DA 205L - Advanced Chairside Assisting

1 Credit(s)

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of the first term of a Dental program.

Course Description: Provides hands-on, clinical instruction of the lecture material presented in DA 205. Students will repeat certain hands-on skills with an expectation of greater proficiency. Students demonstrate their capabilities and understanding of the dental assistant’s role through clinical evaluation in a lab setting. Tasks practiced include use of dental terminology, dental tray set-up, recognition of instruments used by dentists, basic chairside procedures, assisting during restorative treatment, fourhanded dentistry, and chair-side charting. Students are introduced to the various day-to-day operations within a dental office. Students will also learn how to perform soft-tissue examinations, take dental impressions and collect vital statistics.

Course Learning Outcomes:

CLO#1: Systematically collect diagnostic data and accurately perform dental charting. (ILO: Critical Thinking)
CLO#2: Perform a variety of clinical supportive treatment with accuracy and proficiency.
CLO#3: Demonstrate proper alginate impression techniques and bite registration and provide rationale for their usage.

ACTI Code and Course Type
210 Career / Tech Preparatory

Length of Course:
A required state minimum of (20) and a standard RCC delivery of (22) lecture/lab hours per term, not to exceed (24) hours per term.