DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY (51.0603)
Graduation Requirements (A Minimum of 60 Credits)
This Dental Laboratory Technology Degree 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 Dental Laboratory Technology Degree 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. Florida National University 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
Dental lab technicians design, create, and repair dental prosthetics, such as crowns, bridges, veneers, and dentures. As a dental lab technician, you may fabricate custom mouthguards and night guards for patients. You will use advanced tools and equipment, including wax presses, ovens, polishing machines, and milling machines, as well as materials such as acrylic, porcelain, and metal alloys.
As a dental lab technician, you may also take impressions of teeth, creating prosthetics and appliances, as well as fabricate dental devices to take impressions of teeth using alginate or silicone putty. You will shape and contour the material to match the patient’s tooth structure, and then cast the device in metal or other materials. Some finishing techniques include polishing and glazing.
You will learn these dental lab skills during the Dental Laboratory Technology Degree program at Florida National University.
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 219)
**This course has prerequisites; check course descriptions.