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  • 5.00 Credits

    Admission to dental assisting program is required. Dental terminology and responsibilities of the dental assistant in the dental operatory to include patient preparation and utilization of rubber dam, matrix, anesthetics, fluoride, wedge, amalgam and composite procedure and coronal polishing techniques. 3 hrs. lecture, 4 hrs. lab/wk. Course taught at MCC-Penn Valley Community College, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO. Students should contact the Penn Valley coordinator of dental assisting about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-759-4000.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: KDA 102 Admission to dental assisting program is required. Radiography history, characteristics of radiation production, film composition, x-radiation terminology, effects of radiation exposure, and protection. Exposing, processing, and mounting of radiographs taken on a radiographic manikin. 2 hr. lecture, 4 hrs. lab/wk. Course taught at MCC-Penn Valley Community College, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO. Students should contact the Penn Valley coordinator of dental assisting about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-759-4000.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Admission to the Dental Assisting Program and completion of CPR for healthcare workers. Admission to dental assisting program is required. Clinical experience in operative and preventive dental procedures utilizing four-handed dentistry in the clinic at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. 6 hrs. clinic/wk. Course taught at MCC-Penn Valley Community College, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO. Students should contact the Penn Valley coordinator of dental assisting about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-759-4000.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: KDA 105 Advanced manipulation of dental cements, amalgam, esthetic restoratives (composites), alginate and gypsum products, sealants and various impressions materials. 6 hrs. lab/wk. Course taught at MCC-Penn Valley Community College, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO. Students should contact the Penn Valley coordinator of dental assisting about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-759-4000.
  • 5.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: KDA 110 Specialty area of dentistry to include orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, oral surgery, endodontics, pediatric dentistry and geriatric dentistry. Includes procedures, instruments and current concepts of assisting in these areas. 1 hr. lecture, 8 hrs. lab/wk. Course taught at MCC-Penn Valley Community College, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO. Students should contact the Penn Valley coordinator of dental assisting about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-759-4000.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: KDA 115 Radiographic techniques, procedures and infection control emphasized. Practical experience in exposing, processing, and mounting radiographs taken on patients at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry and in private practice offices (general and specialty). 4 hrs. lab/wk. Course taught at MCC-Penn Valley Community College, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO. Students should contact the Penn Valley coordinator of dental assisting about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-759-4000.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: Enrollment in the Dental Assisting Program Admission to the dental assisting program is required. Principles of business management in the dental office. Control of the appointment book, filing, financial management, insurance forms, supply inventory and recall systems by conventional and computerized methods. Dental computer applications and use. Hands-on experience in private practice offices and/or clinic KDA 250. 1 hr. lecture, 2 hrs. lab/ wk. Course taught at MCC-Penn Valley Community College, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO. Students should contact the Penn Valley coordinator of dental assisting about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-759-4000.
  • 1.00 Credits

    Prerequisites: KDA 108 and KDA 110 An overview of diseases of the human body, including basic cell tissues, with specific emphasis on diseases of the face and mouth. 2 hrs. lab/wk. Course taught at Penn Valley Community College, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO. Students should contact the Penn Valley coordinator of dental assisting about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: KDA 125 Advanced clinical experience in the front office, at chairside, in radiographic and laboratory assisting techniques in general and in specialty dental offices and clinics. 16 hrs. clinic/wk. Course taught at MCC-Penn Valley Community College, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO. Students should contact the Penn Valley coordinator of dental assisting about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-759-4000.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Prerequisite: KDA 125 Preparation for the Dental Assisting National Board Examination (DANB) and for successful employment. Clarification of prior material by discussion and dialogue between students and instructors. Preparation of personal resume and job applications. Demonstrate interview techniques. 2 hr. lecture/wk. Course taught at MCC-Penn Valley Community College, 3201 Southwest Trafficway, Kansas City, MO. Students should contact the Penn Valley coordinator of dental assisting about the class meeting times and beginning and ending dates of classes. Call 816-759-4000.
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