DA 110 - Clinical Dental Assisting

Institution:

Wayne County Community College District

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Description:

This is a lecture and laboratory course with emphasis on clinical infection control procedures and chairside four-handed dental assisting skills. LecturePresents concepts of the oral health team including the history of dentistry and the allied dental career fields, dental equipment and maintenance, infection control management, team positioning, medical histories and vital signs, instrument identification and tray set-ups, basics of four-handed technique (four-handed transfer, tissue retraction, irrigation, illumination, and evacuation), and dental charting. LaboratoryIncludes experience in working with and maintaining dental equipment, managing asepsis, infection and hazard control protocol consistent with published professional guidelinesteam and patient positioningcompleting histories, vital signs and dental charting, and practice in four-handed technique and instrument tray setups.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wcccd.edu

Phone Number:

(313) 496-2600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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