Elements and Performance Criteria
- Elements define the essential outcomes
- Take tooth shade
- Read and interpret work order
- Provide full details of the procedure to the patient or carer where appropriate
- Obtain and document consent following ethical and legal requirements
- Consider the accuracy of natural and artificial light
- Position the patient correctly for the procedure
- Consult patient regarding requirements and aesthetic outcomes
- View mouth to gain overview of procedure.
- Select technique and prepare equipment and materials for tooth shade recording
- Implement standard precautions to prevent the spread of infection
- Instruct patient on participation during the procedure
- Select tooth shade and consult patient regarding findings, and gain acceptance
- Document the tooth shade
- Discuss any follow-up procedures with the patient
- Prepare sub-structures
- Select, apply and process ceramics
- Trim, shape and finish ceramic restorations
- Trim the ceramic restoration to required anatomical shape
- Finish the ceramic restoration to meet clinically accepted standards
- Evaluate the quality of the finished restoration
- Decontaminate the ceramic restoration according to infection control guidelines
- Dry the ceramic restoration, place on model and place in a sealed container for dispatch and record completed work order