Associate of Science

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

COMMUNICATIONS (6 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  • ENC 1101
    English Composition I **
    3
  • SPC 1040
    Fundamentals of Oral Communication
    3
HUMANITIES (3 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  •  
    3
BEHAVIORAL / SOCIAL SCIENCE (3 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  •  
    3
MATHEMATICS (3 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  • MAC 1105
    College Algebra I **
    3
COMPUTERS (4 CREDITS)
Credit Hours
  • CGS 1030
    Introduction to Information Technology
    4
  • SLS 1501
    College Study Skills
     

CORE REQUIREMENTS (60 CREDITS)

Courses
Credit Hours
  • DLT 101
    Introduction to Prosthodontic Techniques
    1
  • DLT 125
    Dental Anatomy I
    1
  • DLT 130
    Full Dentures Materials**
    1
  • DLT 111
    Introduction to Full Dentures**
    1
  • DLT 112
    Full Dentures Clinic**
    6
  • DLT 140
    Full Dentures Clinic Second Part**
    2
  • DLT 145
    Special Prosthesis**
    3
  • DLT 115
    Introduction to Partial Dentures**
    1
  • DLT 117
    Partial Dentures Materials**
    1
  • DLT 150
    Partial Dentures Design and Survey**
    5
  • DLT 120
    Partial Dentures Clinic**
    6
  • DLT 155
    Partial Dentures Clinic**
    2
  • DLT 225
    Dental Anatomy II**
    1
  • DLT 230
    PKT Waxing and Carving System**
    4
  • DLT 205
    Introduction to Crown and Bridge
    1
  • DLT 235
    Crown and Bridge Materials**
    1
  • DLT 240
    Construction and Design of Working Casts and Dies**
    2
  • DLT 245
    Introduction to Marginal Design**
    1
  • DLT 250
    Crown and Bridge Clinic**
    5
  • DLT 215
    Introduction to Porcelain**
    1
  • DLT 255
    Porcelain Crown & Bridge Materials**
    2
  • DLT 217
    Vacuum Porcelain Procedures**
    1
  • DLT 218
    Full Porcelain Crown and Bridge Clinic
    7
  • DLT 260
    Glazing, Staining, and Characterization Techniques
    2
  • DLT 265
    Special 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.

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