DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY (51.0603)
Graduation Requirements (A Minimum of 60 Credits)
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.
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GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
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ENC 1101English Composition I **3
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SPC 1040Fundamentals of Oral Communication3
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3
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3
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MAC 1105College Algebra I **3
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CGS 1030Introduction to Information Technology4
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SLS 1501College Study Skills
CORE REQUIREMENTS (60 CREDITS)
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DLT 101Introduction to Prosthodontic Techniques1
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DLT 125Dental Anatomy I1
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DLT 130Full Dentures Materials**1
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DLT 111Introduction to Full Dentures**1
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DLT 112Full Dentures Clinic**6
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DLT 140Full Dentures Clinic Second Part**2
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DLT 145Special Prosthesis**3
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DLT 115Introduction to Partial Dentures**1
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DLT 117Partial Dentures Materials**1
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DLT 150Partial Dentures Design and Survey**5
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DLT 120Partial Dentures Clinic**6
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DLT 155Partial Dentures Clinic**2
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DLT 225Dental Anatomy II**1
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DLT 230PKT Waxing and Carving System**4
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DLT 205Introduction to Crown and Bridge1
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DLT 235Crown and Bridge Materials**1
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DLT 240Construction and Design of Working Casts and Dies**2
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DLT 245Introduction to Marginal Design**1
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DLT 250Crown and Bridge Clinic**5
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DLT 215Introduction to Porcelain**1
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DLT 255Porcelain Crown & Bridge Materials**2
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DLT 217Vacuum Porcelain Procedures**1
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DLT 218Full Porcelain Crown and Bridge Clinic7
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DLT 260Glazing, Staining, and Characterization Techniques2
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DLT 265Special C/B and 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
CLASSES ARE OFFERED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH
*General Education Component (see page 133)
**This course has prerequisites; check course descriptions.
