Dental Laboratory Technology, Associate of Science

Program Description:

This program offers technical training and theory in the areas of Full and Partial Dentures and Crown & Bridge and Porcelain. The Dental Technologist is a highly skilled craftsman who designs and constructs the attachments and replacements for our natural teeth. The program includes a fifteen-credit-hour component of general education/liberal arts courses. Computer literacy must be demonstrated prior to graduation; otherwise, the student will be required to take a computer course. FNU awards an Associate of Science Degree upon graduation.

Program Requirements (79 Credits)

General Education (19 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit)

SLS 1501College Study Skills

1

English and Communications (6 Credits)

ENC 1101English Composition I

3

SPC 1017Fundamentals of Oral Communications

3

Humanities (3 Credits)

Any Humanities Course

Social Science (3 Credits)

Any Social Science Course

Mathematics (3 Credits)

MAC 1105College Algebra I

3

Information Literacy (3 credits)

CGS 1030Introduction to Information Technology

3

Core Requirements (60 Credits)

DLT 101Introduction to Prosthodontic Tech

1

DLT 125Dental Anatomy I

1

DLT 130Full Dentures Materials

1

DLT 111Introduction to Full Dentures

1

DLT 112Full Dentures Clinic I

6

DLT 140Full Dentures Clinic II

3

DLT 145Special Prosthesis

3

DLT 115Introduction to Partial Dentures

1

DLT 117Partial Dentures Material

1

DLT 150Partial Denture Design and Survey

5

DLT 120Partial Dentures Clinic I

6

DLT 155Partial Denture Clinic II

3

DLT 225Dental Anatomy II

1

DLT 230PKT Waxing & Carving System

4

DLT 205Introduction to Crown & Bridge

1

DLT 235Crown & Bridge Materials

1

DLT 240Construction & Design of Working Cast and Dyes

2

DLT 245Introduction to Marginal Design

1

DLT 250Crown and Bridge Clinics

5

DLT 215Introduction to Porcelain

1

DLT 255Porcelain Crown and Bridge Materials

2

DLT 217Vacuum Porcelain Procedures

1

DLT 218Full Porcelain Crown & Bridge Clinic

7

DLT 260Glazing, Staining and Characterization Techniques

2

DLT 265Special Crown and Bridge Porcelain Prosthesis

2

This program is not designed for transfer to a senior institution.

Dental Technician students are required to wear a Laboratory jacket. Students must furnish their own Laboratory jackets and dental supplies.

The DLT distribution courses are offered simultaneously in English and in Spanish. Completing a course or program in a language other than English may reduce employability where English is required.

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