Medicine & Health Sciences

Syllabus for dental technician course
(Adopted from Punjab Dental Hospital, Lahore)
Duration -Two Years
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
A dental laboratory technician is trained craftsman who works with precision, great concentration and patience, with high standard of hand skills. As a member of dental
health team. a dental laboratory technician provides a service to dentists by
constructing for them a v of appliances to repair, replace, or reposition teeth of patients whose natural teeth are broken, missing or need repositioning.
The program provides theoretical and technical training for the construction of these.
Dental appliances .
Course in specialized techniques is presented to students in laboratory, demonstration and lecture classes. Practical laboratory work is emphasized in the courses to prepare the student for employment. Health Science Courses for dental
personnel complete the program.
MAJOR SKILLS ACQUIRED
Design and construction of complete dentures, removable partial dentures, fixed partial
dentures, orthodontic appliances.
Dental Technicians usually concentrate on one area of dental technology after
graduation and specialize in denture construction, metal and porcelain bridge work, or tooth repositioning appliances. A licensed or registered Dental Laboratory Technician
may own and operate a dental laboratory to provide services to a dentist, a number of dentists, or a group practice of dentists.
TYPICAL EMPLOYERS
Dental laboratories, dental practices.
COURSE OUTLINE
First Year Courses
DTC 021 Dental Anatomy and Terminology
DTC 031 Complete Dentures
DTC 041 Partial Dentures
DTC 051 Tooth Morphology
DTC 091 Dental Materials
DTC 071 Fixed Prosthodontics .
Second Year Courses
DTC 131 Complete Dentures Construction
DTC 141 Partial Dentures Construction
DTC 171 Fixed Prosthodontics
DTC 181 Practicum.
DTC 021 DENTAL ANATOMY AND TERMINOLOGY
A study of anatomy and terminology related to construction of dental appliances.
DTC 031 COMPLETE DENTURES
Students will be given an overview of complete denture construction. They will learn the anatomy and physiology of the mouth and associated structures. They will learn to pour impressions, fabricate impression trays, and construct occlusion rims. They will begin arranging artificial teeth for complete dentures, using various tooth forms and arch relationships.
Students will be given laboratory projects in complete denture construction. Use of heat polymerizing denture base acrylics, Basking, packing and recovering.