Stomatology Technology Qualification (China) study guide
Stomatology Technology Qualification (China) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Stomatology Technology Qualification Examination (口腔医学技术资格考试) is a Chinese health-professional qualification examination for dental technicians and allied dental technology staff. It assesses whether a candidate can work safely and accurately across the dental laboratory workflow, from understanding oral anatomy and materials science to designing and fabricating fixed, removable, orthodontic and maxillofacial prostheses, and maintaining infection control and laboratory quality. The Stomatology Technology Qualification (China) study guide has 7 sections and about 2,969 words.
01Basic Medical and Dental Sciences: Applied Oral Anatomy, Histology, Physiology, Microbiology, Pathology and Pharmacology
This domain tests the science the practical domains rest on: tooth morphology and eruption, histology of enamel, dentine, cementum and pulp, oral physiology and occlusion, oral microbiology, pathology, and pharmacology. Questions are usually applied - a clinical or laboratory situation is described and you choose the principle that explains it.
427 words, about 2 min02Dental Materials Science: Composition, Properties, Manipulation, Biocompatibility and Testing
This domain tests whether you can predict how a material behaves from its composition and how manipulation changes its properties. Expect questions on gypsum products, impression materials, cements, casting alloys, ceramics, polymers and on how biocompatibility is actually tested.
406 words, about 2 min03Fixed Prosthodontic Technology: Wax Patterns, Casting, CAD/CAM, Metal-Ceramic and All-Ceramic Restorations
This domain covers the laboratory chain from die to seated restoration: wax pattern design, sprueing, investment, burnout, casting, ceramic application, soldering, and finishing. Questions test whether you can name the cause of a defect and the corrective change in technique, not just describe a procedure.
451 words, about 2 min04Removable Prosthodontic Technology: Denture Design, Occlusion Rims, Articulation, Processing, Repairs and Relines
This domain tests fabrication of complete and removable partial dentures: design rules, record bases and occlusion rims, articulation and occlusal records, acrylic processing, and the repair and reline procedures that come back to the laboratory. Partial dentures: classify by Kennedy and apply Applegate's rules - the classification is based on the most posterior edentulous area, and an unerupted or crowned tooth that will not be replaced is not counted.
431 words, about 2 min05Orthodontic and Pediatric Dental Technology: Appliances, Retainers, Space Maintainers and Model Analysis
This domain tests fabrication of removable orthodontic appliances and retainers, selection of space maintainers, and the model analyses used to decide whether space must be gained or maintained. Growth timing and mixed-dentition interpretation are also fair game.
416 words, about 2 min06Maxillofacial Prosthetic Technology and Implant-Supported Restorations: Obturators, Facial Prostheses, Frameworks and Attachments
This domain tests prostheses that restore defects and prostheses carried on implants: obturators, facial prostheses, implant frameworks and the attachment systems that retain them. The recurring theme is fit, weight, hygiene and load transfer.
422 words, about 2 min07Infection Control, Occupational Safety and Laboratory Management: Disinfection, Sterilization, Waste and Quality Assurance
This domain tests the boundary between the clinic and the laboratory: how items are classified, which method actually kills what, how staff are protected from dust and monomers, and how a laboratory proves its processes are working. Spaulding classification: critical items (penetrate tissue - sterilise), semi-critical (contact mucosa - high-level disinfection or sterilization), non-critical (contact intact skin - low-level disinfection).
416 words, about 2 min