| The Section of Removable Prosthodontics has the responsibility of providing the didactic, preclinical and clinical teaching to students in the undergraduate predoctoral program, and maintaining ADA accreditation for these programs.
Teaching Programs
Predoctoral
The broad objective of the program is to instruct students via the classroom, laboratory, and clinic in the science of restoring partially and completely edentulous patients. Emphasis is on preservation of the remaining oral structures. Principles and methods are based on physiological and psychological considerations.
Courses Taught
Predoctoral Courses
2nd Year
| Quarter |
Course No. |
Course Name / Description |
Course Chair |
| Fall |
RT432a |
Complete Dentures |
Dr. Hamada |
| Winter |
RT432b |
Complete Dentures |
Dr. Beumer / Dr. Roumanas |
| Spring |
RT432c |
Complete Dentures |
Dr. Duell / Dr. Stevens |
3rd Year
| Quarter |
Course No. |
Course Name / Description |
Course Chair |
| Summer |
RT453s |
Removable Partial Dentures |
Dr. Chang / Dr. Ogawa |
| Fall |
DS453a |
Removable Partial Dentures |
Dr. Chang / Dr. Ogawa |
| Fall |
DS483a |
Immediate Dentures |
Dr. Chang / Dr. Ogawa |
| Winter |
RT413b |
Advanced Partial Dentures |
Dr. Beumer |
| Spring |
RT413c |
Advanced Prosthodontics |
Dr. Beumer / Dr. Davodi |
| All |
CL403.10sabc |
Removable Prosthodontics Clinic |
Dr. Beumer / Dr. Roumanas |
4th Year
| Quarter |
Course No. |
Course Name / Description |
Course Chair |
| Winter |
DS464b |
Head and Neck Cancer and Maxillofacial Prosthodontics |
Dr. Beumer / Dr. Sung |
| Summer |
DS424s |
Osseointegrated Dental Implants |
Dr. Beumer |
| All |
CL404.10sabc |
Removable Prosthodontics Clinic |
Dr. Beumer / Dr. Roumanas |
Research Activities
Members of the section maintain active research programs in a broad range of topics conducted within the Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology.
Patient Care
The Section provides patient care in removable prosthodontics. This is performed by predoctoral dental students under the supervision of removable faculty. If you are interested in making an appointment, please contact (310) 206-3904.
Residents and section faculty provide private patient care through the Maxillofacial Prosthetics/Hospital Dentistry Subgroup. If you are interested in making an appointment, please contact the clinic at (310) 825-6510.
Development
Section members participate in an ongoing development activities to support research efforts in the Weintraub Center for Reconstructive Biotechnology.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer faculty are vital to the successful preclinical, clinical, and postgraduate teaching activities of the Section. The Section has a number of volunteer faculty who have given their valuable time unselfishly to our Section's teaching activities. The clinical expertise and private office experience they bring to the Section are invaluable. The Section is very grateful for volunteer faculty, and appreciates and welcomes the interests of volunteer dentists. Please contact the administrive officer Victoria Ibarra-Sandoval (sandoval@dent.ucla.edu).
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