Unit information: Restorative 1 (Skills) in 2008/09

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Unit name Restorative 1 (Skills)
Unit code DENT20500
Credit points 0
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24)
Unit director Dr. Gordon Gray
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department Bristol Dental School
Faculty Faculty of Health Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

This provides a 10 week laboratory-based programme in basic conservative and orthodontic manipulative techniques. These include the design, preparation and filling of cavities in teeth under simulated clinical conditions using a phantom head and also covers the fabrication of a simple, removable orthodontic appliance designed to effect tooth movement.