Dental Assistant O.E.C.

Minimum Requirements for Dental Assistant Occupational Endorsement: 16 credits

Students must earn a C- or better in each course.

Course List
		Credits
General University Requirements
Complete the general university requirements.
Occupational Endorsement Requirements
Complete the occupational endorsement requirements.
Dental Assistant Program Requirements
DA F100	Introduction to Dental Assisting	3
DA F152	Dental Materials and Applications	4
DA F154	Dental Radiography	3
DA F251	Beginning Chairside for Dental Assistants	4
HLTH F110	Professional Skills for the Workplace	2
HLTH F122	First Aid and CPR for the Health Care Provider	0
Total Credits		16

Roadmaps provide suggested semester-by-semester study plans for programs and are based on full-time enrollment, unless otherwise specified.

This roadmap should be used in conjunction with regular academic advising sessions. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor or mentor each semester.
Certain courses and milestones must be completed in the specified semester to ensure on-time graduation.
Transfer credits may affect the roadmap.
Requirements, course availability, and sequencing may change.
Courses marked with (*) are recommended.

Roadmap Footnotes
General Education Requirements	Degree Requirements	Program & Other Requirements
1--Communication	8--Alaska Native-themed	20--Program Requirement
2--Arts	9--Communication	21--Capstone Requirement
3--Humanities	10--Computation	22--Concentration Course
4--Social Sciences	11--Ethics	23--General Elective
5--Additional Arts, Humanities or Social Sciences	12--Humanities	24--Minor Course
6--Mathematics	13--Human Relations	25--Upper Division
7--Natural Sciences	14--Humanities or Social Sciences	26--Program Elective
	15--Library & Information Research
	16--Mathematics
	17--Natural Sciences
	18--Other
	19--Social Sciences

Learning Outcomes are specific, measurable statements that define the knowledge and skills students will gain by the end of the program.

Graduates of 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 the 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