For Program Information please contact:
Charlena Crowder,
Chair
Room 2138
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta GA 30310
404.225.4557.

ccrowder@atlantatech.edu

DENTAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY - Diploma

The Dental Laboratory Technology accredited program prepares students for employment in a variety of positions in today’s dental laboratories. The program provides learning opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally, the program pro¬vides opportunities to upgrade present knowledge and skills or to retrain in the area of dental laboratory technology. Program graduates receive a Dental Laboratory Technology diploma with specializations in two of the following areas: removable partial dentures, complete dentures or crown and bridge and dental ceramics.

ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
* Must be 16 years of age
* Completion of high school diploma or GED and submission of official transcript required to apply
* Achievement of minimum program admission scores in Reading, English, and Math
* Transfer of previous post secondary credits will be determined by the registrar.
Student Performance/Graduation Requirements: Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average and complete all required courses to graduate.

Curriculum
 
General Core Courses
15
Area I – English/Humanities/Fine Arts
ENG 1010 Fundamentals of English I
5
Area II – Social/Behavioral Sciences
PSY 1010 Basic Psychology
5
Area III – Natural Sciences/Mathematics
MAT 1012 Foundations of Mathematics
5
Essential Fundamental Occupational Courses
  
84
DLT 100 Anatomy and Physiology of Head and Neck
2
DLT 101 Introduction to Dental Technology
6
DLT 102 Physics and Chemistry of Dental Materials
3
DLT 103 Tooth Morphology
5
DLT 104 Principles of Occlusion
3
DLT 111 Removable Partial Dentures
6
DLT 112 Crown and Bridge
6
DLT 113 Complete Dentures
6
DLT 114 Dental Ceramics
6
DLT 115 Orthodontics/Pedodontics
3
DLT 201 Principles of Laboratory Management
5
DLT 202 Advanced Removable Partial Dentures
5
DLT 203 Advanced Crown and Bridge
5
DLT 204 Advanced Complete Dentures
3
DLT 205 Advanced Dental Ceramics
5
Practicum
DLT 116 Fixed Prosthodontics Practicum
10
  OR
 
DLT 117 Removable Prosthodontics Practicum
(10)
SCT 100 Introduction to Microcomputers
3
  Minimum Quarter-hour Credits Required for Graduation
99
  Minimum Program Length in Quarters
6
  Estimated Program Cost
$5,577

Accrediting Agency:
American Dental Association, 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678, 312.440.2500
During their final quarter in the program, students can sit for the Recognized Graduate Exam which satisfies a part of
the Certified Dental Technician Exam.


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