COURSES
Worthington Location Dates
| 10 Week Saturday Classes |
|---|
| 2023 |
| April 1st, 2023 – June 3rd, 2023 |
| July 8th, 2023 – September 9th, 2023 |
| September 30th, 2023 – December 2nd, 2023 |
| 2024 |
| January 6th, 2024 – March 9th, 2024 |
| March 30th, 2024 – June 1st, 2024 |
| July 13th, 2024 – September 14th, 2024 |
| October 5th, 2024 – December 7th, 2024 |
UPON GRADUATION STUDENTS WILL:
- Have confidence when entering the dental field as a lab technician.
- Understand dental tooth anatomy, physiology, and terminology.
- Understand the different dental appliances; both removable and fixed.
- Understand dental materials, their functions, and how we use them. Included but not limited to CAD/CAM, 3D printing, orthodontic, porcelain, wax, dentures, etc.
- How to take, pour, and trim impressions.
- Understand and know how to properly perform the key points that dental labs look for in dental lab technicians.
- Know how to properly work in the sterilization area of a dental lab and understand OSHA.
- Be a great communicator with the dental lab team and the dentist to deliver beautiful dental work to the guests in the dental chair.
- Learn the newest digital technology in the dental lab field as well as all the hands-on functions that a technician in the dental lab needs to succeed.
Course Content
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Worthington Location
Week One
Introduction to dental and dental lab terminology, tooth anatomy, and morphology.
Hands-On:
Drawing teeth and tooth surfaces, Tracing designs, modeling teeth using plasticine, interactive use of flashcards for tooth anatomy and terminology.
Week Two
Lab equipment use and safety
Disinfection procedures
Model work - pouring and pinning models
Printing models using a 3D printer
Hands-on:
Practice poring models by mixing lab stone - both with resin rock and buff stone.
Week Three
Review of drawing teeth, carving teeth, and model pouring and pinning: both crown and bridge and denture models.
Begin discussing crown and bridge waxing, investing, and casting.
Week Four
Crown and bridge waxing
Investing
Casting metal
Hands-on:
Wax, invest, and cast two copings; one anterior and one posterior
Wax, invest, and cast full-contour; one anterior and one posterior
Week Five
Divesting material
Prepping metal to receive porcelain
Hands-On:
Divesting material
Prepping metal
Metal conditioning
Opaque application
Week Six
Metal conditioning
Opaque application
Porcelain application
Fundamentals of color
Hands-on:
Porcelain build-up
Finishing of porcelain build-up: including grind in, finish, stain and glaze
Week Seven
CAD-CAM in dental lab production
Video: PTC Course - Introduction to computer-aided design!
Hands-on:
Scanning and designing a full contour Zirconia restoration using 3Shape design software.
Week Eight
Dentures
Custom Denture Trays
Stabilized rims (acrylic base)
Mounting with a rim and bite on an articulator
Pouring models for dentures
Choosing teeth
Hands-on:
Making custom trays and rims
Week Nine
Denture set-ups and choosing teeth
Different shapes of denture teeth
Hands-on:
Choose teeth
Set-up and wax denture
Week Ten
Final Exam covering all materials and topics with Survey of class! At the completion of your last day you will have the confidence to walk out into the dental world and get an amazing career doing what you love and getting paid for it!
After grades are tallied, we hold graduation. Keep in mind that we have a 100% graduation rate. This is YOUR day to shine! Diplomas will be distributed, along with gifts, and goodies. All for your hard work and PERSERVERENCE. Apply now. You are only 10 weeks away from being a dental lab technician!