Abstract:

To improve the education management and teaching process as well as follow the trend of education reform， it was put forward by the Ministry of Education in 1999 that the key step to promote informatization was applying and popularizing teaching mode which focused on multimedia technology. In this way， we tried to introduce multi-media technology into education of Dental Materials and reformed the teaching mode. After a deep analysis of the teaching content，the emphasis of the content was showed by animation and video while its concepts were explained with pictures. The courseware was used in undergraduates of eight-year program. A questionnaire was designed according to the content of the courseware and the result indicated a good effect.

Key words: Dental materials, Multi-media technology, Physical properties, Mechanical properties