2024-2025 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

DATD113.2Oral Preventive Services

1

AND

DATD113.3Oral Preventive Services

1

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

DATD127.1Dental Restorative Techniques I Lab

1

DATD127.2Dental Restorative Techniques I Lab

1

 

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

1

 

DATD133Dental Radiography II

1

AND

DATD135Dental Radiography II Lab

1

 

DATD136Dental Restorative Techniques II

1

AND

DATD137Dental Restorative Techniques II Lab

1

 

DATD138Office Management

2

Total Credit Hours:8

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: 46

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.