DEPARTMENT OF DENTAL MATERIALS

This department deals with the materials used in dentistry, such as:

• Knowledge of the compositional and microstructural features of preventive and restorative dental materials.
• Concepts of biocompatibility.
• Definitions and applications of the mechanical and physical properties of dental biomaterials.
• Principles of materials science as related to dentistry.
• Education for the proper manipulation and application of dental materials.
• Analysis of material and structural defects relevant to clinical failure of dental restorations and prostheses.
• Criteria for selecting materials for patient-centered clinical practice.