City & Guilds Unit 308 Provide support during the stages of prosthetic treatments Workbook Assessment

City & Guilds Extended Diploma in Dental Nursing

Unit 308 – Provide support during the stages of prosthetic treatments

Unit aim: For the learner to be able to develop the knowledge and skills to understand the range of fixed and removable appliances, when and how these are used in dentistry. This unit also reflect on the learner’s practical skills and understanding of how to prepare the clinical environment for the stages of fixed and removable prostheses and provide appropriate support.

308 Workbook

Assessment plan

Please complete all the below questions using paragraphs and providing examples.  Please do not copy and paste any information as this is plagiarism and will not be accepted.  However, we encourage you to research information using multiple resource and reference your finding within your work.   Your assessor will issue this workbook, provide a plan and submission date.  If you need any support with your work, please contact your assigned assessor who will help you.  Within this workbook you can use diagrams and pictures to support your work, but please be mindful you will need to write up your answer. 

Below are some important words to help you when completing your workbook these will appear in BOLD throughout the questions:

• Describe – To give an account in speech or writing
• Explain – To make plain or comprehensible
• List – A series of words
• Identify – To establish, determine or ascertain
• Define – To state the meaning of (a word, phrase)
• State – To express something definitely or clearly in writing

Please complete your work using theme font Arial, size 12.

Referencing and plagiarism 

You can complete referncing within your work by using direct quotes from textbooks and website, but you must be able to reference when this text has been taken from and use “quotation” marks around the referenced text. At the end of the workbook there is a refence sector you must complete containing any websites or textbook or resources you have used to complete your work.  
You cannot copy and paste text from any resources and pass this as your own work, this is classed as plagiarism and will not be accepted.  Plagiarism is taken extremely seriously at the college and can lead to disciplinary action.

308 1.1- Explain the difference between fixed and removable prostheses, also including why they are used in dentistry.

308 – 1.2 Describe fixed prosthetic treatments available to replace missing teeth.

308– 1.2 Describe fixed prosthetic treatments available to replace missing teeth.

308-1.3 Describe why a clinician may choose to carry out a preparation for a permanent restorative fixed prosthesis.

308 1.4 Explain the use of equipment, instruments, burs and materials during the preparation of a permanent restorative fixed prostheses

308 1.5 Explain the purpose of a gingival retraction cord.

308-1.6 Describe the different types and purposes of temporary fixed prostheses. 

308-1.7 Explain the equipment and materials used in the construction of a temporary fixed prostheses.

308 1.8 Explain the purpose of a temporary luting cement.

308 1.9 Outline the advice which should be given to a patient with a temporary fixed prosthesis.

308-1.10 Explain the different types of permanent luting cements for cementation of permanent fixed prostheses.

308 1.11 Describe the equipment, instruments and materials used in the fitting of a permanent fixed prostheses. 

308-3.1- Describe the types of removable prostheses available: 

308-3.2 Explain the stages and the use of equipment, instruments and materials required when constructing a full acrylic denture.

308 3.3- Explain how the stages would differ when constructing a partial cobalt-chrome or immediate prosthesis. 

308 3.4-  Describe the benefits of a cobalt-chrome partial denture when compared with an acrylic partial denture.

308 3.5- Explain the additional information the patient will require when an immediate denture is fitted.

308 5.3- Summarise the use of an articulator. 

References:

List the resources you have used to complete this workbook such as websites and books.  

This section must be completed before submission.

Reflection:

In this section you must complete a reflection.  As you have previously learnt within workbook 301 reflective practice is used widely throughout healthcare to assess and knowledge and skills.  When registered with the GDC you will complete reflections for example, after completing CPD activities to look at what you have learnt, what you need to learn more of, changes and how you will apply this to practice. 

To support you with completing the reflection there are points below to think about.  

Do not forget once you have completed this refection you can add this to your OTJ training log and document the hours spend completing this workbook and research. 

• What have I learnt while completing this workbook such as legislations or new procedure?
• How have I applied this to my working practice?
• What was good about completing this workbook?
• What did I find difficult?

(Word count approximately 100 words)