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2023-2026 Academic Catalog

OPY 1240 - Operative Dentistry

The course will consist of lectures and simulation laboratory practice. Lectures will provide the student with the knowledge to classify carious lesions and cavity preparation for direct and indirect restorative procedures. Students will develop fine dexterity for cavity preparation of various carious lesion and their adequate restoration with composite, amalgam, and porcelain dental materials during the laboratory practice. This curse also addresses minimal invasive interventions such as fissure sealants and esthetics procedures such as bleaching and veneers.