Title: Assist with a removable prosthodontics procedure.
Course: Dental Careers II (14054-II) > Section: Demonstrating Chairside Procedures

Assisting should include

- preparing the instrument tray
- obtaining impressions for athletic, night, occlusal, and/or snoring mouthguards and fluoride and/or bleaching trays
- selecting shades, tooth size, tooth shape for removable prosthodontics
- cleaning and polishing removable appliances and prosthetics
- delivering pre- and post-operative instructions
- describing digital/dental workflows for prosthodontics
  - digital impressions
  - digital design (using CAD/CAM technology)
  - bite registration
  - milling
  - 3D printing
  - glazing.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What anatomy must be captured during an impression?
- What information would a patient need to know at a denture-delivery appointment?
- Why is it necessary to have a try-on appointment for most removable prosthetic appliances?
- Why is alginate impression material contraindicated for use in a final impression?
- What type of material is used to check occlusion in a removable partial denture?
- Why does a full-denture patient need to remove his or her appliance at night?