DAS 106 - Clinical Dental Assisting I

Institution:

Westmoreland County Community College

Subject:

Dental Assisting

Description:

This course provides didactic and clinical practice experience for the student dental assistant. The didactic portion of this course relates to preventive dentistry and the treatment of patients with special needs. Emphasis is also on the dental specialties of pediatric dentistry, endodontics, oral pathology, oral maxillofacial surgery, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics and dental public health. Students will be supervised in all phases of dental assisting while rotating through selected departments at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and the WCCC Dental Hygiene Clinic.

Credits:

5.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

DAS 100, DAS 101, DAS 102, DAS 103, DAS 105, and BIO 107

Corequisites:

DAS 104, ENG 161, PSY 160

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.westmoreland.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 925-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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