Course Title: Design digital dental restorations and appliances using computer-aided design (CAD)

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2019

Course Code: DENT5879C

Course Title: Design digital dental restorations and appliances using computer-aided design (CAD)

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: 100

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to design digital dental restorations and appliances using computer-aided design (CAD).

This unit applies to work in dental technology


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTDET016 Design digital dental restorations and appliances using computer-aided design (CAD)

Element:

1. Determine restoration or appliance requirements

Performance Criteria:

Elements describe the essential outcomes

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Determine restoration or appliance requirements.

1.1 Access and interpret work order.

1.2 Apply standard infection control precautions when receiving, handling and working on dental materials.

1.3 Ensure accuracy of work order and seek additional information as required.

1.4 Assess quality of impression, model or intraoral scan and seek any required adjustments.

1.5 Scan physical impression, model or download intraoral scan and create digital representation of impression.

1.6 Identify technologies and computer-aided design (CAD) software required to complete digital design of restoration or appliance, and ensure availability.

Element:

2. Design restoration or appliance using computer-aided design (CAD)

Performance Criteria:

2. Design restoration or appliance using computer-aided design (CAD).

2.1 Access required technologies and computer-aided design (CAD) software.

2.2 Follow workplace policies and procedures to access and import digital impression files into computer-aided design (CAD) software.

2.3 Create 3-D images by manipulating 3-D shapes.

2.4 Establish coordinate system and orientation according to work order.

2.5 Manipulate computer-aided design (CAD) software features and functions to create digital design of restoration or appliance.

2.6 Apply rendering techniques to digital design of restoration or appliance.

Element:

3. Finalise digital design for manufacturing

Performance Criteria:

2. Design restoration or appliance using computer-aided design (CAD).

2.1 Access required technologies and computer-aided design (CAD) software.

2.2 Follow workplace policies and procedures to access and import digital impression files into computer-aided design (CAD) software.

2.3 Create 3-D images by manipulating 3-D shapes.

2.4 Establish coordinate system and orientation according to work order.

2.5 Manipulate computer-aided design (CAD) software features and functions to create digital design of restoration or appliance.

2.6 Apply rendering techniques to digital design of restoration or appliance.


Learning Outcomes


By the end of this course, you will be able to;

  1. Determine restoration or appliance requirements
  2. Design restoration or appliance using computer-aided design (CAD)
  3. Finalise digital design for manufacturing


Details of Learning Activities

Face To Face learning

Formative Practical Laboratory Activities


Teaching Schedule

 

FT2A

Semester 1 FT2A Week 12 Day 2 (am) Topic introduction and theory lecture

Semester 1 FT2A Weeks 13 - 14 Day 2 Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued

Semester 1 FT2A Week 15 Day 2 Theory assessment

Semester 1 FT2A Week 16 Day 2 Topic Introduction and theory lecture (am) Laboratory practical exercises (pm)

Semester 2 FT2A Weeks 2 - 3 Day 2 Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued

Semester 2 FT2A Week 4 Day 2 Laboratory practical assessment CAM

Semester 2 FT2A Week 5 Day 2 Topic Introduction and theory lecture (am) Laboratory practical exercises (pm)

Semester 2 FT2A Week 6 Day 2 Laboratory practical exercises ( and related theory ) continued

Semester 2 FT2A Week 7 Day 2 Laboratory practical assessment CAD / CAM

Semester 2 FT2A Week 8 Day 2 Topic Introduction and theory lecture (am) Laboratory practical exercises (pm)

Semester 2 FT2A Week 8.1 Day 2 Laboratory practical exercises ( and related theory ) continued

Semester 2 FT2A Week 9 Day 2  Laboratory practical assessment CAD / CAM

 Semester 2 FT2A Week 10 Day 2 Topic introduction and theory lecture (am) Laboratory practical exercises (pm)

Semester 2 FT2A Week 12 Day 2 Laboratory practical exercises ( and related theory ) continued

Semester 2 FT2A Week 13 Day 2 Laboratory practical assessment CAD /CAM

Semester 2 FT2A Week 15 Day 2 Topic introduction and theory lecture (am) Laboratory practical exercises (pm)

Semester 2 FT2A Week 16 Day 2 Laboratory practical assessment CAD / CAM

 

FT2B

Semester 1 FT2B Week 12 Day 2 (am) Topic introduction and theory lecture

Semester 1 FT2B Weeks 13 - 14 Day 2 Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued

Semester 1 FT2B Week 15 Day 2 Theory assessment

Semester 1 FT2B Week 16 Day 2 Topic Introduction and theory lecture (am) Laboratory practical exercises (pm)

Semester 2 FT2B Weeks 2 - 3 Day 2 Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued

Semester 2 FT2B Week 4 Day 2 Laboratory practical assessment CAM

Semester 2 FT2B Week 5 Day 2 Topic Introduction and theory lecture (am) Laboratory practical exercises (pm)

Semester 2 FT2B Week 6 Day 2 Laboratory practical exercises ( and related theory ) continued

Semester 2 FT2B Week 7 Day 2 Laboratory practical assessment CAD / CAM

Semester 2 FT2B Week 8 Day 2 Topic Introduction and theory lecture (am) Laboratory practical exercises (pm)

Semester 2 FT2B Week 8.1 Day 2 Laboratory practical exercises ( and related theory ) continued

Semester 2 FT2B Week 9 Day 2  Laboratory practical assessment CAD / CAM

 Semester 2 FT2B Week 10 Day 2 Topic introduction and theory lecture (am) Laboratory practical exercises (pm)

Semester 2 FT2B Week 12 Day 2 Laboratory practical exercises ( and related theory ) continued

Semester 2 FT2B Week 13 Day 2 Laboratory practical assessment CAD /CAM

Semester 2 FT2B Week 15 Day 2 Topic introduction and theory lecture (am) Laboratory practical exercises (pm)

Semester 2 FT2B Week 16 Day 2 Laboratory practical assessment CAD / CAM

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Assessment 1 - Knowledge quiz

Assessment 2 - Prepare CAM equipment for manufacturing

Assessment 3 - Practical task 1

Assessment 4 - Practical task 2

Assessment 5 - Practical task 3

Assessment 6 - Practical task 4


Assessment Tasks

Assessments  

 Assessment Task

1

  Theory assessment, online quiz 

 Assessment Task

2

  Practical assessment, read and correctly interpret work orders to perform CAM  set up.

 Assessment Task

3

  Practical assessment, read and correctly interpret work orders to fabricate CAD / CAM Restoration / Appliance. 

 Assessment Task

4

  Practical assessment, read and correctly interpret work orders to fabricate CAD / CAM Restoration / Appliance.

 Assessment Task 

5

  Practical assessment, read and correctly interpret work orders to fabricate CAD / CAM Restoration / Appliance.

 Assessment Task

6

 Practical assessment, read and correctly interpret work orders to fabricate

CAD / CAM Restoration / Appliance.


Assessment Matrix

 Elements/Performance

 Criteria Covered

  Assessment 1  Assessment 2  Assessment 3  Assessment 4 Assessment 5   Assessment 6
                 1.1            x           x           x            x            x             x
                 1.2            x           x           x            x            x             x
                  1.3             x           x            x            x             x
                  1.4               x            x            x             x
                  1.5               x            x            x             x
                 1.6               x            x            x             x
                  2.1               x            x            x             x
                 2.2               x            x            x             x
                 2.3               x            x            x             x
                 2.4              x           x            x            x             x
                  2.5               x            x            x             x
                  2.6               x            x            x             x
                   3.1                          x            x            x             x
                   3.2               x            x            x             x
                   3.3               x           x            x            x             x
                   3.4               x            x            x             x
             

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