This theory course includes the terminology and study of general dentistry including: restorative and esthetic dental materials, dental bases, liners and bonding systems, matrices and wedges, impression materials, lab materials and procedures and dental cements.
The knowledge gained by the student through this course serves as the foundation that Dental Assistants require to assist in general dental restorative procedures and to perform the intra-oral skills of: bases and liners, matrices and wedges, provisional restorations and impressions.