DA 1814 Chairside Dental Assisting I
Course Information
| Course Number | DA 1814 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Chairside Dental Assisting I |
| Description | Chairside Dental Assisting I provides laboratory and clinical knowledge and skills required for dental assisting clinical techniques and methods. Areas of emphasis are: clinical asepsis, safety, ergonomics, patient management and preparation, dental instruments and nomenclature, chairside assisting techniques, 4-6 handed dentistry, and treatment planning. (Prerequisites: COMM 140; PHIL 100 or 150; HLTH 1950; HLTH 1952; DA 1820; Co-requisite: DA 1813) |
| Total Credits | 4 |
| Total Hours | 96 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 2 Credits, 48 Hours |
| Lab | 2 Credits, 48 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Corequisite: DA 1813
Prerequisite: PHIL 100 or PHIL 150
Prerequisite: HLTH 1950, HLTH 1952, DA 1820
Prerequisite: COMM 140
Institutional Core Competencies
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Critical and Creative Thinking - Students will be able to demonstrate purposeful thinking with the goal of using a creative process for developing and building upon ideas and/or the goal of using a critical process for the analyzing and evaluating of ideas.
Course Competencies
- Explain appropriate use of specific dental terminology
- Identify the dental office design requirements
- Explain dental office emergency preventative measures
- Identify infection control protocols
- Summarize professional and ethical clinical protocols
- Identify dental care delivery concepts and team ergonomics
- Apply ergonomic positioning concepts
- Recognize components of the patient record
- Identify patient preparation and care concepts
- Identify dental instruments and armamentarium
- Demonstrate the proper use of dental instruments
- Prepare oral diagnosis and treatment planning devices
- Summarize the dental profession
- Identify psychological and behavioral concepts
- Incorporate fundamental operator skills
- Identify moisture control methods
- Describe personal oral hygiene techniques
- Summarize topical fluorides
- Apply dental office design requirements
- Incorporate dental office emergency protocols
- Incorporate infection control protocols
- Incorporate professional and ethical clinical protocols
- Incorporate recording in the patient record
- Apply patient preparation and care concepts
- Apply moisture control methods
- Apply personal oral hygiene techniques
- Apply topical fluorides
SCC Accessibility Statement
South Central College strives to make all learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you have a disability and need accommodations for access to this class, contact the Academic Support Center to request and discuss accommodations.
North Mankato: Room B-132, (507) 389-7222; Faribault: Room A-116, (507) 332-7222.
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