Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: VE 2019

Class Number: All

Class Section: All

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Course Code: DENT5880C

Course Title: Construct dental restorations and appliances using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)

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: 80

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 dental restorations and appliances using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)

This unit applies to work in dental technology


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

HLTDET017 Construct dental restorations and appliances using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)

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 review 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 digital design and seek any required adjustments.

1.5 Obtain final approval of design from appropriate source.

1.6 Identify and set-up computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technologies required to construct restoration or appliance, and ensure availability.

Element:

2. Construct restoration or appliance using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)

Performance Criteria:

2. Construct restoration or appliance using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM).

2.1 Access required computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software.

2.2 Follow workplace policies and procedures to access and import digital files into computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software.

2.3 Select and load appropriate materials for computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) of restoration or appliance.

2.4 Manipulate and program features of computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technologies to construct restoration or appliance.

2.5 Monitor construction of restoration or appliance and make any required adjustments.

Element:

3. Finalise restoration or appliance

Performance Criteria:

3. Finalise restoration or appliance. 

3.1 Inspect restoration or appliance for defects and ensure restoration or appliance accurately reflects requirements of work order.

3.2 Make any final adjustments to ensure integrity and accuracy of restoration or appliance.

3.3 Complete required finishing to finalise restoration or appliance, as required.

3.4 Finalise, disinfect and package restoration or appliance according to workplace requirements


Learning Outcomes


On completion of this unit, you will be able to;

  1. Determine restoration or appliance requirements
  2. Construct restoration or appliance using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
  3. Finalise restoration or appliance


Details of Learning Activities

Face to face learning

Formative practical laboratory activities.


Teaching Schedule

Semester 2 Week 8.1 Day 5 CAD / CAM Topic introduction theory lecture and related Laboratory practical activities

Semester 2 Week 9 Day 1 Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued.

Semester 2 Week 9 Day 2 Theory assessment CAD/CAM Online Quiz

Semester 2 Week 9 Day 4 CAD / CAM  Topic Introduction theory lecture and related Laboratory practical activities

Semester 2 Week 9 Day 5 Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued.

Semester 2 Week 18 Day 1 Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued.

Semester 2 Week 18 Day 2 CAD / CAM Practical assessment.

Semester 2 Week 18 Day 3 CAD / CAM Topic Introduction theory lecture and related Laboratory practical activities

Semester 2 Week 18 Day 4 Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued.

Semester 2 Week 18 Day 5 CAD / CAM Practical assessment. 

Semester 2 Week 19 Day 1 CAD / CAM Topic introduction theory lecture and related Laboratory practical activities

Semester 2 Week 19 Day 2 Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued.

Semester 2 Week 19 Day 3 CAD / CAM Practical assessment.

Semester 2 Week 19 Day 4 CAD / CAM Practical assessment.

Semester 2 Week 19 Day 5 CAD / CAM Practical assessment. 


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

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

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             

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