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2021-2022 Catalog

Dental Assisting, Certificate of Completion

Curriculum

In order to take these courses a student must be accepted into the program:

First Quarter

DATD100Infection Control and Hazardous Materials

1
AND
DATD101Infection Control Lab

2
 
DATD110Intro to Chairside Assisting

1
AND
DATD111Intro to Chairside Assisting Lab

2
 
DATD112.2Introduction to Dental Assisting

1
DATD113Oral Preventive Services

2
DATD118Dental Anatomy

2
 
CAPP104Computer Literacy for Allied Health

1
Total Credit Hours:12
CAPP 104 is the designated information literacy course for the Dental Assisting Technology Program.

Second Quarter

DATD120Intermediate Chairside Assisting

1
AND
DATD121Intermediate Chairside Assisting Lab

2
 
DATD122.1Chairside Related Theory

1
DATD122.2Chairside Related Theory II

1
 
DATD124Dental Radiography I

1
AND
DATD125Dental Radiography I Lab

2
 
DATD126Dental Restorative Techniques I

1
AND
DATD127Dental Restorative Techniques I Lab

2
 
DATD128Dental Specialties

1
 
DATD150Dental Service Learning

1
NASD101History of Indians in the United States

3
Total Credit Hours:16

Third Quarter

DATD130Advanced Chairside Techniques

1
AND
DATD131Advanced Chairside Techniques Lab

2
 
DATD133Dental Radiography II

1
AND
DATD135Dental Radiography II Lab

2
 
DATD136Dental Restorative Techniques II

1
AND
DATD137Dental Restorative Techniques II Lab

2
 
DATD138Office Management

2
Total Credit Hours:11

Clinical Externship Requirement

300 hours of clinical externship must be completed to graduate with a Certificate of Completion.

DATD140Clinical Externship

10
Total Credit Hours:10

Total Credit Hours: 49

The Dental Assisting Technology Program has designated the following courses as meeting the 4 Cs competencies: Communications: DATD 113, Oral Preventive Services, and DATD 121, Intermediate Chairside Assisting Lab. Critical Thinking: DATD 131 Advanced Chairside Techniques Lab, DATD 135, Dental Radiography II Lab, and DATD 137, Dental Restorative Techniques II Lab.  Cultural Understanding: DATD 140, Clinical Externship.  Citizenship:  DATD 150, Dental Service Learning.