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)
English and Communications (6 Credits)
Humanities (3 Credits)
Social Science (3 Credits)
| | Any Social Science Course | 3 |
Mathematics (3 Credits)
Information Literacy (3 credits)
| CGS 1030 | Introduction to Information Technology | 3 |
Core Requirements (60 Credits)
| DLT 101 | Introduction to Prosthodontic Tech | 1 |
| DLT 125 | Dental Anatomy I | 1 |
| DLT 130 | Full Dentures Materials | 1 |
| DLT 111 | Introduction to Full Dentures | 1 |
| DLT 112 | Full Dentures Clinic I | 6 |
| DLT 140 | Full Dentures Clinic II | 3 |
| DLT 145 | Special Prosthesis | 3 |
| DLT 115 | Introduction to Partial Dentures | 1 |
| DLT 117 | Partial Dentures Material | 1 |
| DLT 150 | Partial Denture Design and Survey | 5 |
| DLT 120 | Partial Dentures Clinic I | 6 |
| DLT 155 | Partial Denture Clinic II | 3 |
| DLT 225 | Dental Anatomy II | 1 |
| DLT 230 | PKT Waxing & Carving System | 4 |
| DLT 205 | Introduction to Crown & Bridge | 1 |
| DLT 235 | Crown & Bridge Materials | 1 |
| DLT 240 | Construction & Design of Working Cast and Dyes | 2 |
| DLT 245 | Introduction to Marginal Design | 1 |
| DLT 250 | Crown and Bridge Clinics | 5 |
| DLT 215 | Introduction to Porcelain | 1 |
| DLT 255 | Porcelain Crown and Bridge Materials | 2 |
| DLT 217 | Vacuum Porcelain Procedures | 1 |
| DLT 218 | Full Porcelain Crown & Bridge Clinic | 7 |
| DLT 260 | Glazing, Staining and Characterization Techniques | 2 |
| DLT 265 | Special 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.