Comprehensive Care Dentistry A1
SDMD5113
Tooth morphology allows students to develop an understanding of the internal and external structure of primary and permanent teeth. It is also concerned with the development, eruption and exfoliation of teeth.First year provides an introduction to the principles and concepts of Tooth Conservation, the early development of technical skills, an introduction to and use of the three principal restorative materials (glass ionomer cement, composite resin and dental amalgam), minimal intervention and preventive techniques. In addition the students will be introduced to management of the clinical loss of tooth structure, techniques for caries removal and the placement of Class V restorations and abrasion lesion restorations with glass ionomer cement, Class I, III and V restorations with composite resin and Class I and II restorations with amalgam in the simulation environment. The endodontic course will provide students with an understanding of anatomy, histology and physiology of the pulp-dentine complex, the aetiology of pulpal disease and the treatment thereof. Students will be introduced to endodontic materials and instruments, and techniques for endodontic management of anterior teeth in the simulation environment.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 3
Commencing semesters: 1
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: SDMD5113
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No