Course Overview
(DLT-111) Dental Technology Orientation - 2 credit hours.
This course is designed to introduce the student to the dental laboratory environment before commencing the dental component of the program. The student will be familiar with and possess a superficial understanding of:
- The dental laboratory environment and its organization
- Simple dental terminology.
- Health and safety within the dental laboratory.
- Common dental materials and equipment
- Common procedures.
- The role of the dental technician within the dental team.
- The organization and order of workflow.
(DLT-101) Oral Anatomy Course Overview - 2 credit hours.
This component is designed to provide the student with the basic elements of tooth morphology as an essential pre-requisite for other dental courses. The course comprises lectures and practical sessions.
Objectives:
- Apply the terms and expressions used in dental anatomy and morphology with proficiency.
- Record teeth, using different notations, but with particular emphasis
on the method recommended by the Internationa! Federation (FD1).
- Understand the relationship of teeth to one another as well as the
relation between the adjacent and opposing teeth.
- Understand the teeth alignments, articulation and the self-protective feature of the dentition
- Distinguish the morphological characteristics of different kinds of
teeth.
- Develop his/her manual skills by carving in wax the different missing
surfaces of all teeth.
- Restore in casting wax, the missing surfaces in Dentoform by carving
to normal anatomical and morphological features.
- Understand the alignments articulations and the self-protective feature of the dentition.
DLT 102 - Oral Biology Physiology (1 year course of the academic 2 credit hours).
The course provides basic introductory level information for the laboratory practice in which the students will be engaged during the coming year and after graduation. The students will gain sufficient general knowledge to help them differentiate between oral tissues in health and disease during the performance of intra-oral procedures. Aetiology signs and symptoms of the pathological disease of the oral cavity are also included as well as the preventive measures and the role of the dental technician on this respect.
DLT 112 - Health, Safety & Professional Ethics (1/2 year - 1st half of the academic year 1 credit hour).
This course is designed to introduce the student to health, safety, management, study, ethics and professionalism, within the dental laboratory and dental technology. Through 13 weekly lectures, the student will study a wide range of miscellaneous subjects to achieve the desired educational goals.
DLT 121 - Dental Material Science (1 year course of the academic 3 credit hrs - 2 hrs didactic - 1 hr. practical).
Dental materials has always been a fascinating and challenging area for the dental technicians. During the past several years dental materials science has undergone a virtual explosion of new knowledge. The advent of new polymeric and ceramic restorative systems, bonding and adhesive materials, implant materials, glass ionomer cements, precious and non-precious metal restorative systems and impression materials have virtually revolutionized the practice of modern technology. Therefore, dental technician uses the largest number of materials from different classes.
DLT 131 - Fixed Prosthodontic Technology (1 year course of the academic 8 credit hrs - 2 hrs didactic - 6 hrs practical).
This 1st course (of 2) is designed to introduce the student to the concepts, indications and limitations of designs and techniques used to prepare and fabricate appropriate provisional and permanent simple fixed prosthesis. Also to develop the required skills through progressive instruction and practice.
DLT 141 - Removable Prosthodontic Technology (1 year course of the academic 8 credit hrs - 2 hrs didactic - 6 hrs practical).
This is the first of 2 courses in Removable Prosthodontic Technology required for graduation from the Diploma Program. It is designed to introduce the student to the concepts, indications and limitations of designs and techniques used to prepare and fabricate complete dentures, immediate dentures and transitional dentures.
DLT 151 - Orthodontic Technology (1/2 year - 2nd half of the academic year 3 credit hrs - 1 hr didactic - 2 hrs practical).
This first of two courses is designed to introduce the student to the concepts, indications and limitations of designs and techniques used to prepare and fabricate appropriate study models and orthodontic appliances. Also to develop the required skills through progressive instruction practice.
DLT 191 - Basic Art in Drawing & Sculpture (1/2 year - 1st half of the academic Year 2 credit hrs - 1 hr didactic - 1 hr practical).
This course is designed to teach the basic techniques in - Handling and manipulating related materials toward the given plate (subject) of the specified ground (drawing area), visual perception which includes the techniques and application to theories, elements, principles, aesthetics, symbols of art, and basic sculpture.
ARB 101 - Arabic (1/2 year - 1st half of the academic year). SLM 101 - Islamic (1/2 year- 1st half of the academic year).
Level - 2 Courses
DLT 222 - Dental Material Science (1 year course of the academic 2 credit hrs - 2 hrs didactic).
This course will provide both didactic and simulated clinical experiences in the general consideration and properties needed to understand specific dental material. Particular emphasis will be placed on applications, terminology, and classifications for each type of dental material. The properties of materials are divided into important physical, chemical, mechanical, and biologic properties with particular emphasis on the value of the Dental Technician.
DLT 232 - Fixed Prostodontic Technology (1/2 year - 1st half of the academic year 4 credit hrs - 1 hr didactic - 3 hrs practical).
This 2nd course (of 2) is designed to introduce the student to the concepts, indications and limitations of designs and techniques used to prepare and fabricate appropriate metal -ceramic fixed prosthesis. Consist of didactic and practical.
DLT 242 - Removable Prosthodontic Technology (1/2 year - 1st half of the academic year 4 credit hrs - 1 hr didactic - 3 hrs practical).
This second course (of - 2) is design to introduce the students to the concepts of designing metal framework RPD's and technical procedures used for its fabrication. Indications, limitations of acrylic resin removable partial prosthesis and their construction techniques will also be part of this course. The course consists of didactic and practical components. The didactic components will be delivered in 15 weekly lectures.
DLT 252 - Orthodontic Technology (1/2 year - 2nd half of the academic year 3 credit hrs - 1 hr didactic - 2 hrs practical).
This course is designed to introduce advanced laboratory techniques to the students. The student should learn and prepare orthodontic appliances that include removable appliances, functional appliances, presurgical models, cleft and plate in addition to the study models. The required skills will be developed through the progressive instruction and practice.
DLT 261 - Maxillofacial Prosthodontic Technology (1/2 year - 2nd half of the academic year 3 credit hrs - 1 hr didactic - 2 hrs practical).
This course is designed to introduce the student to the concepts, indications and limitations of designs and techniques used to prepare and fabricate appropriate models, appliances and prosthesis intra - orally or facially. Also to develop the required skills through progressive instruction and practice.
DLT 271 - Comprehensive & Advanced Prosthetic Techniques (1/2 year - 2nd half of the academic year 5 credit hrs - 1 hr didactic - 4 hrs practical).
This course introduces the student to the concepts, indications, and limitations of designs and techniques used to prepare and fabricate appropriate advanced fixed and removable prostheses and to develop the required skill through progressive instruction and practice.
DLT 281 - Clinical Cases & Procedures (1/2 year - 2nd half of the academic year 3 credit hrs practical).
This course is designed to introduce the student to patient case management by expanding on the foundation already asserted by the courses DLT 131, 141, and DLT 151. The course consists of a practical component only.
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