Work authorization serves as written guidance for the laboratory procedures in dental prosthesis fabrication, facilitating clear communication between dentists and technicians. It outlines responsibilities, ensuring dentists maintain accountability while technicians handle technical execution, and includes essential information like patient identification and specific instructions. Adequate work authorization is crucial for successful dental restoration and may require multiple laboratory visits for complete professionalism.

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

2. Table of contents
Introduction Objective
Characteristics
Delineation of
responsibilities of
work authorization
01 02 03
04 05
Contents of work
authorization
06
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
WORKAUTHORIZATION
● 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