Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2020
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:
- Prepare model
- Thermo-form appliance or base from blank
- Trim, shape and finish appliances or bases
Details of Learning Activities
Face to face lecture
Laboratory practicals / skills knowledge
Teaching Schedule
For all Schedules please refer to student timetable.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
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.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment 1 - knowledge written assessment
Assessment 2 - skills practical
Assessment Matrix
Element/Performance Criteria |
Assessment 1 |
Assessment 2 |
1.1 |
x |
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1.2 |
x |
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1.3 |
x |
x |
2.1 |
x |
x |
2.2 |
x |
x |
2.3 |
x |
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2.4 |
x |
x |
2.5 |
x |
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2.6 |
x |
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3.1 |
x |
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3.2 |
x |
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3.3 |
x |
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3.4 |
x |
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