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  • DA 1200: Dental Communications

    3.00 Credits
    Rochester Community and Technical College

    The first part of this course introduces the dental assisting student to the members of dental health team, training and credentialing requirements, methods of delivering dental care, and the professional dental organizations. The second component focuses on verbal and non-verbal communications and psychology as they relate to dentistry. The final component covers principles of dental jurisprudence and ethics. This course is to be taken the first year of the two year option. (Prerequisites: DA program admission).
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  • DA 1210: Dental Science I

    3.00 Credits
    Rochester Community and Technical College

    Dental Science I covers anatomy and physiology of the teeth, the oral structures, and structures of the head and neck. Emphasis will be given to their anatomical parts, shape and form, clinical characteristics, development, and physiology. Dental Science I provides the student with foundation information required to effectively communicate and perform in a dental setting. This course is a prerequisite to all clinical courses in dental assisting and a prerequisite to Dental Science II. (DA Program Admission is required.) (Prerequisites: None).
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  • DA 1215: Dental Practice Management

    2.00 Credits
    Rochester Community and Technical College

    This course focuses on developing skills as a dental business assistant. Topics include reception skills, business letter writing, telephone techniques, bookkeeping/accounting procedures, banking procedures, dental insurance, preventive recall programs, appointment scheduling, inventory control and management, general office procedures, and dental computer applications. This course also focuses on employment seeking skills to include preparation of resumes, job application letters, job application form, and follow-up letters and preparing for an employment interview. (DA Program Admission Required.) (Prerequisites: none)
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  • DA 1220: Chairside Assisting I

    6.00 Credits
    Rochester Community and Technical College

    Chairside Assisting I covers the following fundamental areas of four-handed dentistry: dental office layout and design, dental equipment, operatory preparation, patient and team positioning; maintenance of the operating field; dental instruments and supplies, instrument transfer; patient management; taking patient health histories and vital signs, the principles of operative dentistry; assisting for oral diagnosis, oral prophylaxis, amalgams and composites; and recognition and treatment of medical/dental emergencies. This course should be taken concurrently with Dental Infection Control and is a prerequisite to Chairside Assisting II. (DA Program Admission is required.) (Prerequisites: None).
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  • DA 1225: Dental Infection Control

    2.00 Credits
    Rochester Community and Technical College

    Dental Infection Control will prepare the dental assisting student to function aseptically and safely in the dental clinical environment. The course covers principles of microbiology and disease transmission, current concepts of infection control and hazard communication and management in dental practice. Course content will review requirements and protocols as recommended/required by the Centers for Disease Control, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the American Dental Association, and the MN Board of Dentistry. This course is a prerequisite to all dental assisting clinical courses. (DA Program Admission is required.) (Prerequisite: None).
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  • DA 1230: Preventive Dentistry

    2.00 Credits
    Rochester Community and Technical College

    This course focuses on disease prevention. Specific emphasis is on the nature of healthy oral tissues, dental decay and periodontal disease, plaque removal techniques, gum stimulation techniques, nutrition, nutritional counseling, and patient dental education presentations. (DA Program Admission is required). (Prerequisites: None).
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  • DA 1250: Dental Science II

    3.00 Credits
    Rochester Community and Technical College

    This course is a course with four separate focuses. Introduction to Anatomy and Physiology will include an overview of the body layout and each body systems. Dental Charting will teach the student how to correctly record patient information, chart oral conditions, and service rendered. Oral Pathology reviews disease processes and dental disease conditions. Dental Pharmacology reviews a study of common drugs and therapies used in dentistry. (Prerequisite: DA 1210)
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  • DA 1255: Dental Materials

    4.00 Credits
    Rochester Community and Technical College

    Dental Materials is a study of the properties, uses, and manipulation of chairside and dental laboratory materials. These materials are used in the reconstruction and restoration of the teeth and oral structures. The students will have extensive laboratory experience with the chairside and dental laboratory materials. (Prerequisite: DA 1210)
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  • DA 1260: Chairside Assisting II

    4.00 Credits
    Rochester Community and Technical College

    Chairside Assisting II will introduce the student to basic concepts of assisting for each of the dental specialties; to include: Pediatric Dentistry, Fixed Prosthodontics, Removable Prosthodontics, Endodontics, Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Periodontics, Orthodontics, and Public Health (Community) Dentistry. For each specialty, the student will learn terminology, treatment techniques, instrument tray set-ups, procedural order, and patient pre-operative and post-operative instructions. For Community Health Dentistry, students will actively prepare and deliver oral health care presentations for a variety of community groups. (Prerequisites: DA 1220, DA 1225, DA 1230).
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  • DA 1265: Expanded Functions

    7.00 Credits
    Rochester Community and Technical College

    Expanded Functions I covers the theory and pre-clinical/clinical experiences required by the Minnesota Board of Dentistry in preparation for becoming a Licensed Dental Assistant in Minnesota. After the theory and demonstrations are presented, the students receive practical experience on manikins and patients under the direct supervision of the dental assisting instructors and the clinic dentist. Students will be required to demonstrate professional attitudes and communications, ethical decision-making, effective chairside assisting, dental infection control and hazards management and dental practice management. (Prerequisite: DA 1225).
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