ORL BIO 221Advanced Dental Materials
Oral Biology · 2 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Preparation of individuals for academic and research careers in dental materials science or broader area of biomaterials relevant to clinical dental practice. Fundamentals of dental materials and knowledge necessary to participate in research and product development. Introduction to materials science, with focus on major classes of materials used in dentistry, including polymers, metals, and ceramics, and providing up-to-date information on dental materials currently used in clinical dentistry.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
UCLA lists no requisites for this course.
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
Nothing — this is an entry point.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.