Dental Instrumentation Care and Maintenance II

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. carry out simple maintenance of the dental chair; 2. calibrate instruments and equipment; and 3. effectively clean hand instruments.

A continuation of DTH 312. Classify dental equipment and instruments into calibrated and non – calibrated one. Identify the units of calibration of dental surgery equipment and instruments. Adjust the calibration of dental surgery equipment and instrument where necessary. Maintenance of Hand Instrument - Identify the hand instruments used in the dental surgery such as scalars periodontal measures purses, Porte polisher and many others. Carry out simple maintenance of the hand tools identified above such as sharpening lubrication. Identify various items required for sharpening of hand instruments such as Arkansans stones, lubricating oil. Explain the various principles of sharpening hand instruments such as lubrication of the Arkansans stones, the firm grip of the Arkansans stones and many others. Sharpen various dental instruments. Clean and sterilize hand instruments; Preserve and store hand instruments: Identify the equipment needed in the dental surgery such as dental chair, dental unit, compressor, steriliser and many others. Carry out simple maintenance of the equipment above such as lubricating cleaning and many others.