Course Title: Take impressions

Part A: Course Overview

Program: C6157 Advanced Diploma of Dental Prosthetics

Course Title: Take impressions

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 100

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Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

DENT5851C

City Campus

TAFE

174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Face-to-Face or Internet

Term1 2017,
Term2 2018,
Term2 2019,
Term2 2020

Course Contact: Luke Scarica

Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 0312

Course Contact Email: luke.scarica@rmit.edu.au



Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to take a range of impressions for patients who are dentate or edentulous. 

This unit applies to work in dental prosthetics.

 

 

 

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

None



National Competency Codes and Titles

National Element Code & Title:

HLTDEP003 Take impressions

Elements:

1. Assess the patient

2. Select impression tray and modify if required

3. Select and prepare impression materials

4. Perform impression taking procedure


Learning Outcomes

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

    1. Assess the patient 

    2. Select impression tray and modify if required 

    3. Select and prepare impression materials

    4. Perform impression taking procedure               

 

 


Overview of Assessment

You must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that you have completed the following tasks:

• performed the activities outlined in the performance criteria of this unit during a period of at least 240 hours of work in a clinical dental workplace environment

• prepared 4 different patients for impression procedures ensuring patient safety, including:

- patients who are partially dentate

- patients who are fully edentulous

• taken at least 1 impression for each of the following types of procedures, which may include using of stock and custom trays:

- relining or rebasing

- complete dentures

- partial dentures

- removable flexible mouthguard used for sporting activities immediate dentures

- additions or repairs to existing denture.

To be deemed competent you must demonstrate an understanding of all aspects required of the competency. 

Regular attendance is necessary.  Assessment methods have been designed to measure your achievement of each competency in a flexible manner over multiple tasks and consist of theory and practical based tasks.