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Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Elements define the essential outcomes
2. Construct splint
   • Select materials for the construction of splint in accordance with work order
   • Construct splint in accordance with work order
   • Process splint in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions
3. Trim, shape and finish splint
   • Trim splint according to material selection
   • Shape splint according to work order and recheck on articulator
   • Evaluate the splint
   • Finish the splint appropriately according to type of material selected
   • Decontaminate the appliance in accordance with infection control guidelines
   • Place the splint in a suitable container for dispatch

Performance Evidence

The candidate must show evidence of the ability to complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the job role. There must be evidence that the candidate has:

• followed 1 set of sequenced written instructions and manufacturers’ instructions for the construction of 1 oral splint

• used standard precautions and safe work practices to design and manufacture 1 oral splint for a range of jaw relations and malocclusions

• finished at least 1 oral splint suitable for insertion in the mouth

• critically evaluated the 1 oral splint produced to meet technical laboratory and patient requirements, including confirming that the splint:

- is suitable for insertion in the mouth

- is free from defects

- is effective for the purpose

- meets the requirements of the planned design

- complies with the work order.

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Knowledge Evidence

The candidate must demonstrate essential knowledge required to effectively complete tasks outlined in elements and performance criteria of this unit, manage tasks and manage contingencies in the context of the work role. This includes knowledge of:

• Australian/New Zealand Standards, workplace health and safety (WHS) policies, Dental Board of Australia guidelines on infection control, Commonwealth and State/Territory legislation and organisation policies relating to dental laboratory work

• fundamental oral anatomy including:

- dentition – arrangement of the teeth, naming and coding of teeth

- structures of the oral cavity – hard and soft palate, lateral and posterior borders of the oral cavity, tongue and floor of the mouth

- teeth form and function

- articulation and occlusion

• dental metallurgy

• processing of wax patterns in acrylic resin

• relevant material science for carrying out procedures

• signs and symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ), including process for referrals

• use of surveying equipment

• use of vacuum forming procedures

• properties of materials used in the construction of oral splints, including:

- acrylic resins (heat activated, chemically activated, thermoformed)

- other relevant materials.

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