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Degree Programme in Dental Technology: PHAMMS22

Code: PHAMMS22

Degree:
Bachelor of Social Services and Health Care

Degree title:
Hammasteknikko (AMK), Bachelor of Health Care

Credits:
210 ects

Duration:
3.5 years (210 cr)

Start semester:
Autumn 2022

Teaching language:
Finnish

Descriptions

PROGRAMME
Degree Programme in Dental Technology

DEGREE
Dental technician (UAS)

EXTENT (ECTS CREDITS, YEARS)
The extent of the Degree Programme is 210 ECTS credits and its duration is 3.5 years.

OBJECTIVE OF STUDIES
The work carried out by dental technicians with a degree from a university of applied sciences mainly consists of designing and making different dental prostheses and orthodontic devices in cooperation with other dental care personnel.

After completing the Degree Programme in Dental Technology, you can work as a dental technology expert in an oral health care team. You are responsible for the technical execution of individually customized prostheses. Your skill requirements include manual skills, systematic planning, creative problem-solving ability and interaction skills.

Graduated dental technicians mainly work in private dental laboratories. In addition, they may work in sales or consulting roles in dental technology companies or as experts in dental research units and companies that manufacture materials used in dental technology. Cooperation with other health care professionals and health promoters is a part of the job.

Only a licensed professional, who has completed a degree in dental technology, may work as a dental technician. After graduation, students submit an application for the right to practice as a licensed health care professional to the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira). A Bachelor’s degree opens the door to further education in the form of a Master’s degree or a university degree. After working as a dental technician for five years, you can also train to be a clinical dental technician, in which case your job will cover certain clinical prosthodontic jobs. EHTL (Union of Denturists in Finland) is responsible for organizing clinical dental technician training. Training is organized when necessary.

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF STUDIES
The total extent of the Degree Programme in Dental Technology is 210 ECTS. This means approximately 3.5 years of full-time study. The studies comprise core competence and complementary competence that include core studies common to the entire university of applied sciences, professional studies, practical training, the Bachelor’s thesis with the related maturity test as well as optional studies. Some of the studies are carried out in English. There are no specialization programmes or areas in the Degree Programme in Dental Technology.

Growing into a dental technician is a continuum of learning that continues throughout the Degree Programme, with the language and communication studies required by the Bachelor’s degree forming an integral part of the continuum.

Professional studies focus on the key tasks in the dental technician profession in order to ensure that, after completing their studies, graduates are capable of working independently in a dental laboratory in different tasks of the profession and, later on, of acting as an entrepreneur, for instance.

In the Bachelor’s thesis, students demonstrate their capacity for independent work and their ability to use research-based information with a critical perspective. Bachelor’s theses are written as part of working life-oriented research and development projects and programmes.
The studies also include practical training both in simulations in the dental laboratory classrooms of the TUAS campus and in private dental laboratories. Some of the studies and practical training can also be completed in the higher education institutions of the international collaboration network.

Objective

The innovation competences specified by Turku University of Applied Sciences for individual, community and network levels, including their applications, are a central component of dental technician studies.

Competence at the individual level can be seen in the dental technician student’s creative problem-solving ability, holistic attitude and determination during the studies. Competence at the community level refers to the ability to act in different professional groups and take their members’ views into account. Competence at the network level refers to the ability to network and cooperate constructively with the representatives of different professional fields, also internationally.

A dental technician’s professional competence consists of core competence and complementary competence, for which coaching is provided during the studies.

Core competence in oral health promotion and occlusal rehabilitation with different dental prosthetic solutions refers to students mastering the working on and development of different dental technology biomaterials and working techniques. In addition, students know how to take both functional and aesthetic aspects into account in their work.

In the area of health care technology competence, students know how to deploy, utilize and apply the latest devices and manufacturing techniques of their professional field when making different prostheses.

Complementary competence studies allow students to deepen their competence in key topics, techniques and materials in their professional field through a development and research oriented Bachelor’s thesis.

In optional studies, students complement their competence by working in the social welfare and health care sector and by taking courses offered by different higher education institutions.

In addition the student is able to work in accordance with the principles of sustainable development, taking into account the ecological, economic, social and cultural sustainability, as well as the capital produced by them. With this capital, we leave future generations with as many, if not more, opportunities as we have had.

Development

Learning methods

The dental technician studies are based on the innovation pedagogy defined in the strategy of Turku University of Applied Sciences. This includes innovative teaching methods, various social learning environments, optional ways of taking courses, flexible curricula, international activity and an entrepreneurship-oriented approach. Innovation manifests itself as, for instance, participation in working life-oriented projects in one’s own professional field as well as in working life development projects.

Studying in the Degree Programme in Dental Technology takes place on the campus, in social welfare and health care units, different social welfare and health care organizations, organizations involved in working life and virtual environments.

Multiprofessional cooperation in the field of training and education is carried out with the region’s health service organizations and providers of dental hygienist and dentist training and education. The studies consist of lecture, online and simulation teaching, independent study and practical training.

In 2015, the higher education institutions in Turku signed a partnership agreement with the aim of increasing mutual cooperation in teaching, research, development and innovation activities. Training and education of different oral health care professional groups is concentrated in the Kupittaa area and forms a national hub of education.

The operations of Turku University of Applied Sciences are based on its quality management model and process descriptions. The students have the right and the duty to contribute to the development of the higher education institution through various channels. They can exert influence by participating in education development events and working groups.

Further information

The assessment of students is based on the competence requirements specified for the degree programme. The assessment is based on competence and its improvement and the elements being assessed include the learning process and the output of the student or a group of students. Versatile interactive methods are used for the assessment, including self- and peer assessment, assessment by the teacher/instructor and feedback discussions. Continuous assessment supports students’ development and own goal-setting as well as the identification of one’s strengths and areas that need improvement.

The assessment criteria are specific to each course. The criteria are prepared for grades satisfactory (1–2), good (3–4) and excellent (5). The bases for assessment are described in the implementation plans. The teacher(s) of the course is in charge of the course’s assessment. The assessment is supported by a preliminary assessment framework that is applied on a course-specific basis. The framework takes into account the phase of your studies (beginner, advanced, expert) and field-specific and general competence goals.

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Code Name Credits (cr) 2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026 Autumn 2022 Spring 2023 Autumn 2023 Spring 2024 Autumn 2024 Spring 2025 Autumn 2025 1. / 2022 2. / 2022 3. / 2023 4. / 2023 5. / 2023 1. / 2023 2. / 2023 3. / 2024 4. / 2024 5. / 2024 1. / 2024 2. / 2024 3. / 2025 4. / 2025 5. / 2025 1. / 2025 2. / 2025
CORE COMPETENCE

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1001006 Finnish Language and Communication 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
1001004 English Professional Skills, B2 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
TH00BT83 Client-Centered Social and Health Services 2 2 2 1 1
7051084 Welfare, Health Promotion and Entrepreneurship 3 2 1 2 1 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.5 0.5
PHAMMS22-1001
Swedish Communication, B1

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3
100114 Swedish for Working Life, Oral Communication (replacing compulsory Swedish) 1 1 1 0.3 0.3 0.3
100115 Swedish for Working Life, Written Communication (replacing compulsory Swedish) 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
PHAMMS22-1002
Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills

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5
1002354 Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
1002355 Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 2 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
1002356 Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 3 1 1 1 0.3 0.3 0.3
1002357 Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 4 1 1 1 0.3 0.3 0.3
1002358 Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 5 1 1 1 0.3 0.3 0.3
PHAMMS22-1003
Basics of Dental Technology

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15
TH00CI05 Basic of Dental Technology 1 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
TH00CI06 Basic of Dental Technology 2 2 2 2 1 1
TH00CI07 Basic of Dental Technology 3 2 2 2 1 1
TH00CI08 Basic of Dental Technology 4 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
TH00CI09 Shape and Aesthetics of Teeth 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
TH00CI10 Shape and Aesthetics of Teeth 2 4 4 4 2 2
PHAMMS22-1004
Competence in Producing Safe Health Care Services

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14
7191076 Anatomy and Physiology 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
7191020 Safety Comptence in Health Care 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
TH00CI21 Entrepreneurship in Dental Technology 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
PHAMMS22-1005
Biomaterials Science in Dentistry

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10
7191078 Biomaterials Science 1 2 2 2 1 1
TH00CJ86 Biomaterials Science 2 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
TH00CL92 Biomaterials Science 3 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
PHAMMS22-1006
Competence on Removable Prosthetics

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22
7191081 Rehabilitation of an Edentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
TH00CJ87 Rehabilitation of an Edentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics 2 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
TH00CI71 Rehabilitation of an Edentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics 3 6 6 6 2 2 2
TH00CI22 Rehabilitation of a Partially Dentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
7191082 Occlusion Treatment 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
PHAMMS22-1014
Digital Dental Technology

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20
TH00CI17 CAD/CAM 1 1 1 1 0.5 0.5
TH00CI18 CAD/CAM 2 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
TH00CI19 Digital design for edentulous mouth 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
TH00CI20 Digital work flow for Rehabilitation of a Partially Dentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics 5 3 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
TH00CJ88 Digital crown and bridge prosthetics 1 4 4 4 1.3 1.3 1.3
TH00CJ89 Digital crown and bridge prosthetics 2 2 2 2 1 1
TH00CJ93 Digital crown and bridge prosthetics 3 3 3 3 1.5 1.5
PHAMMS22-1007
Competence on Fixed Prosthetics

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23
TH00CI11 Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 1 2 2 2 0.7 0.7 0.7
TH00CI12 Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 2 3 3 3 1 1 1
TH00CI13 Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 3 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
TH00CI14 Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 4 4 4 4 2 2
TH00CI15 Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 5 4 4 4 2 2
TH00CI16 Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 5 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

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87
PHAMMS22-1015

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52
TH00CI48 1st Practical Training 18 18 18 9 9
TH00CI49 2nd Practical Training 19 19 19 6.3 6.3 6.3
TH00CI50 3rd Practical Training 15 15 15 7.5 7.5
PHAMMS22-1012
Optional Studies

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15 15 15 7.5 7.5
PHAMMS22-1013
Bachelor's Thesis and Maturity Test

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20
TH00BO20 Research, Development and Innovation Competence 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
7073056 Planning of the Bachelor's Thesis 5 5 5 2.5 2.5
7003023 Implementation of the Bachelor's Thesis 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
7151111 Report and Maturity Test 5 5 5 1.7 1.7 1.7
Total 210 60 61 59 15 29 31 30 31 29 30 15 14.5 14.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 15 15 10.4 10.4 10.4 14.5 14.5 9.97 9.97 9.97 7.5 7.5

Due to the timing of optional and elective courses, credit accumulation per semester / academic year may vary.

Professional studies
Basic of Dental Technology 1
Basic of Dental Technology 2
Basic of Dental Technology 3
Basic of Dental Technology 4
Shape and Aesthetics of Teeth 1
Shape and Aesthetics of Teeth 2
Biomaterials Science 1
Biomaterials Science 2
Biomaterials Science 3
Rehabilitation of an Edentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics
Rehabilitation of an Edentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics 2
Rehabilitation of an Edentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics 3
Rehabilitation of a Partially Dentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics
Occlusion Treatment
CAD/CAM 1
CAD/CAM 2
Digital design for edentulous mouth
Digital work flow for Rehabilitation of a Partially Dentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics
Digital crown and bridge prosthetics 1
Digital crown and bridge prosthetics 2
Digital crown and bridge prosthetics 3
Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 1
Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 2
Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 3
Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 4
Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 5
Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 5
Practical Training
1st Practical Training
2nd Practical Training
3rd Practical Training
Bachelor's Thesis
Research, Development and Innovation Competence
Planning of the Bachelor's Thesis
Implementation of the Bachelor's Thesis
Report and Maturity Test
Basic Studies
Finnish Language and Communication
English Professional Skills, B2
Client-Centered Social and Health Services
Welfare, Health Promotion and Entrepreneurship
Swedish for Working Life, Oral Communication (replacing compulsory Swedish)
Swedish for Working Life, Written Communication (replacing compulsory Swedish)
Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 1
Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 2
Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 3
Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 4
Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 5
Anatomy and Physiology
Safety Comptence in Health Care
Entrepreneurship in Dental Technology
Optional Studies

No attached course units

Not grouped

Code Name Credits (cr)
CORE COMPETENCE

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123
1001006 Finnish Language and Communication 3
1001004 English Professional Skills, B2 3
TH00BT83 Client-Centered Social and Health Services 2
7051084 Welfare, Health Promotion and Entrepreneurship 3
PHAMMS22-1001
Swedish Communication, B1

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3
100114 Swedish for Working Life, Oral Communication (replacing compulsory Swedish) 1
100115 Swedish for Working Life, Written Communication (replacing compulsory Swedish) 2
PHAMMS22-1002
Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills

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5
1002354 Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 1 1
1002355 Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 2 1
1002356 Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 3 1
1002357 Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 4 1
1002358 Higher Education Studies and Working Life Skills 5 1
PHAMMS22-1003
Basics of Dental Technology

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15
TH00CI05 Basic of Dental Technology 1 3
TH00CI06 Basic of Dental Technology 2 2
TH00CI07 Basic of Dental Technology 3 2
TH00CI08 Basic of Dental Technology 4 3
TH00CI09 Shape and Aesthetics of Teeth 1 1
TH00CI10 Shape and Aesthetics of Teeth 2 4
PHAMMS22-1004
Competence in Producing Safe Health Care Services

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14
7191076 Anatomy and Physiology 5
7191020 Safety Comptence in Health Care 5
TH00CI21 Entrepreneurship in Dental Technology 4
PHAMMS22-1005
Biomaterials Science in Dentistry

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10
7191078 Biomaterials Science 1 2
TH00CJ86 Biomaterials Science 2 3
TH00CL92 Biomaterials Science 3 5
PHAMMS22-1006
Competence on Removable Prosthetics

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22
7191081 Rehabilitation of an Edentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics 2
TH00CJ87 Rehabilitation of an Edentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics 2 4
TH00CI71 Rehabilitation of an Edentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics 3 6
TH00CI22 Rehabilitation of a Partially Dentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics 5
7191082 Occlusion Treatment 5
PHAMMS22-1014
Digital Dental Technology

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20
TH00CI17 CAD/CAM 1 1
TH00CI18 CAD/CAM 2 3
TH00CI19 Digital design for edentulous mouth 2
TH00CI20 Digital work flow for Rehabilitation of a Partially Dentulous Mouth with Removable Prosthetics 5
TH00CJ88 Digital crown and bridge prosthetics 1 4
TH00CJ89 Digital crown and bridge prosthetics 2 2
TH00CJ93 Digital crown and bridge prosthetics 3 3
PHAMMS22-1007
Competence on Fixed Prosthetics

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23
TH00CI11 Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 1 2
TH00CI12 Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 2 3
TH00CI13 Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 3 5
TH00CI14 Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 4 4
TH00CI15 Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 5 4
TH00CI16 Technological Competence on Crown and Bridge Prosthodontics 5 5
COMPLEMENTARY COMPETENCE

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87
PHAMMS22-1015

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52
TH00CI48 1st Practical Training 18
TH00CI49 2nd Practical Training 19
TH00CI50 3rd Practical Training 15
PHAMMS22-1012
Optional Studies

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15
PHAMMS22-1013
Bachelor's Thesis and Maturity Test

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20
TH00BO20 Research, Development and Innovation Competence 5
7073056 Planning of the Bachelor's Thesis 5
7003023 Implementation of the Bachelor's Thesis 5
7151111 Report and Maturity Test 5