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Course Criteria
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6.00 Credits
Introduces students to chairside assisting with diagnostic and operative procedures. Topics include: four-handed dentistry techniques, clinical data collection techniques, introduction to operative dentistry, dental material basics, and infection control procedures in the dental environment with emphasis on CDC and ADA guidelines. Contact hours: Class - 4, Lab - 6. Credit hours: 7. (F)
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6.00 Credits
Focuses on chairside assisting with operative and nonsurgical specialty procedures. Topics include operative dentistry, prosthodontic procedures (fixed and removable), orthodontics, and pediatric dentistry. Contact hours: Class - 4, Lab - 6. Credit hours: 7. (W)
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2.00 Credits
Focuses on chairside assisting in surgical specialties. Topics include: periodontic procedures, oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures, endodontic procedures, management of dental office emergencies, and medically compromised patients. Contact hours: Class - 3, Lab - 2. Credit hours: 4. (W)
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisites: DEN 134; DEN 135; Pre/Corequisite: DEN 136) Focuses on expanded duties of dental auxiliary personnel approved by the Georgia Board of Dentistry. Topics include: expanded functions approved by law for performance by dental assistants in the state of Georgia. Contact hours: Class - 3, Lab - 2. Credit hours: 4. (Sp)
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3.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: Program Admission) Focuses on ethics, jurisprudence, and employability skills for the dental assistant. Students will relate integration of didactic and laboratory instruction with clinical experiences. Topics include: ethics and jurisprudence related to the dental office, and employability skills. Contact hours: Class - 2, Lab - 0. Credit hours: 2. (Su)
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2.00 Credits
After completion of the course the student will be able to provide radiation safety for patient and self, expose x-rays, process x-rays, and prepare dental films for the dental office. Topics include fundamentals of radiology and radiation safety, radiographic anatomy and interpretation, intraoral and extraoral radiographic techniques, and quality assurance techniques. Contact hours: Class - 4, Lab - 2. Credit hours: 5. (W)
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2.00 Credits
Emphasizes procedures for office management in dental practices. Topics include: oral and written communications, records management, appointment control, dental insurance form preparation, accounting procedures, supply and inventory control, and basic computer skills. A computer lab provides basic skills in computer use and utilization of these skills to perform office procedures on a microcomputer. Contact hours: Class - 4, Lab - 2. Credit hours: 5. (Sp)
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6.00 Credits
Practicum focuses on infection control in the dental office and assisting with diagnostic and simple operative procedures. Topics include: infection control procedures, clinical diagnostic procedures and general dentistry procedures. Contact hours: Class - 0, Lab - 6. Credit hours: 2. (F)
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6.00 Credits
Practicum focuses on advanced general dentistry procedures and assisting chairside in dental specialties with special emphasis on nonsurgical specialties. Topics include advanced general dentistry procedures and specialties. Contact hours: Class - 0, Lab - 6. Credit hours: 2. (W)
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24.00 Credits
Practicum continues to focus on assisting chairside with advanced general dentistry procedures with emphasis on dental office management, preventative dentistry and expanded functions. Topics include: advanced general dentistry procedures, preventive dentistry, dental office management, expanded functions, chairside in specialties, and management of dental office emergencies. Contact hours: Class - 0, Lab - 24. Credit hours: 8. (Sp)
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