3 CEU
Dental Laboratory Communication for the Dental Assistant
A dental model replicates a patient’s teeth and tissues, aiding in treatment planning and appliance fabrication. This lesson covers creating and mounting study casts, facebow transfers, and communication between the dentist, assistant, and lab technician.
Course Overview
01 Laboratory Procedures and Communication for the Dental Assistant
In this learn, the dental assistant will be able to understand techniques to fabricate, pour, and trim diagnostic study cast along with facebow transfer and mounting that cast on a semi-adjustable articulator. Once the records are complete, we will then go into the communication between the dentist, assistant, and laboratory technician.
02 Treatment Goals for the Dental Patient
03 Impression Techniques
04 Pouring Impressions and Trimming Dental Models
05 Bites, Bite Recordings and Articulation
06 Pre-Operative Communication and Mockup
07 What The Dental Lab Needs To Know
08 Survey and CEU
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