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Course Criteria
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2.50 Credits
This is a lecture course designed to acquaint the dental assisting student with the history, ethics, infection control and principles of dental radiographic production, including exposure and processing radiographs manual and digital. Intraoral and extraoral techniques, dental anatomy, landmarks, and dental fundamentals pertaining to dental radiography are presented. Radiographic interpretation, intraoral and extraoral photography, and the management of pediatric patients and patients with special needs are included. This course is for students who have been admitted to the Dental Assisting Program.
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1.00 Credits
This is a laboratory course in which dental assisting student will demonstrate radiation protective techniques, the process of caring for darkroom equipment, preparing solutions, exposing, processing, mounting, and evaluating dental radiographs. Exposures are accomplished using dental film, digital imaging and photography on manikins (DXTTR) in preparation for exposures on real patients. The student will demonstrate their ability to detect bone loss and caries utilizing DXTTR's radiographs as well as product a set of bitewing radiographs on a live patient.
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1.50 Credits
This course presents a basic foundation for the administrative dental assistant in accounts receivable and payable for manual and computerized systems. Included is the role of the dental assistant in clinical record keeping, preparing treatment plans, telephone techniques, effective scheduling, and insurance processing. The topics of this course also include maintaining recall system, inventory control, and marketing systems. Employment skills necessary to obtain a position as an administrative dental assistant and cultivate skills necessary to remain employed are also covered in this course.
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1.00 Credits
This lab course presents a basic foundation for the administrative dental assistant in accounts receivable and payable when theories can be applied to a computerized system. Included is the role of the dental assistant in clinical record keeping, preparing treatment plans, telephone techniques, effective scheduling, insurance processing, and maintaining recall and inventory control systems.
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1.00 Credits
This course is the clinical level and covers techniques and skills of exposing full mouth series of dental radiographs as well as digital imaging, Panoramic and Cephalometric radiographs. The use of various radiographic positioning devices is included. The student has the opportunity to expose radiographs in a simulated private practice environment through a program of referral of patient by local dentists. Students obtain a California State Radiation Safety Certification of Completion upon satisfactory completion of course requirements.
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2.50 Credits
This course is a practical study of Prosthodontic Dentistry, Periodontics and Oral and Maxillofacial surgery and Endodontics. This course also includes the role of the surgical assistant and the basics of dental implants. Emphasis is on the fixed and removable dental prosthesis, infection process of periodontal disease, knowledge and skills to complete provisional coverage, an types of dental instruments used in each procedure of the specialties covered in the course. This course is designed for students enrolled in the Dental Assisting program.
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2.00 Credits
This Intermediate Chairside Assisting Laboratory presents the practical application of chairside assisting and laboratory techniques in the specialty areas of fixed and removable prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery, periodontic surgery and endodontic surgery. Laboratory practice includes developing skills in constructing provisional crowns and bridges for direct and indirect application, use and care of specialized instruments, and preparation of impression materials. Skill in surgical assisting are developed in all surgical procedures. This course is intended for the student enrolled in the Dental Assisting program.
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2.00 Credits
This course presents discussion and examination of the California Dental Practice Act and National Certification as they apply to dental assistants. This course is also a practical study of orthodontics and pediatric dentistry. Theory and instruction for the California certification courses of Coronal Polish and placement of sealants are also be presented. This course is designed for students enrolled in the Dental Assisting Program.
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2.00 Credits
This course allows the student to perform procedures of the chairside dental assistant in the specialty areas of Orthodontia and Pediatric Dentistry. The dental assisting student develops skills that prepare them to take the California State Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) practical examination. The preclinical includes intra-oral and facial measurements, placement of isolation dams, matrices, liners, bases, custom provisional coverage, and temporary restorations. The following are taught to clinical proficiency: Mouth mirror inspection, use of intra-oral camera, charting the findings, taking impressions for orthodontic study models, bite registration, coronal polish and sealant placement.
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1.00 Credits
This directed clinical practice course is conducted in a private dental office or clinic. Dental Assisting students are assigned basic duties in dental radiography and apply techniques learned in Dental Assisting 128, 128L and 136. These techniques include exposing bitewing and full-mouth radiographs on a variety of dental patients. Processing, mounting, identifying, labeling and filing radiographs are also included. The supervision of the student is shared by the staff of the dental office and the faculty of the Dental Assisting Program.
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