The English-language edition is intended to be of help to students in the first year of the "Dental Medicine" specialty. The book includes two main sections – notes from lectures and results from laboratory exercises. In the first, theory and practice are combined. Information on the structure and properties of dental materials is published here. The second section graphically presents individual reports from laboratory exercises provided in the curriculum. They are intended for self preparation to the students and facilitate their work both at the Faculty of Dental Medicine and at home.