COURSE NAME : 30.21 Producing Alginate Impressions and a PVS Bite
COURSE DESCRIPTION : Time of Transition from Alginate Impressions and Plaster Models to Digital Models and 3-D Printing Alginate impressions of the teeth have been used in dentistry for decades to provide quick models of the teeth when needed. Dental practices that have become “fully digital” relying on scans of the dentition, still find alginate impressions poured into plaster models beneficial for a quick replication of the teeth. All dental professionals should know how to recognize and produce excellent alginate impressions in case the need for a quick model arises during this time of transition from quick plaster models to digital model images on the computer that may be printed in three dimensions. Contents of the Producing Alginate Impressions and a PVS Bite Registration Course This course teaches a fool-proof method of producing excellent alginate impressions. Goal of this Course: Help the student recognize and produce excellent alginate impressions that can be used to fabricate models of the teeth. Objectives: At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to: Identify the qualities of a perfect alginate impression. Identify defects in impressions, the causes, and correction of the defects. Demonstrate the step-by-step process of producing perfect mandibular and maxillary alginate impressions and state why each step is important. Recognize the result of not performing a step correctly, the defect it has caused, and what should be done to correct the problem. Sections of the Alginate Impressions and PVS Bite Registration Course This course teaches a fool-proof method of producing excellent alginate impressions quickly without trauma to the patient. It has the following sections: 1. Criteria of Alginate Impressions This course teaches the criteria of excellent alginate impressions. When you do not get an excellent result, you need to know if the result is acceptable even though it is not perfect. 2. Checklists for Steps for Producing Alginate Impressions and Evaluating the Quality of Alginate Impressions 3. Materials for Producing Alginate Impressions 4. Mandibular Tray Try-in Individuals learning this procedure need to learn how to try in the tray and seat the tray in different patients noting unique anatomy. Individuals who are experienced in this method will automatically anticipate the best tray size and critical steps so that tray try-ins are not necessary. 5.Try-In the Maxillary Tray This method minimizes irritation of the palate by the posterior flow of alginate down the throat. Selecting the best maxillary tray and seating it properly, will result in alginate impressions that are comfortable for the patient and do not cause the patient to gag. 6. Measure and mix the alginate quickly yet thoroughly and load the tray properly. 7. Seat the Mandibular Impression quickly and properly pulling out the lower lip as it is seated in the anterior 8. Seat the Maxillary Impression properly completing the procedure quickly 9. Produce a PVS Bite Registration if occluded models will be fabricated 10. Recognizing and correcting common alginate impression problems Learning Activities of the Course There are about 30 teaching quiz questions embedded in the presentation that help the learner focus on the important points to learn. There are also about 30 Knowledge Quiz questions that are designed to measure learning the objectives of the course. There is also a Clinical Steps Checklist in tablet format that can be used by the learner when practicing taking alginate impressions clinically. This online Clinical Checklist can be used by faculty for a Clinical Assessment Competency (with video recording) and uploaded to the student’s online account for documentation. SCORM Tracking of Each Student’s Learning Activities and Recording on the Student Dashboard Report Each student’s learning activities such as correctly answering Presentation embedded quiz questions, Presentation viewing time, Knowledge Quiz completion time, Knowledge Quiz Score, and other learning data, are tracked so that a “learning analysis” can be done. This data documents student performance and reports it on the Student Dashboard as well as in the Gradebook. This tracking holds the student accountable for learning. If a student’s online learning activities are compared to a student’s Clinical Competency Score, the faculty will know if the course has been effective in teaching the student what the student needs to know when training is completed. Who should take this course? Most dental licensed practitioners today will have learned or have figured out on their own a technique for producing alginate impressions. Once you learn how to do something one way, it is impossible to “un-learn” anything that has become habitual. These individuals may pick up some good tips about producing excellent impressions, and should not get discouraged or frustrated by knowing something different. All dentists, orthodontists, residents, and dental students should know how to produce excellent alginate impressions so they can recognize unacceptable impressions that might impact a correct diagnosis. The dentist should also know how to improve impression technique to produce excellent impressions every time. This course should be taught to all dental students, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and orthodontic assistants when they are in training.
COURSE NAME : 30.22 Producing PVS Impressions
COURSE DESCRIPTION : Contents of the Producing PVS Impressions Course This course trains the learner in a detailed 2-step method of producing excellent PVS impressions. Goal of this course is to help the learner to recognize and produce excellent PVS impressions. Objectives: At the conclusion of this course the learner will: List the criteria of acceptable maxillary and mandibular PVS impressions List the materials needed for producing PVS impressions List and describe each step in producing acceptable PVS impressions and a PVS bite registration Recognize and distinguish acceptable PVS impressions from unacceptable impressions Identify every defect of an unacceptable PVS impression and describe what steps should have been performed differently to correct the defect in the impression Sections of the PVS Impressions Course This course teaches a detailed 2-step method of producing excellent PVS impressions quickly without trauma to the patient. It has the following sections: 1. Criteria of PVS Impressions 2. Materials for PVS Impressions 3. Block out undercuts and large black triangles 4. Mandibular Tray Try-in 5. Maxillary Tray Try-in 6. Mix Putty for Mandibular PVS Impression and Insert Creating Putty Custom Tray 7. Fill Mandibular Putty Custom Tray with Wash and Insert 8. Remove Set Mandibular PVS Impression 9. Common Mandibular PVS Impression Mistakes 10. Mix Putty for Maxillary PVS Impression and Insert Creating Putty Custom Tray 11. Fill Maxillary Putty Custom Tray with Wash and Insert 12. Common Maxillary PVS Impression Mistakes 13. Identifying Common PVS Impression Mistakes and Correcting Them Learning Activities of the Course There are about 43 teaching quiz questions embedded in the PVS Impressions Presentation that help the learner focus on the important points to learn. There are also about 43 Knowledge Quiz questions that are designed to measure student learning of the objectives of the course. There is also a Clinical Steps Checklist in tablet format that can be used by the learner when practicing taking PVS impressions clinically. This online Clinical Checklist can be used by faculty for a Clinical Assessment Competency (with video recording) and uploaded to the student’s online account for documentation. SCORM Tracking of Each Student’s Learning Activities and Recording on the Student Dashboard Report Each student’s learning activities such as correctly answering presentation embedded quiz questions, presentation viewing time, Knowledge Quiz completion time, Knowledge Quiz Score, and other learning data, are tracked so that a “learning analysis” can be done for each student and to assess the quality of each course. This data documents student performance and reports it on the Student Dashboard as well as in the Gradebook. This holds the student accountable for learning. In the future, clinical performance assessment data may be used to identify students who have not learned from the online courses, so that intervention can be made to help the student become more proficient. No data is share with any entity. If data is ever used for learning research, all data will be de-identified following research protocol. Who should take this course? Dentists, orthodontists, residents, dental students dental hygienists, dental assistants, and orthodontic assistants should know how to produce excellent PVS impressions so that digital models can be constructed for a correct diagnosis and fabrication of aligners that fit. Practices that are fully digital and complete intraoral scans should know how to produce PVS impressions as a back up to scanning. This course should be taught to all dental students, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and orthodontic assistants when they are in training.