Part A: Course Overview

Program: C5387 Diploma of Dental Technology

Course Title: Construct dental restorations and appliances using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)

Portfolio: Vocational Education

Nominal Hours: 80

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Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
DENT5880C	City Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2019, Term1 2020, Term2 2020
DENT5880C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	Term1 2022, Term1 2023, Term2 2023, Term1 2024, Term2 2024, Term1 2025

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
DENT5880C	City Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2019 (All)
DENT5880C	City Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2020 (All)
DENT5880C	City Campus	TAFE	174T School of VE Engineering, Health & Science	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2021 (All)
DENT5880C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2023 (All)
DENT5880C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2024 (All)
DENT5880C	City Campus	TAFE	535T Social Care and Health	Face-to-Face or Internet	VE 2025 (A25A)

Course Contact: Luke Scarica

Course Contact Phone: +61 9925 0312

Course Contact Email: matthew.clayton@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This unit of competency describes the skills and knowledge required to construct dental restorations and appliances using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)

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:	HLTDET017 Construct dental restorations and appliances using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
Elements:	1. Determine restoration or appliance requirements 2. Construct restoration or appliance using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) 3. Finalise restoration or appliance

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit, you will be able to;

1. Determine restoration or appliance requirements
2. Construct restoration or appliance using computer-aided manufacturing (CAM)
3. Finalise restoration 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 four work orders
• used computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) technologies to construct four restorations or appliances, one of which must be a unit of crown and bridge work. The remaining three must be selected from two of the following categories:

• • prosthetics
  • chrome casting
  • orthodontics
  • splints

• applied standard infection control precautions and safe work practices to prepare the above four restorations or appliances
• critically evaluated the above four restorations or appliances constructed to meet technical laboratory and clinician 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.