DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (51.0603)
The Dental Technician continues to be in demand; he is the highly skilled craftsman who designs and constructs the attachments and replacements for our natural teeth. Highly competent men and women are needed to meet the exacting requirements in all types of dental offices. Upon receiving his/her instructions from the dentist, the Dental Technician with skilled hands, carefully fashions plastic and metal into a precise product. This program offers technical training and theory in the areas of Full and Partial Dentures and Crown & Bridge and Porcelain. ATB entrance required scores: 200 Verbal, 210 Quantitative in the Wonderlic Basic Skills Test. FNU awards a diploma upon completion of the program.
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS (A MINIMUM OF 60 CREDITS)
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DLT 101Introduction to Prosthodontic Techniques1
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DLT 125Dental Anatomy Part I1
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DLT 130Full Dental 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 II **2
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DLT 145Special Prosthesis**3
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DLT 115Introduction to Partial Dentures **1
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DLT 117Partials 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 II**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 Bridge**1
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DLT 235Crown and Bridge Materials**1
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DLT 240Construction and Design of Working Cast 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 Clinic**7
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DLT 260Glazing, Staining and Characterization Techniques2
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DLT 265Special C/B and Porcelain Prosthesis**2
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DENTAL CLASSES ARE OFFERED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
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Completing a course or program in a language other than English may reduce employability where English is required. DENTAL TECHNICIAN STUDENTS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR A WHITE LABORATORY JACKET. STUDENTS MUST FURNISH THEIR OWN LABORATORY JACKETS AND DENTAL SUPPLIES. |
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All College Credit Courses from within this division or any other division can be used as Suggested Electives.*General Education Component (see page 219)**This course has prerequisites; check course descriptions.
NOTE: This program transfers completely to the Dental Laboratory Technology, A.S. program. |