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

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2020

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:

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:

2.1 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:

3.1 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

 

Week 13: CAD/CAM Topic introduction theory lecture and related Laboratory practical activities

Week 14: Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued.

Week 14: Theory assessment CAD/CAM Online Quiz (Assessment 1)

Week 15: Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued.

Week 15: CAD/CAM Practical assessment (Assessment 2)

Week 16: Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued.

Week 16:  CAD/CAM Practical assessment. (Assessment 3)

Week 17: Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued 

Week 17: CAD/CAM Practical assessment. (Assessment 4)

Week 18: Laboratory practical exercises (and related theory) continued.

Week 18: CAD/CAM Practical assessment (Assessment 5)

Week 19: CAD/CAM Practical assessment (Assessment 6) 

week 19:  Reassessments (if required)  

 

 

 


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

 

To be deemed competent you must demonstra

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

 Assessments  

 Assessment Task

1

 Theory assessment, online quiz (Week 14)

 Assessment Task

2

 Practical assessment, read and correctly interpret work orders to perform CAM  set up. (Week 15)

 Assessment Task

3

 Practical assessment, read and correctly interpret work orders to fabricate CAD / CAM Restoration / Appliance. (Week 16)

 Assessment Task

4

 Practical assessment, read and correctly interpret work orders to fabricate CAD / CAM Restoration / Appliance. (Week 17)

 Assessment Task 

5

 Practical assessment, read and correctly interpret work orders to fabricate CAD / CAM Restoration / Appliance. (Week 18

 Assessment Task

6

 Practical assessment, read and correctly interpret work orders to fabricate

CAD / CAM Restoration / Appliance. (Week 19) 

   


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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