Summer Semester 2023 Catalog

DENA 1340 DENTAL ASSISTING I: GENERAL CHAIRSIDE

Credits

6

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; four-handed dentistry techniques; clinical data collection techniques; introduction to operative dentistry; and dental material basics.

Lecture Hours

45

Lab Hours

90

Prerequisite

Program Admission

Corequisite

DENA 1050, DENA 1080