The purpose of the course is to provide the student with the basic knowledge of dental materials in chemical, physical and biological terms, to know the manufacturing procedures, indications for use, the constituent components of the individual dental materials, their use in Dentistry and in Dental Technology and to orientate in the choice of materials in relation to the optimal clinical and laboratory use. Furthermore, the purpose of the course is to acquire knowledge of prosthetic and laboratory technologies, validated by correct dental practice, at the basis of the production procedures of custom-made devices and made with indirect methods and aimed at prophylaxis, restoration, prosthesis.
EXPECTED RESULTS
The course has the general objective of providing the student with a basic training on materials, capable of synergistically combining scientific aspects with technological aspects, providing guidelines for the translation of basic knowledge into tools that can be exploited in the choice and use of materials /implantable devices. Furthermore, the teaching has the general objective of providing the student with a basic training on prosthetic technologies in their possibilities and limits as well as the correct use of the materials available in order to make it possible for the professional to objectively evaluate the artifacts produced in the laboratory dental technician and correct application. The professional fields of activity of the dental technician and the correct collaboration relationships with the dentist must also be clear.

The purpose of the course is to provide the student with the basic knowledge of dental materials in chemical, physical and biological terms, to know the manufacturing procedures, indications for use, the constituent components of the individual dental materials, their use in Dentistry and in Dental Technology and to orientate in the choice of materials in relation to the optimal clinical and laboratory use. Furthermore, the purpose of the course is to acquire knowledge of prosthetic and laboratory technologies, validated by correct dental practice, at the basis of the production procedures of custom-made devices and made with indirect methods and aimed at prophylaxis, restoration, prosthesis.

100 hours of laboratory lessons at affiliated facilities in which students will acquire knowledge of the dental materials used in the various dental disciplines by displaying their use in the laboratory in detail.