Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2019

Course Code: DENT5865C

Course Title: Construct thermoformed bases and appliances

School: 174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5387 - Diploma of Dental Technology

Course Contact: Rachael Starr

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9341 1420

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


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 35

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.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to construct thermoformed bases and appliances such as mouthguards, bleaching trays and orthodontic retainers.

This unit applies to work in dental technology.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTDET005 Construct thermoformed bases and appliances

Element:

1. Prepare model

Performance Criteria:


1.1 Interpret work order

1.2 Mark outline and scribe finishing lines where applicable

1.3 Apply block-out material as required

Element:

2. Thermo-form appliance or base from blank

Performance Criteria:


2.1 Select thermo-forming material in accordance with the work order and appliance to be constructed

2.2 Select thermo-forming equipment according to material

2.3 Apply heat to material to ensure that blank has been uniformly softened

2.4 Adapt softened material to model ensuring adaptation is uniform with constant thickness as specified by manufacturer s instructions

2.5 Allow material to cool

2.6 Verify adaptation

Element:

3. Trim, shape and finish appliances or bases

Performance Criteria:


3.1 Remove thermo-formed blank

3.2 Trim to outline and fit to model

3.3 Refine outline

3.4 Smooth and finish appliance or base

Learning Outcomes


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

  1. Prepare model 
  1. Thermo-form appliance or base from blank 
  1. Trim, shape and finish appliances or bases


Details of Learning Activities

Face to face lecture

Laboratory practicals 

 


Teaching Schedule

Week 8, day 2 - Theory lecture, laboratory practical

Week 9, day 2 - Laboratory practical

Week 11, day 2 - Laboratory practical

Week 12, day 2 - Laboratory practical

Week 13, day 2 - Laboratory practical

Week 14, day 2 - Laboratory practical

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment 1 - Theory assessment - written test

Assessment 2 - Practical 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.


Assessment Tasks

Assessment 1 - Theory written assessment

Assessment 2 - Laboratory practical parts 1 & 2


Assessment Matrix

 

Element/Performance Criteria

Assessment 1

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