Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Dental Laboratory Technology
Program Type:	Career Preparatory
Career Cluster:	Health Science

Career Certificate Program	
Program Number	H170108	
CIP Number	0351060306	
Grade Level	30, 31	
Program Length	2040 Hours	
Teacher Certification	Refer to the Program Structure section.	
CTSO	HOSA	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	Please see the CIP to SOC Crosswalk located at the link below.	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml 	
Basic Skills Level	Computation (Mathematics): 	9	Communications (Reading and Language Arts):	9	

Purpose

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the Health Science career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of Health Science career cluster. 

The program is designed to prepare students for entry level employment as dental laboratory technicians, denture technicians crown & bridge technicians, ceramic & technicians or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in this occupation.  

The content of the program includes, but is not limited to, general studies, physical sciences, dental sciences, and dental laboratory techniques.

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting of 6 occupational completion points.

This program is comprised of courses which have been assigned course numbers in the SCNS (Statewide Course Numbering System) in accordance with Section 1007.24 (1), F.S.  Career and Technical credit shall be awarded to the student on a transcript in accordance with Section 1001.44(3) (b), F.S.

To teach the courses listed below, instructors must hold at least one of the teacher certifications indicated for that course.

The following table illustrates the post-secondary program structure:

OCP	Course Number	Course Title	Teacher Certification	Length	
A	DTE0400	Orientation to Dental Laboratory Technology 	DEN LABTEC 7G	18 hours	
B	DTE0433	Denture Technician 1		319 hours	
	DTE0434	Denture Technician 2		319 hours	
C	DTE0435	Advanced Denture Technician		349 hours	
D	DTE0441	Crown and Bridge Technician 		285 hours	
E	DTE0461	Ceramic Technician 		285 hours	
F	DTE0451	Implant, Attachment & Hybrid Restoration Technician		285 hours	
G	DTE0481	Master Dental Laboratory Technician		180 hours	

Common Career Technical Core – Career Ready Practices

Career Ready Practices describe the career-ready skills that educators should seek to develop in their students.  These practices are not exclusive to a Career Pathway, program of study, discipline or level of education.  Career Ready Practices should be taught and reinforced in all career exploration and preparation programs with increasingly higher levels of complexity and expectation as a student advances through a program of study. 

1. Act as a responsible and contributing citizen and employee. 

2. Apply appropriate academic and technical skills. 

3. Attend to personal health and financial well-being. 

4. Communicate clearly, effectively and with reason. 

5. Consider the environmental, social and economic impacts of decisions. 

6. Demonstrate creativity and innovation. 

7. Employ valid and reliable research strategies. 

8. Utilize critical thinking to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 

9. Model integrity, ethical leadership and effective management. 

10. Plan education and career path aligned to personal goals. 

11. Use technology to enhance productivity. 

12. Work productively in teams while using cultural/global competence. 

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Identify the anatomic structure and function of body systems in relation to prosthetic services performed by the dental laboratory technician.
02.0	Practice quality assurance, safety and infection control. 
03.0	Adhere to legal and ethical principles related to the practice of dental laboratory technology.
04.0	Demonstrate knowledge of effective business management techniques.
05.0	Demonstrate knowledge of dental sciences.
06.0	Demonstrate knowledge of physical and mechanical properties of metals and alloys.
07.0	Manufacture various methods of complete denture construction.
08.0	Manufacture complete denture construction on practical work received from dental clinic.
09.0	Manufacture and identify components of a removable partial denture.
10.0	Manufacture orthodontic and pedodontic appliances.
11.0	Demonstrate knowledge and skills required to manufacture single and multi-unit restorations.
12.0	Perform basic occlusion, determinants of occlusal morphology and physiology of mandibular movements.
13.0	Manufacture restorations in the student’s specialty for patients who receive treatment at the dental research clinic.
14.0	Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) techniques.
15.0	Demonstrate proper design and fabrication for individual and three-unit anterior bridge for pressable system restorations. 
16.0	Demonstrate proper design and fabrication for all Ceramics Restorations using Refractory System.
17.0	Demonstrated knowledge of the Standard Components for Implant Systems.
18.0	Demonstrate proper design and fabrication for Implants System.
19.0	Describe the Standard Components and fabrication of semi precision attachments.
20.0	Demonstrate proper design and fabrication of Hybrid Restoration.
21.0	Specialization Removable Appliances: Demonstrate their skills in removable dentures on specific projects.
22.0	Perform select proficiency in fixed restorative techniques in chosen areas of specialization.

Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Program Title:	Dental Laboratory Technology 
Career Certificate Program Number: 	H170108

Course Number:  DTE0400
Occupational Completion Point:  A 
Orientation to Dental Laboratory Technology – 18 Hours	
01.0	Identify the anatomic structure and function of body systems in relation to prosthetic services performed by the dental laboratory technician.  The student will be able to:	
01.01	Identify structures and functions of head and neck anatomy.	
01.02	Identify embryonic development of head, oral cavity and individual teeth.	
01.03	Identify each tooth and its landmarks.	
02.0	Practice quality assurance, safety, and infection control.  The student will be able to:	
02.01	Practice safety in accordance with institutional policy.	
02.02	Identify documentation procedures necessary to comply with state laws.	
02.03	Demonstrate knowledge of the dental laboratory technician’s role in providing quality assurance in laboratory procedures, reporting, and use and maintenance of equipment.	
02.04	Use appropriate dental terminology and abbreviations.	
02.05	Demonstrate knowledge, principles, and methods of disease transmission and prevention as related to dental prostheses.	
02.06	Demonstrate knowledge of infection control in dental laboratories in accordance with Center for Disease Control (CDC)/OSHA guidelines.	
02.07	Establish an infection control procedures policy for the dental laboratory. 	
03.0	Adhere to legal and ethical principles related to the practice of dental laboratory technology.  The student will be able to:	
03.01	Demonstrate knowledge of the importance of observing the doctor/technician relationship.	
03.02	Demonstrate knowledge of state law governing the practice of Dental Laboratory Technology.	
04.0	Demonstrate knowledge of effective business management techniques.  The student will be able to:	
04.01	Demonstrate knowledge and use of an office/laboratory procedure manual.	
04.02	Demonstrate knowledge and use of business finance and operating expenses.	
04.03	Demonstrate knowledge of pay scale and benefit program for employees and a bookkeeping system.	
04.04	Demonstrate knowledge of tax forms, payroll records, insurance needs and inventory needs.	
04.05	Demonstrate knowledge of employee hiring orientation.	
04.06	Demonstrate knowledge of computer applications in the dental laboratory.	
	
Course Number:  DTE0433
Occupational Completion Point:  B 
Denture Technician 1 – 319 Hours	
05.0	Demonstrate knowledge of dental sciences.  The student will be able to:	
05.01	Demonstrate knowledge of physical properties, use and manipulation of dental materials.	
05.02	Demonstrate knowledge of the dynamics of occlusion.	
05.03	Demonstrate problem-solving skills as related to dental materials.	
06.0	Demonstrate knowledge of physical and mechanical properties of metals and alloys.  The student will be able to:	
06.01	Identify how dental materials are affected by changes in the physical and mechanical properties of the materials.	
06.02	List characteristics of a metal.	
06.03	Identify the mechanical properties of cast alloys and cold worked metal, strain hardening, recrystallization, and grain growth.	
06.04	Identify the metals and percentages in all types of dental casting gold alloys and how different alloys of dental gold casting affect the dental restorations.	
06.05	Identify heat treatment techniques for dental casting gold alloys.	
06.06	List the types, composition and uses of dental solders.	
06.07	Identify composition and uses of dental fluxes and pickling agents.	
06.08	Identify composition, physical and mechanical properties and heat treatment techniques for base metal alloys, chrome cobalt and nickel chrome.	
06.09	Identify types of burs used in dentistry and the mechanics of cutting.	
06.10	Identify abrasion and polishing dentifrices used in the dental lab and how each affects the dental restoration.	
	
Course Number:  DTE0434
Occupational Completion Point:  B 
Denture Technician 2 – 319 Hours	
07.0	Manufacture various methods of complete denture construction.  The student will be able to:	
07.01	Make casts by pouring all types of impression material to include dentulous and edentulous impressions.	
07.02	Construct base plates by either the light cure and/ or thermoforming vacuum press.  	
07.03	Construct wax occlusion rims to exact specifications.	
07.04	Articulate cast upon which complete dentures are to be made on 1 plain line and semi adjustable articulators.	
07.05	Set-up and wax-up complete upper and lower dentures.	
07.06	Manufacture temporary all-acrylic removable partial dentures.	
07.07	Repair any and all types of dentures.	
07.08	Manufacture immediate complete dentures complete with surgical tray.	
07.09	Relining complete dentures (upper and lower).	
07.10	Perform selective milling grinding in the finishing of complete dentures.	
08.0	Manufacture complete denture construction on practical work received from dental clinic.  The student will be able to:	
08.01	Make stone or plaster casts by pouring all types of impressions, both dentulous and semi-edentulous impressions, be it alginate, rubber base or silicone.	
08.02	Construct a light cure or thermoformed vacuum base plate and stabilized tray if so ordered on the prescription by the doctor.	
08.03	Construct wax occlusal rim to exact measurements.	
08.04	Be able to articulate casts on a plain line or semi-adjustable articulator.	
08.05	Set-up and wax-up cases.	
08.06	Invest, pack, cure, deflask, finish, and polish.	
08.07	Repair dentures, flange, adding teeth, or clasp if needed to denture.	
08.08	Reline any upper or lower denture.	
	
Course Number:  DTE0435
Occupational Completion Point:  C
Advanced Denture Technician – 349 Hours	
09.0	Manufacture and identify components of a removable partial denture.  The student will be able to:	
09.01	Survey and design maxillary and mandibular removable partial denture framework.	
09.02	Block out and duplicate master cast.	
09.03	Identify, explain, and use a variety of clasps.	
09.04	Wax-up, sprue, invest, burnout and cast non-precious alloy frames.	
09.05	Finish and polish metal frames and arrange artificial teeth.	
09.06	Demonstrate the bending of wrought wire and perform various repairs.	
10.0	Manufacture orthodontic and pedodontic appliances.  The student will be able to:	
10.01	Identify and describe various types of malocclusion as presented in the course.	
10.02	Identify and know the treatment objectives of the orthodontic appliances presented in the course.	
10.03	Interpret work authorization for orthodontic appliances.	
10.04	Complete the assigned laboratory exercises in the course to the standard of clinically acceptable quality.	
	
Course Number:  DTE0441
Occupational Completion Point:  D
Crown And Bridge Technician – 285 Hours	
11.0	Demonstrate knowledge and skills required to manufacture single and multi-unit restorations.  The student will be able to:	
11.01	Pour impression to make casts with removable dies.	
11.02	Articulate casts on a semi-adjustable articulator and use various types of articulation systems.	
11.03	Prepare dies for waxing.	
11.04	Manufacture wax patterns for inlays, onlays, full crowns, and multi-unit restorations.	
11.05	Demonstrate proper techniques in spruing, investing, and casting.	
11.06	Finish all metal cast restorations.	
11.07	Demonstrate a proper diagnostic wax-up for single and multi-unit restorations.	
11.08	Demonstrate the fabrication of provisional restoration using thermoforming vacuum or putty matrix methods. 	
11.09	Construct a single and multi-unit restoration.	
11.10	Finish provisional restoration in an acceptable manner.	
11.11	Construct a post and core with a final restoration.	
12.0	Perform basic occlusion, determinants of occlusal morphology and physiology of mandibular movements.  The student will be able to:	
12.01	Identify fundamental occlusion patterning associated with the basic mandibular positions.	
12.02	Identify Dr. Angle’s occlusal classifications.	
12.03	Identify cusp types from the functional point of view.	
12.04	Identify the incisal edges and cusps tips of maxillary teeth to mandibular teeth in centric occlusion.	
12.05	Demonstrate the correlation between maxillary and mandibular cusps.	
12.06	Demonstrate an understanding of mandibular movements.	
12.07	Demonstrate an understanding of functional occlusion.	
13.0	Manufacture restorations in the student’s specialty for patients who receive treatment at the dental research clinic.  The student will be able to:	
13.01	Complete denture set-up, wax-up, and finish.	
13.02	Perform basic complete denture relines.	
13.03	Demonstrate knowledge of denture repairs.	
13.04	Removable partial denture wax-up, casting and finish.	
13.05	Manufacture a Hawley appliance.	
13.06	Manufacture space maintainer.	
13.07	Fabricate restorations to include: inlay, onlays, full crowns, bridges Porcelain Fused to Metal (PFM), and all ceramic restorations.	
13.08	Manufacture prostheses for patients currently under treatment or from actual casts or impressions and occlusal records from previously fabricated prosthesis. 	
	
Course Number:  DTE0461
Occupational Completion Point:  E
Ceramic Technician – 285 Hours	
14.0	Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) techniques.  The student will be able to:	
14.01	Describe the components of dental porcelain.	
14.02	Describe the early porcelain-fused-to-metal systems.	
14.03	Identify various alloys used in the fabrication of PFM restorations.	
14.04	Identify and explain the uses of opaque, body, incisal, modifier, glaze, and stain porcelains.	
14.05	Demonstrate proper metal design for individual and multiple-unit PFM restorations.	
14.06	Demonstrate proper spruing, investing, burnout, casting and metal finishing techniques.	
14.07	Demonstrate proper and accurate pre-soldering skills.	
14.08	Demonstrate proper and accurate post-soldering skills.	
14.09	Describe the concept of degassing and metal porcelain bonding.	
14.10	Demonstrate approved techniques for opaque, body and incisal porcelain application.	
14.11	Identify various porcelain firing cycles.	
14.12	Demonstrate approved techniques for contouring and glazing porcelain.	
14.13	Describe the basic concepts of staining, the color wheel and hue, chroma and value.	
14.14	Demonstrate and understanding of porcelain furnace calibration and maintenance.	
15.0	Demonstrate proper design and fabrication for individual and three-unit anterior bridge for pressable system restorations.  The student will be able to:	
15.01	Demonstrate proper wax-up, spruing and investing. 	
15.02	Demonstrate proper burnout and pressing. 	
15.03	Demonstrate proper recovery/divesting of a pressed crown and bridge. 	
15.04	Demonstrate proper finishing techniques of a pressed crown and bridge. 	
16.0	Demonstrate proper design and fabrication for all Ceramics Restorations using Refractory System.  The student will be able to:	
16.01	Pour impression to make casts with removable dies.	
16.02	Fabricate inlays, onlays and veneers using the Refractory System.	
	
Course Number:  DTE0451
Occupational Completion Point:  F
Implant, Attachment & Hybrid Restoration Technician – 285 Hours	
17.0	Demonstrated knowledge of the Standard Components for Implant Systems.  The student will be able to:	
17.01	List the standard components of an implant system including: 
•	Implant/fixture
•	Healing Abutment Cover Screw/ Screw
•	Abutment
•	Temporary Components
•	Angulated Abutment
•	Impression Coping
•	Open tray/closed tray
•	Abutment replicas
•	Analogue/Implant Replica	
18.0	Demonstrate proper design and fabrication for Implants System.  The student will be able to:	
18.01	Demonstrate the fabrication of a Custom Tray for an Implant Case.	
18.02	Demonstrate the fabrication of a Surgical Guide Template. 	
18.03	Demonstrate the pouring of an impression and fabricate a master cast with an abutment replica in place.  	
18.04	Apply soft tissue silicone material around the abutment replica.	
18.05	Screw/Cement-Retained, castable substructure.	
18.06	Demonstrate proper substructure design: waxing, spruing, investing, burnout, casting and metal finishing techniques for Implant Systems.	
18.07	Demonstrate proper design and fabrication of a porcelain fused to metal crown over an implant abutment.	
18.08	Demonstrate approved techniques for opaque, body and incisal porcelain application for Implant Systems.	
19.0	 Describe the Standard Components and fabrication of semi precision attachments.  The student will be able to: 	
19.01	Explain the uses of attachments and stress breakers.	
19.02	Define and explain basic attachments groups and impression needed.	
19.03	Define Attachment Selection.	
19.04	Demonstrate proper design and fabrication of a Semi Precision Attachment.	
19.05	Explain the advantages and disadvantages of attachments.	
19.06	Compare Semi Precision Attachments versus Precision Attachments.	
20.0	Demonstrate proper design and fabrication of Hybrid Restoration.  The student will be able to:	
20.01	Fabricate a Bar and Clip Retained Overdenture.	
20.02	Fabricate Custom Tray and Master Cast.	
20.03	Fabricate Baseplate and Occlusion Rims.	
20.04	Fabricate Articulation and Trial Denture.	
20.05	Fabricate a Bar.	
20.06	Demonstrate proper design and fabrication of a Denture Over Implants with a Bar.	
	
Course Number:  DTE0481
Occupational Completion Point:  G
Master Dental Laboratory Technician – 180 Hours	
21.0	Specialization Removable Appliances: Demonstrate their skills in removable dentures on specific projects.  The student will be able to: 	
21.01	Survey and design a maxillary and mandibular removable partial denture.	
21.02	Identify and explain the use of wax in a wide variety of clasps.	
21.03	Duplicate master casts.	
21.04	Sprue and invest waxed partial denture castings.	
21.05	Finish and polish a removable partial denture casting.	
22.0	Perform select proficiency in fixed restorative techniques in chosen areas of specialization.  The student will be able to: 	
22.01	Manufacture fixed restorations more quickly and with increased skill.	
22.02	Demonstrate a thorough understanding of the procedures involved in the fabrication of fixed restorations.	

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students.

Laboratory activities are integrated with the didactic portion of this program.  Students perform representative tasks in the manufacture of custom made dental devices and become involved in the dental health team through first hand observation in clinical procedures as they relate to laboratory techniques.

Special Notes

Reinforcement of basic skills in English, mathematics and science appropriate for the job preparatory programs occurs through vocational classroom instruction and applied laboratory procedures or practice.

The program should meet the requirements of the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.  Students should be prepared to take the recognized graduate examination offered by the National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory technology, Inc. 

Dental Laboratory Technicians will complete the certificate program and be prepared to take the recognized graduate examination offered by the National Board of Certificate for Dental Laboratory Technicians.

The standard length of the program is 2040 clock hours.

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

HOSA: Future Health Professionals is the co-curricular career and technical student organization providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills. Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered. 

Cooperative Training – OJT

On-the-job training is appropriate but not required for this program.  Whenever offered, the rules, guidelines, and requirements specified in the OJT framework apply. 

Basic Skills 

In Career Certificate programs offered for 450 hours or more, in accordance with Rule 6A-10.040, F.A.C., the minimum basic skills grade levels required for postsecondary adult career and technical students to complete this program are:  Computation (Mathematics) and Communications (Language and Reading and Language Arts). These grade level numbers correspond to a grade equivalent score obtained on a state designated basic skills examination.  

Adult students with disabilities, as defined in Section 1004.02, Florida Statutes, may be exempted from meeting the Basic Skills requirements (Rule 6A-10.040).  Students served in exceptional student education (except gifted) as defined in s. 1003.01, F.S., may also be exempted from meeting the Basic Skills requirement.  Each school district and Florida College System Institution must adopt a policy addressing procedures for exempting eligible students with disabilities from the Basic Skills requirement as permitted in Section 1004.91, F.S.

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities to meet individual needs and ensure equal access. Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors. Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education. Accommodations change the way the student is instructed. Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems. Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.

Note: postsecondary curriculum and regulated secondary programs cannot be modified.