Programs
Dental Laboratory Technician
Program Objective
The objective of this program is to familiarize students and educate them
on the human mouth: morphology, utilization of the dental impression to
prepare working models, and ultimately fabricate dental prosthesis,
including the procedures for carving the crowns, bridges, and roots in a
suitable material such as wax compound, investing, casting, and finishing
the metal restorations. Educate the student in definite procedures for
building, contouring and shaping porcelain crowns that are fused to metal
substructures made in suitable materials, such as ceramic porcelain. To
complete this program successfully, a student is required to complete a
total of 720 hours consisting of 155 hours of classroom instruction and
565hours of laboratory time.
Model and Die Technician Program
The objective of this program is to educate students on the human mouth morphology, utilization of dental impressions to prepare working models, and ultimately fabricate dental prosthesis.
To complete this program successfully, a student is required to complete a total of 110 hours consisting of 47 hours of classroom lecture and 63 hours of laboratory time.
Upon completion of this program, the student will be certified as a Model & Die Technician, with the knowledge required to attain a job at a laboratory specializing in fixed prosthodontics production, e.g. crown and bridge.
The following is a sequential listing of the program modules:
MDT-101 Presentation & Dental Morphology
MDT-102 Impression Prep., Mixing & Pouring of Stones
MDT-103 Model Prep., Pinning & Base Prep.
MDT-104 Die Prep., Mounting & Articulating
MDT-105 Die Ditching
MDT-106 Fixed Restoration, RX Slip & Instruction
Wax and Metal Technician Program
The objective of this program is to familiarize students in a definite procedure for carving the crowns, bridges, and roots in a suitable material such as, wax compound, investing, casting, and finishing the metal cast restorations.
To complete this program successfully, a student is required to complete a total of 300 hours consisting of 61 hours of classroom lecture and 239 hours of laboratory time.
Upon completion of this program, the student will be certified as Wax and Metal Technician, with the knowledge required obtaining a job at a laboratory specializing in fixed prosthesis production, e.g. crown and bridge.
The following is a sequential listing of the program modules:
WMT-101 Presentation, Die Prep. for Wax-up & Case Evaluation
WMT-102 Full Crown Wax-up & Carving
WMT-103 Coping, Bridge Wax-up & Designing
WMT-104 Spruing & Investing, Casting & Divesting
WMT-105 Metal Coping, Bridge Fitting & Prep.
WMT-106 Finishing Metal Framework
WMT-107 Fit & Polish Full Cast Crown
Ceramic Technician Program
The objective of this program is to familiarize students in definite procedures for building, contouring, and shaping porcelain crowns that are fused to metal substructures using suitable materials, such as ceramic porcelain.
To complete this program successfully, a student is required to complete a total of 310 hours consisting of 47 hours of classroom lecture and 263 hours of laboratory time.
Upon completion of this program, the student will be certified as a Ceramic Technician, with the knowledge required to attain a job at a laboratory specializing in fixed prosthesis production, e.g. crown and bridge.
The following is a sequential listing of the program modules:
CT-101 Presntation, Metal Framework Prep. & Opaquing
CT-102 Porcelain Build-up & Baking
CT-103 Porcelain Contouring
CT-104 Porcelain Finishing
CT-105 Stain & Glaze final Restoration
GAINFUL EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM DISCLOUSURE
OPEID NUMBER: 041460
JULY 1, 2011
Dental Laboratory Technician
Program Length: 36 Weeks
CIP (Classification of Instructional Program) Code: 51.0603
SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) Code: 51-9081.00
Link to U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Profile: http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/51-9081.00
Credential Level: 01 = Undergraduate Certificate
Tuition: $12000.00
Fees: $110.00, Registration Fee and a State of California mandated Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF) fee of $2.50 per $1000 institutional cost.
Room and Board: National Career College does not offer on-campus living
Books and Supplies: $2000.00
Total Program Cost: $14110.00
Completion and Placement Rates for Period 07/01/2009 to 06/30/2010
On-Time Completion Rate: 85%
Job Placement Rate: 100%
Median Loan Debt Incurred by Students Completing the Dental Laboratory Technician
Federal Loan Debt: $0
Private Loan Debt: $3470.00
Institutional Finance Plan: $0
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