DENTL 120 - Orientation to the Dental Assisting Program

Institution:

Diablo Valley College

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Description:

3 .unit .P/NP 6 hours lecture per term Note: students must complete health requirements before the beginning of the fall semester. This will allow the student to work on one another, on patients in the dental assisting clinic on patients at the University of the Pacific Dental School, and in the dental internship offices. This .course .is .designed .for .all .students .interested .in .enrolling .into .the .dental .assisting .program. .The .orientation .course .will .provide .the .student .with .detailed .enrollment .information .and .the .health .protocol .standards .for .the .dental .assistant .student. .Emphasis .will .be .placed .on .laboratory .asepsis, .infection .control .and .disease .transmission. .Information .will .be .given .on .the .supplies .and .equipment .needed .for .disease .prevention .in .compliance .with .regularity .agencies .such .as .the .Dental .Board .of .California, .Center .for .Disease .Control .and .Prevention .(CDC) .and .the .Occupational .Safety .and .Health .Administration .(OSHA). .Career .pathways .of .dental .assisting, .professionalism, .malpractice .insurance .and .dental .assisting .organizations .will .be .discussed. .Guidelines .from .the .Dental .Practice .Act .Rules .and .Regulations .will .be .presented .in .relationship .to .the .dental .assistant, .registered .dental .assistant, .and .the .registered .dental .assistant .in .extended .functions. .CSU .

Credits:

6.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.dvc.edu

Phone Number:

(925) 685-1230

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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