2019-2020 Course Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    Apr 20, 2024  
2019-2020 Course Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DENA 1340 - Dental Assisting I: General Chairside


Prerequisite: Program Admission;
Prerequisite/Corequisite: DENA 1050 ; DENA 1080 
Introduces student to ethics and jurisprudence for the dental assistant and to chairside assisting with diagnostic and operative procedures. Topics include: ethics and jurisprudence in the dental office; medically compromised patients and management of dental office emergencies; four-handed dentistry techniques; clinical data collection techniques; introduction to operative dentistry; and dental material basics. Contact hours: Class - 3, Lab - 6. Credit hours: 6 (F)