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Oct 04, 2025
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DHYG 203 - Dental Materials
PREREQUISITES: DHYG 204 - Pain Management , DHYG 228 - Dental Hygiene Clinical Procedures
COREQUISITES: DHYG 209 - Preventive Dentistry , DHYG 201 - Community and Public Health Dentistry , DHYG 222 - Oral Pathology , DHYG 224 - Dental Hygiene Clinic II
PROGRAM: Dental Hygiene
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
LAB HOURS MIN: 32
TOTAL CONTACT HOURS MIN: 48
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018
The study of physical and chemical properties, identification, characteristics and manipulation of dental materials
MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:
- Describe specific conditions in the oral environment that make it challenging to long term success of dental materials.
- Discuss the programs in place to ensure that quality control is maintained during the manipulation and delivery process.
- Describe the types and uses of dental materials as they pertain to preventive dentistry.
- Explain to a patient the advantages and disadvantages of different restorative materials.
- Demonstrate manipulation of materials to include:
- Cements
- Amalgam
- Composite resin
- Gypsum
- Impression materials
COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -
- Cements
- History of dental materials
- Composite resin
- Impression materials
- Amalgam
- Dental materials and the oral environment
- Gypsum
- Impact of dental hygiene on materials
- Plaster
- Preventive materials including dental sealants
- Quality control
- Wrought and cast metals
- Denture fabrication
- Bleaching tray fabrication
Course Addendum - Syllabus (Click to expand)
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