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DEN 1340 – Dental Assisting I
Course Description Introduces students to chairside assisting with diagnostic and operative procedures. Topics include: four-handed dentistry techniques; clinical data collection techniques; introduction to operative dentistry; dental material basics; and infection control procedures in dental environment with emphasis on CDC and ADA guidelines.
Competency Areas	Hours
Four-Handed Dentistry Techniques	Class	3
Clinical Data Collection Techniques	D. Lab	6
Introduction to Operative Dentistry	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
Dental Materials Basics	Credit	6
Infection Control Procedures in Dental Environment with emphasis on CDC and ADA Guidelines

Prerequisite:	Program admission; AHS 104, DEN 1050, DEN 1060
Corequisite:	AHS 104, DEN 1050, DEN 1060

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
Four-Handed Dentistry		5	16	0
Introduction	Discuss the development of modern dentistry concepts.
Identify the concepts of four-handed dentistry	Implement four-handed dentistry concepts in all treatment procedures.
Clinical Data Collection Techniques		8	15	0
Record data	Obtain and record patient’s medical and dental history using both interviews and written questionnaires.
Techniques	Prepare for, assist with, and/or perform the collection of diagnostic data.
Introduction to Operative Dentistry		10	17	0
Introduction	Identify the principles of cavity preparation and classification.
Operative dentistry	Using the concepts and techniques of four-handed dentistry and apply these to operative dentistry procedures.
Dental Materials Basics		6	10	0
Physical properties	Describe the basic physical properties of dental materials.
	Prepare specific types of materials as they relate to diagnostic and operative procedures.
Infection Control Procedures in Dental Environment with emphasis on CDC and ADA Guidelines		1	2	0
Infection control procedures	Perform infection control procedures according to the CDC and the ADA guidelines in the dental environment.

Suggested Resources

Media Print Audio/Visual Web Other	Note: Please adhere to the APA Formatting and Style Guidelines. Examples: Author, A. A. (Year of publication). Title of work: Capital letter also for subtitle. Location: Publisher. Duncan, G.J., & Brooks-Gunn, J. (Eds.). (1997). Consequences of growing up poor. New York: Russell Sage Foundation.
Print	Bird, D. L. & Robinson, D. S. (2008). Torres and Ehrlich modern dental assisting. (9^th ed.) Elsevier (USA): Saunders.
Print	Boyd, Linda B. (2008). Dental instruments a pocket guide. (3^rd ed.). Elsevier (USA): Saunders
Print	Phinney, D. & Halstead, J. (2007). Dental assisting – A comprehensive approach. (3^rd ed.). Albany: Cengage Learning.
Print	Miyasaki-Ching, Cara. (1997). Chasteen’s essentials of clinical dental assisting. (5^th ed.). Elsevier (USA): Mosby.
Print	Vanable, E. & LoPresti, L. (2004). Using dental materials. (1^st ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Audio/Visual	Chair manikin for auxiliary training, M-IR-DA-6 [Model]. Long Island, NY: Columbia Dentoform Corporation.
Audio/Visual	Apply and remove rubber dam [Slide]. Champaign, IL: Colwell Systems, Inc.
Audio/Visual	Assist with the application and removal of the rubber dam [Slide]. Champaign, IL: Colwell Systems, Inc.
Audio/Visual	Maintain a clear operating field [Slide]. Champaign, IL: Colwell Systems, Inc.
Audio/Visual	Dam-it, It’s easy! [Video] #H09103.Hygenic Corporation: 800-221-3046.
Audio/Visual	Delmar’s dental assisting video series. (2000). Albany, NY: Cengage Delmar Learning.
Web	Evolve: http://evolve.elsevier.com

Posted: 01/05/09