Removable partial denture education

1. Work Authorization
FOR RPD
DR AYESHA SADAF
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PROSTHODONTICS

2. CONTENTS
• Introduction
• Objective
• Delineation of responsibilities of work authorization
• Characteristics
• Contents of work authorization
• summary

3. Introduction
• Work authorization contains the written directions for the laboratory
procedures to be performed for fabrication of dental Prosthesis
• Work authorization are the effective way of communication between
the dentist and the lab

4. Objective
• It gives definite instructions for laboratory procedures to be
accomplished.
• It prevents the illegal practice of dentistry.
• It divides the responsibility between the dentist and the technician
• It sets the expectations about the quality of denture

5. DELINEATION OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR WORK
AUTHORIZATION
• A dentist is totally responsible for all steps of removable partial
denture.
• Technician is only involved in the technical aspects of partial denture.

6. CHARACTERISTICS
• Must be legible, clear, concise, and readily understood.
• Sufficient information must be included in a work authorization to
enable the technician to understand and execute the request.
• Most of the work authorization form should be printed and not
handwritten

7. Content Of The Work Authorization
• The name and address of the laboratory
• The name and address of the dentist who initiates the work
authorization
• The identification of the patient
• The date of work authorization
• The desired completion date of request
• Specific instructions
• The signature of the dentist
• The registered license number of the dentist
• Design specifications

8. Sample of work authorization
form

10. Colour coding for work authorization
• Blue: Cast Metal
• RED: RESIN BASE & Wrought wire
• GREEN: Areas to be contoured

11. Items that should accompany the work
authorization form
• Study cast with design drawn on it
• Master cast with no design on it
• Signed work authorization form
• Proof of payment

12. Summary
• It is sound practice to provide the dental laboratory technician with
adequate written instructions for each laboratory service required in
the fabrication of a restoration.
• Therefore a new work authorization should accompany the material
returned to the laboratory for continuing progress to complete the
restoration.
• In a modern dental practice, it is highly improbable that a one-trip
laboratory service will be adequate to provide a truly profession.

13. REFERENCES
• McCkrackens Removable Partial denture. 13th edition