Standard

 

 R State Standard         £  Institutionally Developed          College: N/A

 

DEN 1360 – Dental Assisting III

Course Description

Focuses on chairside assisting in surgical specialties. Topics include: periodontic procedures; oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures; endodontics procedures; management of dental office emergencies; and medically compromised patients.

Competency Areas

Hours

Periodontic Procedures

Class

3

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Procedures

D. Lab

2

Endodontic Procedures

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

Management of Dental Office Emergencies

Credit

4

Medical Compromised Patients

 

 

 

Prerequisite:

DEN 1350

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

After completing this section, the student will be able to:

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

 

 

 

 

Periodontic Procedures

8

6

0

Tray set-up

Select and prepare tray set-ups and all necessary armamentarium for periodontic specialty procedures

 

 

 

Four-handed dentistry

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

 

 

 

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Procedures

8

6

0

Tray set-up

Select and prepare tray set-ups and all necessary armamentarium for oral and maxillofacial specialty procedures.

 

 

 

Four-handed dentistry

Use the concepts of four-handed dentistry when assisting with oral and maxillofacial specialty procedures.

 

 

 

Endodontic Procedures

6

6

0

Tray set-up

Select and prepare tray set-ups and all necessary armamentarium for endodontic specialty procedures.

 

 

 

Four-handed dentistry

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

 

 

 

Management of Dental Office Emergencies

4

2

0

Medical emergencies

Implement techniques for the prevention of medical emergencies in the dental office.

 

 

 

Recognize the signs and symptoms related to specific medical conditions/emergencies likely to occur in the dental office.

 

 

 

Respond to and assist in the management of chairside emergencies including CPR.

 

 

 

medically compromised patients

4

0

0

 

Describe management techniques and precautions.

 

 

 

 

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. (9th ed.) Elsevier (USA): Saunders.

Print

Boyd, Linda B. (2008). Dental instruments a pocket guide. (3rd ed.). Elsevier (USA): Saunders.

Print

Chernega, J. B. (2002). Emergency guide for dental auxiliaries. (3rd ed.). Albany: Cengage Learning.

Print

Vanable, E. & LoPresti, L. (2004). Using dental materials. (1st ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.

Audio/Visual

Assisting with a basic extraction [Video]. Champaign, IL: Colwell Systems, Inc.

Audio/Visual

DVD: Easy third – Molar extractions. www.pccdental.com

Gordon J. Christensen

Practical Clinical Courses

3707 North Canyon Road, Suite #3D, Provo UT 84604

801.226.6569/800.223.6569

Audio/Visual

DVD: Preparing for your next medical emergency. www.pccdental.com

Gordon J. Christensen

Practical Clinical Courses

3707 North Canyon Road, Suite #3D, Provo UT 84604

801.226.6569/800.223.6569

Audio/Visual

Implant Replacement for single teeth – The “Basic” System.

Gordon J. Christensen

Practical Clinical Courses

3707 North Canyon Road, Suite #3D, Provo UT 84604

801.226.6569/800.223.6569

Audio/Visual

Periodontal suturing [Videotape]. Capital Heights, MD: National Audiovisual Center.

Audio/Visual

Videotapes (as follows). Washington, DC: National Audiovisual Center.

Medical emergencies in the dental office.

Oral surgery clinic routine – Part II.

Oral surgery clinic routine – Part IV.

Periodontal packs.

Sharpening periodontal instruments.

Standard clinic oral surgery instruments.

Audio/Visual

Assisting with suture placement and removing suture [Videotape]. Castro Valley, CA: Quercus Corporation.

Audio/Visual

Assess periodontal health [Slide/Tape]. New York: D. A. E. Project – Teachers College Press.

Audio/Visual

Functional applied periodontics [Videotape]. Brookline, MA: Video Education Company of America.

Web

Evolve: http://evolve.elsevier.com

Posted: 01/05/09