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Clinical Dental Assistant

GES 121 -- 240 hours

Course Outline

I. Module 1: Overview of the Dental Profession
a. Introduction to the Practice of Dentistry
b. The Dental Patient
c. Dental Practice
d. Employment Strategies

II. Module 2: Dental Health and Disease
a. Oral Health and Preventative Techniques
b. Nutrition
c. Etiology of Dental Disease

III. Module 3: Anatomy and Physiology
a. Basic Human Physiology
b. Head and Neck Anatomy
c. Embryology and Histology
d. Tooth Morphology

IV. Module 4: Infection Control
a. Microbiology
b. Infection Control
c. Management of Hazardous Materials

V. Module 5: Basics of Dental Assisting
a. Patient Care
b. Dental Charting
c. Pharmacology
d. Emergency Management
e. Chair-side Assisting
f. Dental Instruments and Tray Setups
g. Instrument Transfer and Maintaining the Operating Field
h. Anesthesia and Sedation

VI. Module 6: Radiology
a. Producing Quality Radiographs
b. Processing Quality Radiographs
c. Extraoral and Digital Radiography

VII. Module 7: Dental Materials
a. Dental Cements, Bases, Liners, and Bonding Agents
b. Restorative Materials, Dental Dams, Matrix, and Wedges
c. Laboratory Materials and Techniques

VIII. Module 8: Dental Assisting in the Specialty Practice
a. Endodontics
b. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
c. Oral Pathology
d. Orthodontics
e. Pediatric Dentistry
f. Periodontics
g. Prosthodontics
h. Oral Radiology
i. Public Health
j. Cosmetic Dentistry

IX. Module 9: Dental Office Management