative dentistry.
3. Create Class I and II amalgam restorations, Class I through IV composite resin restorations, and complex restorations.
4. Act ethically and professionally.
5. Accurately self-assess clinical performance.
UWSOD Competencies: C-01, C-10, C-02, C-09, CE-07, C-06, CE-02, CE-03, C-03, CE-06, C-07, C-14, C-28, C-12, C-13, C-31, C-16, C-17, C-19, C-22
Date last updated: 2024-09-23