Mar 14, 2025  
2024-25 RCC Catalog 
    
2024-25 RCC Catalog
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DA 101 - Dental Assisting I


4 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s):  

Successful admittance to the Dental Assistant program.

Course Description: Introduces the basic concepts of preventative dentistry and the dental assistant’s role including: dental terminology, infection control, basic microbiology, pharmacology, nutrition, oral and facial anatomy, tooth numbering, names of tooth surfaces, dental charting, instrumentation and oral assessment.

Course Learning Outcomes:

  • CLO#1: Discuss and define the roles of dental health care professionals and explain how each dental team member contributes to a patient’s oral health.
  • CLO#2: Define and discuss the embryological and histological development of the dentition.
  • CLO#3: Name and identify the tissues of the oral cavity and landmarks of the face. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
  • CLO#4: Identify the basic principles of pharmacology, microbiology, and dental disease.
  • CLO#5: Discuss the impact of cultural, ethnic, racial backgrounds, when providing patient care.

ACTI Code and Course Type
210 Career / Tech Preparatory

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (40) and a standard RCC delivery of (44) lecture hours per term, not to exceed (48) hours per term.



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