Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular semester. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• SDM PR 857: Advanced Prosthodontic Seminar
  "The purpose of this course is to provide residents additional knowledge to fill residents' weakness in the field of Prosthodontics, patient and case management through past final cases, residents' complex cases, Faculty members' clinical cases and presentations, guest lecturers and selected topics. Selection of topic and case will depend on the residents' weak points and interests. Round table case treatment planning discussion will be provided during course of the seminar. This is open discussion formatted seminar so that the students can ask any kind of questions without any hesitation and feeling of intimidation by others. At the end of third year residents will have well organized applicable prosthodontics, and patient case management knowledge. The students will prepare for prosthodontics board examinations."
• SDM PR 858: Advanced Prosthodontic Seminar
  "The purpose of this course is to provide residents additional knowledge to fill residents' weakness in the field of Prosthodontics, patient and case management through past final cases, residents' complex cases, Faculty members' clinical cases and presentations, guest lecturers and selected topics. Selection of topic and case will depend on the residents' weak points and interests. Round table case treatment planning discussion will be provided during course of the seminar. This is open discussion formatted seminar so that the students can ask any kind of questions without any hesitation and feeling of intimidation by others. At the end of third year residents will have well organized applicable prosthodontics, and patient case management knowledge. The students will prepare for prosthodontics board examinations."
• SDM PR 859: Advanced Prosthodontic Seminar
  "The purpose of this course is to provide residents additional knowledge to fill residents' weakness in the field of Prosthodontics, patient and case management through past final cases, residents' complex cases, Faculty members' clinical cases and presentations, guest lecturers and selected topics. Selection of topic and case will depend on the residents' weak points and interests. Round table case treatment planning discussion will be provided during course of the seminar. This is open discussion formatted seminar so that the students can ask any kind of questions without any hesitation and feeling of intimidation by others. At the end of third year residents will have well organized applicable prosthodontics, and patient case management knowledge. The students will prepare for prosthodontics board examinations."
• SDM PR 861: Contemporary Prosthodontic Literature
  This course introduces residents to recent prosthodontic literature and familiarizes them with a variety of primary prosthodontic journals as well as secondary and tertiary journals. Various levels of scientific power within the literature will be investigated to highlight the depth, breadth, and complexity of this relevant body of knowledge. This course is designed to foster among the residents an attitude of "life-long learning" through regular, disciplined reading of the literature. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PR 862: Contemporary Prosthodontic Literature
  This course introduces residents to recent prosthodontic literature and familiarizes them with a variety of primary prosthodontic journals as well as secondary and tertiary journals. Various levels of scientific power within the literature will be investigated to highlight the depth, breadth, and complexity of this relevant body of knowledge. This course is designed to foster among the residents an attitude of "life-long learning" through regular, disciplined reading of the literature. 3rd and 4th sem.
• SDM PR 863: Contemporary Prosthodontic Literature
  This course introduces residents to recent prosthodontic literature and familiarizes them with a variety of primary prosthodontic journals as well as secondary and tertiary journals. Various levels of scientific power within the literature will be investigated to highlight the depth, breadth, and complexity of this relevant body of knowledge. This course is designed to foster among the residents an attitude of "life-long learning" through regular, disciplined reading of the literature. 5th and 6th sem.
• SDM PR 901: Prosthodontic Literature Review
  Current and classical prosthodontic literature as a basis for substantive discussion of concepts in therapy and research. Special emphasis is placed on the principles of evidence-based health care and critical review of the dental literature. 3rd and 4th sem.
• SDM PR 911: Clinical Prosthodontics
  Advanced clinical experiences in all phases of complex fixed, removable, and implant prosthodontics under direct supervision of the prosthodontic faculty. 1st and 2nd sem.
• SDM PR 912: Clinical Prosthodontics
  Advanced clinical experiences in all phases of complex fixed, removable, and implant prosthodontics under direct supervision of the prosthodontic faculty. 3rd and 4th sem.
• SDM PR 913: Clinical Prosthodontics
  Advanced clinical experiences in all phases of complex fixed, removable, and implant prosthodontics under direct supervision of the prosthodontic faculty. 5th and 6th sem.
• SDM PR 991: Research: Prosthodontics
  Approved investigative effort to satisfy requirements for the research degree. Research may involve preclinical and clinical subjects related to prosthodontics or restorative dentistry.
• SDM PR 992: Research: Prosthodontics DScD
  Approved major research effort to satisfy requirements for the research degree. The results of this research must provide a meaningful contribution to the discipline that represents new knowledge.
• SDM PR 993: Research: Prosthodontics DScD
  Approved major research effort to satisfy requirements for the research degree. The results of this research must provide a meaningful contribution to the discipline that represents new knowledge.
• SDM RS 510: Dental Anatomy and Occlusion
  The lecture aspect of this course provides the student essential knowledge in the anatomical and morphological characteristics of teeth and their functional relationship to each other as well as to surrounding orofacial structures. Dental terminology is introduced and integrated throughout the course material. The practical component of the course allows the student to practically apply the knowledge obtained from the didactic portion of the course while developing psychomotor skills through the use and manipulation of dental materials. The clinical relevance of this subject matter is emphasized throughout all aspects of the course.
• SDM RS 519: Biomaterials
  An in-depth study of the physical, chemical, mechanical, and biological properties of materials related to the practice of dentistry. This includes clinical indications, handling, and selection of materials based on these properties.
• SDM RS 521: Preclinical Operative Dentistry
  This hands-on simulated clinic course provides demonstrations, experience and skill development with the procedures related to direct and indirect intracoronal tooth restorations. This course also includes a comprehensive simulated clinic introduction to the techniques of pediatric dentistry and the technical aspects of restorative dentistry.
• SDM RS 522: Removable Prosthodontics I
  This comprehensive lecture course addresses complete and partial denture construction. The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the fundamentals of denture fabrications and the treatment modalities unique to the edentulous and partially edentulous patient, emphasizing those treatments that are totally removable in nature. The didactic course content includes the following: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning for: Complete Dentures (including Immediate, Interim, and Treatment dentures. Relines, Rebase and Repairs). Partial Dentures (including Provisional and Transitional). Design of these prostheses including an in-depth discussion of denture occlusion. Fabrication, insertion, adjustment, and correction of these prostheses to include both analog and digitally fabricated techniques.
• SDM RS 523: Preclinical Removable Prosthodontics
  This simulated clinic course provides experience and skill development with the procedures related to complete and partial denture construction. The course content includes the following: Fabrication of complete upper and lower dentures with both lingualized and anatomical occlusal schemes from final impressions to processing and occlusal equilibration. Digitally fabricated techniques will include the reference denture technique and the biofunctional try-in. In-depth sessions of virtual tooth set-ups and tooth movement will complement discussions on occlusion Fabrication of Partial Upper and Partial Lower dentures from preliminary survey to abutment preparation. Laboratory communication will be stressed in all phases of complete and partial dentures. Survey & design of 14 clinical cases in small student workshops facilitated by a clinical instructor.
• SDM RS 524: Fixed Prosthodontics I
  This course provides a comprehensive introduction to extracoronal full-coverage tooth restoration systems. The conceptual basis for both single-tooth crowns and multiple-tooth bridgework is presented.
• SDM RS 525: Preclinical Fixed Prosthodontics
  This simulated clinic course provides experience and skill development with single-tooth crowns and multiple-tooth bridgework.

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