Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5387 Diploma of Dental Technology
Course Title: Construct immediate dentures
Portfolio: Vocational Education
Nominal Hours: 60
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.Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
DENT5866C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2019, Term2 2020, Term1 2021, Term2 2021 |
DENT5866C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2024, Term2 2024, Term1 2025 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
DENT5866C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2019 (All) |
DENT5866C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2020 (DT2), VE 2020 (LCS2), VE 2020 (All) |
DENT5866C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2021 (All) |
DENT5866C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2024 (All) |
Course Contact: Luke Scarica
Course Contact Phone: 03 9925 0312
Course Contact Email: luke.scarica@rmit.edu.au
Course Description
This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to construct complete and partial immediate replacement dentures and surgical templates.
This unit applies to work in dental technology.
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
None
National Competency Codes and Titles
National Element Code & Title: |
HLTDET006 Construct immediate dentures |
Elements: |
1. Arrange artificial teeth for try-in 2. Arrange artificial teeth and construct surgical template for finish 3. Process immediate denture |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Arrange artificial teeth for try-in
- Arrange artificial teeth and construct surgical template for finish
- Process immediate dentures
Overview of Assessment
You must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that you have:
• followed 1 set of sequenced written instructions and the manufacturers’ instructions for preparing materials used in immediate dentures
• used standard precautions and safe work practices to construct an immediate denture from at least one denture suitable for insertion in the mouth including 1 of each of the following:
- maxillary or mandibular anterior tooth with at least one of the following:
o flanged denture with bone re-contouring
o flanged denture without bone re-contouring
o open-faced denture
- maxillary or mandibular posterior tooth with at least one of the following:
o flanged denture with bone re-contouring
o flanged denture without bone re-contouring
o open-faced denture
• critically evaluated the 1 immediate denture produced to meet technical laboratory and patient requirements.
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.