Dental Assistant A.A.S.
Minimum Requirements for Dental Assistant A.A.S.: 60 credits
Students must earn a C- grade or better in each course.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| A.A.S. Degree Requirements | ||
| Complete the A.A.S. degree requirements. | 15 | |
| As part of the A.A.S. requirements, complete the following: | ||
| Communication | ||
| Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | ||
or COM F131X | Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Group Context | |
or COM F141X | Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Public Context | |
| Writing Across Contexts | ||
| Writing and the Sciences | ||
| Human Relations | ||
| Human Behavior in Health Care | ||
| Computation | ||
| Mathematics in Health Care | ||
| Dental Assistant Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| DA F100 | Introduction to Dental Assisting | 3 |
| DA F154 | Dental Radiography | 3 |
| DA F152 | Dental Materials and Applications | 4 |
| DA F153 | Anatomy for Dental Assistants | 3 |
| DA F251 | Beginning Chairside for Dental Assistants | 4 |
| DA F252 | Advanced Chairside for Dental Assistants | 4 |
| DA F254 | Dental Assistant Practicum | 4 |
| HLTH F100 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| HLTH F110 | Professional Skills for the Workplace | 2 |
| HLTH F114 | Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology | 4 |
| HLTH F118 | Medical Law and Ethics | 2 |
| HLTH F122 | First Aid and CPR for the Health Care Provider 1 | 0 |
| HLTH F203 | Science of Nutrition | 3 |
| HLTH F208 | Human Diseases | 3 |
| MA F247 | Introduction to Pharmacology | 3 |
| Total Credits | 60 | |
- 1
Or First Aid/CPR card.
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.
Students graduating from this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate the skills required to perform clinical chairside procedures, utilize dental materials in chairside and laboratory settings and capture intraoral and extraoral dental radiography
- Demonstrate knowledge of and apply current infection control practices utilized within a dental practice
- Perform and demonstrate administrative procedures, professional practices and communication and human relations skills related to the dental assistant job role
- Learn clinical chairside procedural skills for dental specialty practices in pediatrics, orthodontics, endodontics, oral and maxillofacial surgery and periodontics
- Demonstrate knowledge of advanced dental anatomy
- Apply dental assistant knowledge and skills in a working dental practice
- Demonstrate general and broad medical and healthcare knowledge
