Introduction to dental biomaterials, and integration with the basic principles of engineering science and clinical dentistry. A wide variety of materials are used in dentistry. They have changed the way dentistry is practiced today and provided patients with more esthetic and biocompatible options. This course will teach the fundamental principles of material science and strength of materials. It will provide a scientific framework for the use of biomaterials in the clinical treatment of patients. The student will be exposed to the different types of materials such as metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, adhesives and how they are currently used in dentistry. Students will be made aware of the basic and clinical properties that make them suitable for use and future innovations. For each two-hour weekly seminar, material will be covered based on either lectures by the instructor or assigned literature to be reviewed and discussed by the students. Evaluation shall be by four quizzes and an examination at the end of the course.
Here is the Spring 2024 syllabus.
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