Dental Caries I - Dental Amalgam

This is a combined lecture/laboratory course that introduces the student operative dentistry. Detection and resolution of dental caries by conservative operative dentistry methods is introduced. The course includes the use of artificial teeth to develop essential psychomotor skills necessary for the restoration of teeth. The theory of operative dentistry, principles of cavity preparation, instruments and restorative materials are covered in this course. Students prepare and restore with dental amalgam various class I and class II type restorations pre-clinically.