DA 1845 Clinical Affiliations
Course Information
| Course Number | DA 1845 |
|---|---|
| Course Title | Clinical Affiliations |
| Description | This course is designed to give the dental assistant student practical experience in dental practices.The extra-mural experiences will be completed in local dental offices including specialty areas as available. Clinical duties and expanded functions covering all aspects of the dental practice will be utilized. (Prerequisites: Successful completion of all previous dental assisting courses. Valid Healthcare Provider CPR) |
| Total Credits | 8 |
| Total Hours | 384 |
| Instruction Type | Credits and Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 8 Credits, 384 Hours |
Pre/Corequisites
Prerequisite: Successful completion of all previous dental assisting courses.
Prerequisite: Valid Healthcare Provider CPR.
Institutional Core Competencies
- Cultural Competence - Students will be able to demonstrate an attitude of personal curiosity, a rising knowledge of cultures, and an evolving range of skills for living and working among others with other worldviews and ways of life.
- Communication - Students will be able to demonstrate appropriate and effective interactions with others to achieve their personal, academic, and professional objectives.
- Civic Engagement and Social Responsibility - Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to engage in the social responsibilities expected of a community member.
- 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
- Develop ethical guidelines
- Implement professional guidelines
- Perform communication methods
- Utilize critical thinking skills
- Demonstrate clinic preparation methods
- Prepare operatory for patient treatment
- Apply skills in four-handed and six-handed dentistry
- Apply dental assisting knowledge with dental procedures
- Implement dental office procedures
- Complete delegated duties according to Minnesota Board of Dentistry
- Utilize dental materials clinically
- Apply knowledge of chairside procedures
- Demonstrate patient safety standards
- Demonstrate operator safety standards
- Complete radiographs as directed
- Apply Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- Utilize business office skills as directed
- Utilize dental software
- Utilize Minnesota expanded functions
- Maintain internship records
- Analyze employment opportunities
- Complete National and State board examination applications
- Participate in seminars
- Prepare for licensure in accordance with Minnesota Board of Dentistry
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.
Additional information and forms can be found at: southcentral.edu/disability
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