Prosthodontics

This course develops a clear concept of the anatomy of the Stomatognathic System, i.e., the location and function of structures relative to each other. Concepts of the forces involved in occlusion and their effects on the periodontium are presented and the factors for determining the pattern seen in mandibular movements, relating teeth and muscle function to the latter are made clear. Types of occlusal schemes and classifications will also be covered. Students will be introduced to the physiology of mastication, deglutition, speech, and respiration, along with tooth contact and the protective reflexes involved. Further, the student will learn about o the instrumentation used in the study and treatment of occlusal disease.

This course is designed to prepare students with an introduction to concepts in Fixed, Removable and Implant prosthodontics in order to develop a mastery of clinical and laboratory competence in the total Comprehensive Prosthodontics.

The is part two of the course administered in the previous semester. It continues the delivery of basic principles of Fixed Prosthodontics to include preparation design and laboratory procedures in pouring impressions, die trimming, casting, etc. The student will gain the knowledge required to treatment plan patients requiring single crown and multiple fixed partial denture prostheses.

This course is the second part of the Fixed Prosthodontic Lecture series. Fixed Prosthodontics lecture II continues to hone the knowledge of Fixed Prosthodontics principles, which includes complex preparation design and laboratory procedures. Preparation for impressions, provisionals, and margin design for fixed prostheses will be emphasized. Through words and projected visual/illustration slides, the techniques that are to be performed in the laboratory will be presented. The lecture will also explain the rationale of these techniques and how they are based on sound biologic and mechanical concepts and principles. At the completion of the course series (Lecture and Lab), the student is expected to be competent in preparation design for partially edentulous patients and the related laboratory procedures and simulated exercises which serve as an introduction to the clinical practice of fixed partial denture prosthodontics.

This course is designed to explain, through words and projected visual illustration slides, the techniques that are to be performed in the laboratory. The lecture will also explain the rationale of these techniques and how they are based on sound biologic and mechanical concepts and principles. This lecture course is designed to run concurrently with the Removeable Prosthodontic Laboratory Course. Students with begin to develop the ability to accurately diagnose the conditions of patients requiring removable partial prostheses and develop comprehensive treatment plans, ability to render an honest and reliable prognosis concerning treatment rendered and ability to develop and maintain good rapport with patients.

This course is designed to continue and build on the training from the previous semester course in Removable Prosthodontics, with emphasis on the partially edentulous removable prosthetics. Students will hone their skills and abilities to accurately diagnose the conditions of patients requiring removable partial prostheses and develop comprehensive treatment plans. They will develop an ability to render an honest and reliable prognosis concerning treatment rendered and to develop and maintain good rapport with patients.

This course is designed to provide adequate training in all basic Removable Partial Prosthodontics. The related laboratory procedures are simulated exercises serving as an introduction to the clinical practice of removable partial denture prosthodontics.

A continuation of PROS-211. This course builds upon understanding of techniques that are to be performed in the laboratory.

This pre-doctoral laboratory course prepares the second-year dental student for clinical practice in Fixed Prosthodontics. The course will train the students to master clinical and laboratory competencies in Fixed Prosthodontics with hands-on preparation of dentoform teeth, simulating clinical practice. Students will be assigned projects that will be graded. Peer assessment and self-assessment techniques will be used for formative learning. Students will use content from the lecture course as reference for review and will have quizzes to test the student's knowledge during the laboratory assignments.

This course builds on and integrates the laboratory experience obtained in pre-clinical courses with the treatment of Removable Prosthodontic patients at Howard University Dental Clinic. Student clinical experiences will be guided by clinical applications and techniques used by the department for the construction of complete and partial dentures. Emphasis is placed on treatment planning of clinical cases and the relationship of Removable Prosthodontics to other clinical disciplines. These aspects of the course are reinforced by lecture topics supporting clinical activities.

This lecture course is designed to precede the Fixed Prosthodontic Laboratory Course. The student will briefly revisit the fundamental concepts of occlusion as related to Fixed Prosthodontics and learn the basic principles used in performing Fixed Prosthodontics procedures and their inter-relationship with Removable Prosthodontics and other disciplines.

This course along with the laboratory component will prepare students for clinical practice in Implant prosthodontics. The lecture course will present the theories associated with major concepts and principles expected for the development of competency in implant prosthodontics. The primary goals and objectives of this Implant Prosthodontics course involve clinical education and to inform laboratory training of the dental students. Lectures will cover the design of comprehensive treatment plans to include proper treatment sequencing of all steps in removable, fixed and implant supported denture procedures. The impact of occlusion, as it relates to implant prostheses and implant supported complete denture prosthodontic treatment will be discussed. Other topics to be covered include recognition and selection of appropriate materials to provide clinically acceptable impressions with respect to periodontal health, function, and esthetics for implant prostheses; restorative parts in clinical, surgical, and laboratory procedures to maximize esthetics and patient function; completion of laboratory authorization forms to ensure maximum esthetics and function in implant prosthodontic care.

This course is designed to provide the students with the laboratory experience necessary to apply the knowledge of the basic principles of Implant Dentistry and their relevance to clinical implementation. Implant placement, prosthetic restoration, maintenance, and complications will be discussed. The student will have the knowledge with the clinical and laboratory procedures related to the implant dentistry as related in clinical restoration and surgical phases of implant dentistry and the laboratory fabrication of surgical stents, impression pouring and fabrication of provisional for implant prosthodontics. At the completion of the course, the student is expected to be competent in the clinical treatment planning for partially edentulous patients and major concepts in implant dentistry and show competence in laboratory impression making, surgical guide construction and provisional fabrication for implant denture prostheses.

This course is designed to provide adequate training in all basic Removable Partial Prosthodontics. The related laboratory procedures are simulated exercises serving as an introduction to the clinical practice of removable partial denture prosthodontics.

The curriculum for Clinical Implant Lecture and Laboratory is a continuation of the Pre-Clinical Implant Laboratory and Lecture courses. This series of lectures and pre-doctoral clinical laboratory simulation procedures prepares students for the clinical practice in Implant prosthodontics. The course will continue the application and mastery clinical, and laboratory competencies in overdenture implant dentistry.

The curriculum for the D-4 Prosthodontics didactic lecture is a compilation of advanced clinical and laboratory concepts and seminars in Comprehensive Prosthodontics. This course is designed to enable the students to master clinical, and laboratory competencies in the total Comprehensive Prosthodontics. The student will acquire training in advanced concepts and principles in Comprehensive Prosthodontics. Critical thinking skills will be used in establishing a comprehensive plan for oral presentations in comprehensive prosthodontics. The ability to accurately diagnose and treat partially edentulous patients, implant prosthetic cases with tools of complete restorative and surgical aspect of comprehensive approach will be emphasized and evaluated. Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to render an honest and reliable prognosis and diagnosis in treatment rendered and ability to develop and maintain good rapport with patients upon course completion. Problem solving and treatment involving post-insertion techniques and maintenance for prostheses to maintain the health of the periodontium will be a valuable learned tool in this course. Evaluation for referral of patients to specialists who are beyond the scope of the general dentistry will be discussed.