The Dean of Faculty of Dental Sciences is being presented with a card congratulating him on his ascension to the deanship of the faculty of dental sciences, university of Lagos, Lagos Nigeria. On the right the dean and Mr Olubodun making the presentation
Complete denture setup being copies of setup demonstration for undergraduate dental students during their junior op-tech laboratory experiences. They had the opportunities of interacting with a number of dental lab materials and equipment for the fabrication of dental appliances for corrective, restorative and preventive purposes. This lab programme run for several weeks and student must be successful before they can be allowed to proceed to the clinic for further clinical experiences. The lab training is key to clinical training as every dentist must demonstrate excellent manual dexterity which must include handling of tools, equipment, and material manipulation which are necessary in clinical practice.
Many years ago when a child is born the eyes are closed for several days before they are opened. Today the reverse is the case. This was our observation when this kid visited our dental with her mum. We were shocked that as soon as her mum's phone rang she put straight to her ears. We could not wonder how children of today are different from their parents when they were kids.
I called her technology savvy kid of this information age.
Images of complete denture set-up during undergraduate dental students` mock examination
2013 professional examination for graduating dental technologists in the examination organised by dental technologists registration board of Nigeria. Below is marking exercise in session.
Laboratory examination in session during the junior operative technique course. This is the laboratory examination that every dental student should pass before he is allowed to proceed to treat life patients in the dental surgery. It is an important aspect for dental students to master different manual skills in order to have sufficient manual dexterity for treatment of dental patients in the clinic.
On the left is an intern making the first presentation at the dental lab seminar moderated by Mr. Olubodun on the right.
The third seminar on the 21st of August organised by the committee of dental technologists of the College of Medicine / Lagos University Teaching Hospital Idi-Araba Lagos. Seminars are never organised by dental technologists in this way before and the third series is another leap forward in promoting the academic abilities of dental technologists who are hitherto regarded as practical oriented people whose academic abilities are not sufficient for University teaching
In dentistry bite registration block is made with wax according to some specifications that help the clinician to establish the bite of a dental patient. Bite could be for patient that has no teeth in his mouth and those who still have some teeth in their mouth. They are referred to as edentulous and partial registration block. In this photo is a number of bite blocks made by undergraduate dental students of the faculty of dental sciences University of Lagos, Lagos Nigeria.
