Part A: Course Overview
Program: C5387 Diploma of Dental Technology
Course Title: Construct removable acrylic partial 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) |
DENT5867C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2019, Term2 2019, Term2 2020, Term1 2021, Term2 2021 |
DENT5867C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
Term1 2023, Term2 2023, Term1 2024 |
Flexible Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
DENT5867C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2019 (All) |
DENT5867C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2020 (XXXX), VE 2020 (DT2), VE 2020 (All) |
DENT5867C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2021 (All) |
DENT5867C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2023 (AT2), VE 2023 (All) |
DENT5867C |
City Campus |
TAFE |
535T Social Care and Health |
Face-to-Face or Internet or Workplace |
VE 2024 (A23A) |
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 removable acrylic partial dentures.
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: |
HLTDET007 Construct removable acrylic partial dentures |
Elements: |
1. Design acrylic removable partial denture 2. Select and prepare materials 3. Arrange artificial teeth 4. Construct retainer units. 5. Select and prepare materials and processing technique 6. Process denture or appliance 7. Finish denture or appliance |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Design acrylic removable partial denture
- Survey and duplicate model
- Select and prepare materials
- Arrange artificial teeth
- Construct retainer units
- Select and prepare materials and processing technique
- Process denture or appliance
- Finish denture or appliance
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:
• read and correctly interpreted 1 laboratory work order for removable acrylic partial denture
• used standard precautions and safe work practices during the set-up and waxing of partial dentures to produce 1 acrylic partial denture with a combination of bounded and free end saddle areas, suitable for insertion in the mouth
• critically evaluated the 1 acrylic partial 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.