Nov 04, 2025

2023-2024 Catalog

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2023-2024 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Dental Assisting, AAS

LOCATIONS:

Anderson - Columbus - Kokomo - Lafayette - Sellersburg - South Bend/Elkhart

Dental Assisting, AAS Completion Guide

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

Select one of the following:

COMM 101 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
COMM 102 - Introduction to Interpersonal Communication CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 21

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 ^

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 4

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

Select from the Following:

DENT 115 - Preclinical Practice I and II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4
OR
DENT 113 - Preclinical Practice I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
AND
DENT 114 - Preclinical Practice II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

Select from the Following:

DENT 118 - Dental Radiography CREDIT HOURS MIN: 4
OR
DENT 120 - Dental Radiography I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
AND
DENT 121 - Dental Radiography II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2

Select from the Following:

DENT 130 - Clinical Externship I and II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 5
OR
DENT 133 - Clinical Externship I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2.5
AND
DENT 134 - Clinical Externship II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2.5

REQUIREMENT TOTAL: 38

TOTAL CREDITS: 64

SYMBOL KEY

# Courses must be successfully completed before admittance to the program

^Capstone Course