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DEN 1350 – 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	3
Prosthodontic Procedures (Fixed and Removable)	D. Lab	6
Orthodontics	P. Lab/O.B.I.	0
Pediatric Dentistry	Credit	6

Prerequisite:	DEN 1340
Corequisite:

Course Guide

Competency	After completing this section, the student will be able to:	Hours
		Class	D.Lab	P.Lab/ O.B.I.
Operative Dentistry		8	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)		8	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		7	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		7	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

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	Vanable, E. & LoPresti, L. (2004). Using dental materials. (1^st ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Audio/Visual	Fixed prosthetics [Video]. Champaign, IL Colwell Systems, Inc.
Audio/Visual	Videotapes (as follows). Washington DC: National Audiovisual Center. Clinical procedures for the dental assistant. Diagnosis and treatment plan in endodontics. Endodontics: A retrograde amalgam. Root canal. Root canal therapy I. Root canal therapy II.
Audio/Visual	Videotapes (as follows). Castro Valley, CA: Quercus Corporation. Band and loop – Part I. Band and loop – Part II Stainless steel crown.
Web	Evolve: http://evolve.elsevier.com

Posted: 01/05/09