Standard

07/31/03

DEN 135 - Dental Assisting II

Course Description

Focuses on chairside assisting with operative and nonsurgical specialty procedures.  Topics include:  operative dentistry, prosthodontic procedures (fixed and removable), orthodontics, and pediatric dentistry.     

 

Competency Areas

Hours

 

Operative Dentistry

Class

4

Prosthodontic Procedures (Fixed and Removable

D. Lab

6

Orthodontics

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Pediatric Dentistry

Credit

7

 

Prerequisite:  DEN 134

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

PREPARE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT TRAYS WITH ARMAMENTARIUM IN SEQUENCE OF USE.

10

15

0

Treatment trays

Prepare appropriate treatment trays with armamentarium in sequence of use.

 

 

 

Four-handed dentistry

Use the concepts of four-handed dentistry when assisting with operative dentistry.

 

 

 

Material selection and preparation

Select and prepare materials appropriate for operative dentistry.

 

 

 

Treatment instruction

Provide the patient with oral and/or written pre- and post-treatment instructions for operative dentistry.

 

 

 

PROSTHODONTIC PROCEDURES  (FIXED AND REMOVABLE)

10

15

0

Treatment trays

Prepare appropriate treatment trays with armamentarium in sequence of use.

 

 

 

Four-handed dentistry

Use the concepts of four-handed dentistry when assisting with prosthodontic procedures.

 

 

 

Material selection and preparation

Select and prepare materials appropriate for prosthodontic procedures.

 

 

 

Treatment instruction

Provide the patient with oral and/or written pre- and post-treatment instructions for prosthodontic procedures.

 

 

 

ORTHODONTICS

10

15

0

Treatment trays

Prepare appropriate treatment trays with armamentarium in sequence of use.

 

 

 

Four-handed dentistry

Use the concepts of four-handed dentistry when assisting with orthodontic procedures.

 

 

 

Material selection and preparation

Select and prepare materials appropriate for orthodontic procedures.

 

 

 

Treatment instruction

Provide the patient with oral and/or written pre- and post-treatment instructions for orthodontic procedures.

 

 

 

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY

10

15

0

Treatment trays

Prepare appropriate treatment trays with armamentarium in sequence of use.

 

 

 

Four-handed dentistry

Use the concepts of four-handed dentistry when assisting in pediatric dentistry.

 

 

 

Material selection and preparation

Select and prepare materials appropriate for pediatric dentistry

 

 

 

Treatment instruction

Provide the patient with oral and/or written pre- and post-treatment instructions for pediatric dentistry.

 

 

 

 

Suggested Resources

 

Bird, D.L., & Robinson, D.S., (2002).  Torres and Ehrlich Modern Dental Assisting (7th ed). Elsevier Science (USA):  Saunders

 

Phinney, Donna and Halstead, Judy (2002).  Dental Assisting - A Comprehensive Approach (1st ed).  Albany:  Delmar

 

Audiovisuals

 

The following title(s) are available from:

 

Colwell Systems, Inc.

201 Kenyon Road

P.O. Box 4025

Champaign, IL  61820-9925

Fixed prosthetics [Videotape].

 

National Audiovisual Center

General Services Administration

Washington, DC  20409

Clinical procedures for the dental assistant [Videotape].

Diagnosis and treatment plan in endodontics [Videotape].

Endodontics: A retrograde amalgam [Videotape].

Root canal [Videotape].

Root canal therapy I [Videotape].

Root canal therapy II [Videotape].

 

Quercus Corporation

2768 Pineridge Road

Castro Valley, CA  94546

Band and loop - part I [Videotape].

Band and loop - part II [Videotape].

Stainless steel crown [Videotape].

 

Viade Products, Inc.

354 Dawson Drive

Camarillo, CA  93010