Dental Assisting, Technical Certificate

GENERAL EDUCATION TRANSFER CORE

• ENGL 111 - English Composition CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #

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• COMM 101 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #

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• COMM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #

OTHER INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS - 1 Credit

• IVYT 112 - Student Success - Health Sciences And Nursing CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1

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: 1
• 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: 1
• DENT 125 - Preclinical Practice III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4
• 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

TOTAL CREDITS: 43

SYMBOL KEY

#Courses must be successfully completed before admittance to the program

DEGREE OUTCOMES

• Demonstrate competence in dental assisting functions, including essential and chairside skills, as well as the use and manipulation of dental materials, to support safe and effective patient care

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of didactic content related to general dentistry, dental specialties, chairside assisting, dental-related environmental hazards, preventive dentistry, the management of dental and medical emergencies, and oral anatomy and oral disease.

• Apply a comprehensive understanding of oral anatomy, oral disease, pharmacology, radiography, and biomedical sciences-including body systems, disease processes, and nutrition-as they relate to dental assisting procedures and patient care, and knowledge of materials and techniques used in intra-oral and laboratory procedures to support safe and effective dental assisting care.

• Integrate effective oral communication by organizing messages logically, using credible and relevant evidence, and adapting delivery to diverse audiences, contexts, and communication channels, including those related to patient interaction and dental practice management.

• Execute knowledge and competence in producing diagnostic dental image surveys on manikins and in exposing diagnostically acceptable full-mouth surveys on a minimum of two patients within the program or a contracted facility.