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07/31/03

DEN 109 - Dental Assisting National Board Examination Preparation

Course Description

Reviews information concerning all didactic areas tested by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB). Topics include: collecting and recording clinical data, dental radiography, chairside dental procedures, prevention of disease transmission, patient education and oral health management, office management procedures, and test taking skills.

Competency Areas	Hours
Collecting and Recording Clinical Data	Class	3
Dental Radiography	D. Lab	0
Chairside Dental Procedures	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
Patient Education and Oral Health Management	Credit	3
Office Management Procedures
Test Taking Skills

Prerequisite:	Successful completion of all dental assisting didactic courses or two years of full-time work experience (3,500 hours) as a dental assistant, along with recommendation from the dentist employer
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
COLLECTING AND RECORDING CLINICAL DATA		3	0	0
Patient history	Review patient medical/dental history.
Dental charting	Identify dental charting symbols.
	Chart oral conditions.
Treatment procedures	Identify treatment procedures and diagnostic aids.
DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY		6	0	0
Errors identification	Review radiographic films for errors.
Processing	Describe the processing procedure for radiographic films.
Exposure	Describe the procedure to minimize patient and operator exposure.
Quality assurance	Define quality assurance.
	Identify techniques to aid in quality assurance.
CHAIRSIDE DENTAL PROCEDURES		6	0	0
Four-handed techniques	Identify four-handed dentistry techniques.
Dental armamentarium	Recall how to select and prepare dental armamentarium.
Patient management	Describe patient management techniques.
Lab materials and procedures	Identify lab materials and procedures.
Dental materials manipulation and application	Describe the selection/manipulation and application of various dental materials.
PREVENTION OF DISEASE TRANSMISSION		6	0	0
Transmission and Prevention	Recall the modes of disease transmission and procedures required to prevent and/or minimize the transmission of disease in the dental office.
	Differentiate between sterilization and disinfection.
Aseptic conditions	Describe how to maintain aseptic conditions, including the use of protective devices.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND ORAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT		3	0	0
Assessment	Describe the procedure used to assess oral health information.
Pre/post treatment	Describe pre/post treatment instructions.
Plaque control	Identify plaque control techniques.
OFFICE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES		3	0	0
Inventory control	Review supply and inventory control procedures.
Appointment control	Describe appointment control/recall procedures.
Legal aspects	Review legal aspects of dentistry.
TEST-TAKING SKILLS		3	0	0
Strategies	Identify test taking skills that help reduce stress.
	Identify strategies suggested to aid in minimizing anxiety.
	Identify strategies to maximize performance.
	Computer-scored answer sheets
	Demonstrate the correct procedure to complete computer-scored answer sheets.
	Mock certification exam
	Demonstrate test taking skills on a mock board examination.
Suggested Resources

Andujo, E. (1997). Dental Assistant Program Review and Exam Prep (3rd ed.). East Norwalk, CT: Appleton & Lange.

Torres, H. O., & Ehrlich, A. (2002). Modern dental assisting (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.

Durley, Cynthia; Horvatich, Laura; and Koch, Liz. (2002). The DANB Review. Dental Assisting National Board. Chicago, IL.