• Providing teaching excellence that will enable students to develop into qualified and civic-minded professionals by helping them behave ethically in social, professional, and work environments and be responsible citizens.
• Providing access to education quality by offering an educational program of the highest standard, excellence, integrity, and professionalism in the dental laboratory.
• Promoting the success for all students through the efficiency of our teaching and learning methods.
• Enriching the student’s educational experience by promoting diversity and cultural awareness by helping them recognize and accept the consequences of their action.
• Developing and designing a curriculum that prepares students for success in a challenging and intellectually stimulating environment that undergoes continuous improvement for life-long learning in the health profession and empowers them for richer personal and professional services.

In this field, artistic skills, manual dexterity, good eye-hand coordination, creativity, perseverance, color perception, attention to detail, and good time management are essential qualities to be successful. Therefore, if you enjoy working independently, and you are interested in oral health care, a career as a Dental Laboratory Technologist may just be for you.

To be eligible to enroll in the Department of Dental Laboratory Technology (DDLT), the candidate must have the Lebanese “baccalaureate” or any other equivalent official diploma and pass the entrance test, which includes:

• English Placement Test: The required English level is the validation of B2 starting 2020-2021. Depending on the result of the English placement test, a student must enroll in the appropriate level course starting the first semester (these are considered remedial courses, not accredited.)
• Individual Interview: the interview purpose is to allows us to get to know the student better, to assess certain qualities: the way student expresses himself, his motivation and enthusiasm.
• Dental Drawing: intended to prove the ability to follow all the details (shape and contour of the tooth.)
• Manual Dexterity Test: designed to see the student’s ability to work with precision on an extremely small scale. A dental laboratory technologist must be able to exercise very fine motor control and possess excellent hand-eye coordination.

The teaching methods in DDLT vary according to the type of classes. The teacher presents the materials using multiple ways such as the following:

• PowerPoint-Based Lectures.
• Videos or YouTube.
• Post lessons and resources on Moodle for students to reference later.
• Active learning.
• Brief question-and-answer sessions.
• Group work learning.
• Think-pair-share.
• Discussion integrated into the lecture.
• Classroom assessment (ungraded. Provide crucial information about what students understand and what they do not.)

Laboratory teaching methods:

• Explanation (highlighting key theoretical, procedural, materials, and safety points.)
• Demonstration (technical knowhow: learning activity performed by the instructor to show how to fabricate a type of dental restoration and how to manipulate dental equipment’s and materials while students are observing.)
• Inquiry-guided learning: hands on experience.
• Videos.
• Questions to stimulate student thinking.
• Supervision: monitoring student progress in the laboratory.

The evaluation system of student learning outcomes consists of selecting assignments that address the courses learning outcomes. These assessments are aligned with the teaching methods concerning the course content. The passing grade for each course is 60/100

The theoretical component will have an internal summative assessment that consists of class activities (quizzes, short questions, etc.), tests, midterm, and the final examination.

The evaluation process of the laboratory part consists of a hands-on training laboratory and final exam. The hands-on laboratory training consists of continuous assessment projects, laboratory skills, and evaluation. These continuous assessments verify the student capabilities and level of attainment met by the laboratory course.

Students will have to accomplish Laboratory projects within a specific period and in the university's laboratory within safe, secure, and hygiene conditions. The student cannot take these projects elsewhere.

The assessment methods for achieving student-learning outcomes are based on assessment components. These components are set depending on the type of subject given:

After completing the program, the student should be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge in the principals of restorative dental prosthesis, and the fundamental dental sciences (oral anatomy, morphology, occlusion, materials, and equipment, etc.)
• Perform all tasks related to the dental laboratory profession and the advancement in technology.
• Communicate effectively with the dental health team.
• Accomplish all the steps required for fixed, removable, and orthodontic restorations. (Fabrication, Creation, Evaluation, Reparation, etc.)
• Use work practices and safety protocols that promote a safe environment.
• Demonstrate competence in soft skills, hard skills, and experimental skills (design, observation, and use of equipment and materials), critical thinking skills, problem solving, and flexibility in different situations in the dental laboratory.
• Develop a comprehensive business plan appropriate to manage a dental laboratory.
• Recognize ethical and professional rights and responsibilities in the Dental Laboratory profession (labor work, social security, etc.)
• Assess their participation in conferences and workshops for a long life experience.
• Acquire essential knowledge, skills, and values to be an active citizen who understands the obligation and undertakes the responsibility to improve both local and global communities.

Job Prospects The Dental Laboratory Technology as a career offers several opportunities:

• Position in a commercial laboratory.
• Head department in large laboratories.
• Own your own Dental Laboratory after obtaining the skills necessary to open a dental lab.
• Teach Dental Laboratory courses in educational program.
• Manufacturer’s representative.
• Sales and/or marketing of prosthetic materials.