Course Title: Repair and modify dentures and appliances

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5373 Diploma of Dental Technology

Course Title: Repair and modify dentures and appliances

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 40

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

DENT5874C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

Term2 2017,
Term2 2018

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

DENT5874C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace

VE 2018 (XXXX),

VE 2018 (All)

Course Contact: Rachael Starr

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1420

Course Contact Email: rachael.starr@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to reline, rebase, repair and modify removable prostheses.

This unit applies to work in dental technology

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTDET014 Repair and modify dentures and appliances

Elements:

1. Prepare case

2. Prepare model

3. Repair denture or appliance

4. Modify denture or appliance where required

5. Trim, shape and finish denture or appliance


Learning Outcomes

On completion of this course, you should be able to:

  1. Prepare case  
  1. Prepare model
  1. Repair denture or appliance 
  1. Modify denture or appliance where required
  1. Trim, shape and finish denture or appliance



Overview of Assessment

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks.