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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to give students fundamental knowledge in dental materials, their purpose, composition, manipulation, properties, purposes, and storage as utilized in the dental practice and laboratory setting. The course includes both didactic and laboratory instruction for various material types including gypsum, impression materials, waxes, cements, and restorative materials. Safety in handling materials will be emphasized in laboratory. (Prerequisites: DA 1811, DA 1812)
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3.00 Credits
Radiology I is designed to provide knowledge and skills in radiation history, intra-oral and extra-oral radiographic techniques, image principles and techniques, radiographic equipment and image receptors, radiographic infection control, radiation exposure guidelines, patient and operator protection/safety, patient relations, education, and legal issues, anatomical landmarks and pathology, radiographic film mounting and viewing, radiographic interpretation, and record keeping. (Prerequisites: DA 1811, DA 1812, DA 1850)
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3.00 Credits
Dental Science is designed to provide the student with the fundamental, anatomical,and physiological structures of the human body. All body systems will be covered including embryology and histology. The focus of the course is to help students with no prior preparation in science to have a fundamental understanding of the structure and function of the human body with emphasis on the head and neck. The student will develop the necessary background knowledge to be a successful chairside and clinical assistant. (Prerequisites: Admitted to Dental Assisting program; AND have a Next-Generation Accuplacer Reading score of 250 or higher, or Classic Accuplacer Reading score of 78 or higher, or ACT Reading score of 21 or higher or MCA Reading score of 1047 or higher, or completion of either READ 0090 or EAP 0090 with a grade of C (2.0) or higher AND completion of either ENGL 0090 or EAP 0095 or ENGL 100 with a grade of C (2.0) or higher.)
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide basic knowledge in oral pathology and pharmacology. Emphasis will be placed on methods of application, classifications and usage of knowledge in clinical settings. (Prerequisites: DA 1811, DA 1812)
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5.00 Credits
Dental Assisting Expanded Functions is designed to train chairside dental assistants in the Expanded Functions for an advanced level of skills and knowledge permitted to provide intra-oral patient care procedures beyond traditional dental assisting duties. Procedures emphasized will be those legally allowed by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry for Licensed Dental Assistants. (Prerequisites: DA 1814, 1815)
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3.00 Credits
This course is a continuation of Radiology I. This in-depth course will cover the history of radiation, radiation physics, and differing radiation characteristics. The course will also include patient exposures, patient management and quality assurance. Students will also learn film techniques and processing. (Prerequisities: DA 1816)
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide basic background knowledge in nutrition as it pertains to dental health and preventative dental philosophies. Emphasis will be placed on preventative dentistry and nutrition benefits of dental health. The focus of this course is to provide the student with the knowledge to define nutrition, describe key nutrients, use dietary guidelines, food labeling, food pyramids, define dental diets. Emphasis will be placed on dental health and nutritional guidelines. (Prerequisite: Admitted to Dental Assisting program)
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1.00 Credits
Nitrous Oxide Sedation is designed to provide fundamental knowledge, elements, purposes, and uses of Nitrous Oxide sedation for the Dental Hygienist and Dental Assistant. (Prerequisites: DA 1814, HLTH 1950, HLTH 1952, CPR must be valid throughout the course.)
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1.00 - 6.00 Credits
No course description available.
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8.00 Credits
This course is designed to give the dental assistant student practical experience in dental practices. The extra-mural experiences will be completed in local dental offers including specialty areas as available. Clinical duties and expanded functions covering all aspects of the dental practice will be utilized. (Prerequisites: Successful completion of all previous dental assisting courses. Valid Healthcare Provider CPR)
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