Title

DNAS1144 - Dental Assisting Clinical Affiliations

API ID

Credits

6 (0/0/6)

Description

This is a faculty-supervised course at extramural sites with dentists and dental auxiliaries providing ancillary supervision. The student will be provided with clinical experiences by affiliations in general dentistry and/or specialized practices. Emphasis is on professionalism in performing general chairside and advanced intraoral procedures.
Prerequisites
  • Acceptance into the dental assisting program.

Competencies

  1. Demonstrate good oral communication.
  2. Display professionalism.
  3. Comply with clinical affiliation office policies.
  4. Integrate aseptic dental techniques for treatment.
  5. Manage patient records.
  6. Perform expanded functions and assisting techniques.
  7. Apply instrument usage.
  8. Educate patients on personal oral hygiene techniques.
  9. Assist with examination procedures.
  10. Manage dental patient seating/dismissing.
  11. Expose, process and mount intraoral radiographs.
  12. Display radiographic quality assurance techniques.
  13. Manipulate dental cements.
  14. Manipulate esthetic restorative materials.
  15. Manipulate impression material.
  16. Trim study models.
  17. Recognize dental/medical signs/symptoms.
  18. Assist dental/medical emergency treatment.
Degrees that use this course

Degrees that use this course

Dental Assisting
Degree:
Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
Location:
Moorhead Campus
Credits:
63