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DENTAL ASSISTANT
Dental Terminology & Operative Dentistry
This course begins with the history of dentistry, dental
specialties, and the members of the dental health team. It
includes dental anatomy and tooth morphology, operative
dentistry, and anesthesia. Students will learn and practice
instrument identification and instrument exchange.
Chairside Assisting for General & Specialty
Dentistry
This course covers disease transmission and microbial control
in the dental office, methods of sterilization, disinfection,
and OSHA guidelines for infection control. It includes all the
chairside procedures for both general and specialty dentistry.
Dental Materials & Prevention
This course covers the use and application of all dental
cements and restorative materials. It includes preventive
dentistry, oral hygiene, vital signs, and dental emergencies.
Dental Assistant Regulations/Specialty
Functions
This course covers the regulations in the California Dental
Practice Act, dental auxiliary categories, state examination
procedures, and scope of practice of dental assisting (DA)
and registered dental assisting (RDA). It includes all the
mechanical skills in specialty DA and RDA procedures.
Registered Dental Assistant General Functions
This course covers the mechanical skills in general Dental
Assistant and Registered Dental Assistant procedures to
include intra-oral inspection and charting, liners, bases,
tofflemire, Class II temporary sedative dressing, acrylic and
metal temporary crowns. Also Included are pharmacology
and oral pathology.
RDA Functions: Coronal Polishing, Ultrasonic
Scaler & Dental Radiography
supervision of a dentist. This course also covers CPR Health
Care Provider level and ultrasonic scaler in the setting of an
orthodontic office.
Dental Practice Management
This course covers the administrative duties of the Dental
Assistant. It includes psychology of the patient, patient
records, filing, supplies, inventory, accounts receivables,
dental insurance forms, telephone techniques, appointment
scheduling, and Dentrix computer skills.
Dental Assisting Externship
This course is an integral aspect of the learning experience
for the student. The student is assigned to a professional
dental facility to gain the everyday practical and clinical
experiences in the duties and functions of a Dental Assistant
and Registered Dental Assistant. Students apply their
educational training in the clinical environment.
This course covers the mechanical skills in general Dental
Assistant and Registered Dental Assistant procedures
to include the polishing of the coronal portion of the
teeth, ultrasonic scaler for the removal of cement around
orthodontic bands, pit and fissure sealants, and dental
radiology theory and practice on x-ray mannequins.
Certification: Coronal Polishing, Ultrasonic
Scaler & Dental Radiography
The course covers the certification process of coronal
polishing and dental X-ray on actual patients under the
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Last Updated: 3-16-2016