Dental Assisting, AAS

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

• APHY 101 - Anatomy and Physiology I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• APHY 102 - Anatomy and Physiology II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• ENGL 111 - English Composition CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
• MATH 123 - Quantitative Reasoning CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• SOCI 111 - Introduction to Sociology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

OTHER INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• IVYT 112 - Student Success - Health Sciences And Nursing CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
• DENT 132 - Expanded Functions for Dental Assistants CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 ^

PROGRAM SPECIFIC CORE

• HLHS 101 - Medical Terminology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
• DENT 102 - Dental Materials and Lab I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• DENT 116 - Dental Emergencies/Pharmacology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
• DENT 117 - Dental Office Management CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
• DENT 122 - Clinical Practicum CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
• DENT 123 - Dental Anatomy CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• DENT 124 - Preventive Dentistry/Diet and Nutrition CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
• DENT 125 - Preclinical Practice III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• DENT 128 - Coronal Polishing and Caries Prevention for the Dental Assistant CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
• DENT 129 - Dental Materials and Lab II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• DENT 171 - Dental Terminology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 64

SYMBOL KEY

# Courses must be successfully completed before admittance to the program

^Capstone Course

DEGREE OUTCOMES

• Demonstrate competence in essential Dental Assisting skills.
• Demonstrate competence in chairside Dental Assisting functions.
• Demonstrate competence in advanced/expanded Dental Assisting functions.
• Demonstrate competence in Dental Practice Management.
• Obtain basic understanding of body structure and function, disease concepts and dietary considerations of the dental patient within the context of biomedical sciences.
• Obtain understanding of materials used in intra-oral and laboratory procedures, including experiences in their manipulations, an understanding of the development, form and function of the structures of the oral cavity and of oral diseases, pharmacology as they relate to dental assisting procedures and scientific principles of dental radiography.
• Secure in-depth level of understanding in oral anatomy including oral histology and oral embryology.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the properties and competence in the uses and manipulation of dental materials.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skills to produce diagnostic dental image surveys on manikins.
• Demonstrate competence in exposing diagnostically acceptable full-mouth dental image surveys on a minimum of two patients in the program or contracted facility.
• Obtain in-depth knowledge in didactic content for general dentistry, dental specialties, chairside assisting, dental-related environmental hazards, preventive dentistry, management of dental and medical emergencies.
• Demonstrate competency in crafting, organizing, and expressing ideas clearly through the written language and understanding of use of critical thinking and reading in the writing process.
• Demonstrate competency in appropriate organization to deliver oral messages using logical reasoning, credible and relevant evidence and to adapt messages for diverse audiences, contexts, and communication channels.
• Demonstrate competency in the interpretation and representation of mathematical forms and skills to carry out mathematical procedures to solve problems.
• Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical patterns, or historical contexts within a given social or behavioral domain.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the comprehensive relationship between anatomy and physiology in the human organism, including but not limited to, the structure and function of the human organ systems, medical terminology and the structural hierarchy and levels of organization of the human body.