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DEN 1380 – Scopes of Professional Practice

Course Description

Focuses on ethics, jurisprudence, and employability skills for the dental assistant. Students will relate integration of didactic and laboratory instruction with clinical experiences. Topics include: ethics and jurisprudence related to the dental office and employability skills.

Competency Areas

Hours

Ethics and Jurisprudence Related to the Dental Office

Class

1

Employability Skills

D. Lab

0

 

P. Lab/O.B.I.

0

 

Credit

1

 

Prerequisite:

Program admission

Corequisite:

 

 

Course Guide

 

Competency

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

Hours

Class

D.Lab

P.Lab/

O.B.I.

 

 

 

 

Ethics and Jurisprudence Related to the Dental Office

5

0

0

Personal integrity

Enhances self respect.

 

 

 

Develop personal integrity and integrity in relationships.

 

 

 

Serve all patients without discrimination.

 

 

 

Educational needs

Meet educational and/or experience requirement for performing all functions.

 

 

 

Professional organizations

Recognize professional organizations in the dental field and their role in ethics and jurisprudence.

 

 

 

Employability Skills

5

0

0

Application form

Prepare an application form accurately.

 

 

 

Resume

Write a resume.

 

 

 

Interview

Participate in an interview.

 

 

 

 

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

Bird, D. L. & Robinson, D. S. (2005). Ehrlich, A. Colwell Fundamentals Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Risk Ehrlich, A. (2005). Colwell Fundamentals Ethics, Jurisprudence, and Risk. Elsevier (USA): Saunders.

Print

Pollack, B. R. (2002). Law and risk management in dental practice. Champaign, IL: Quintessence Publishing.

Print

Rule, J., et al. (2004). Ethical questions in dentistry. (2nd ed.). Champaign, IL: Quintessence Publishing.

Audio/Visual

Videotapes (as follows). Lake Zurich, IL: Learning Seed.

Effective resumes and job applications.

Sell yourself: Successful job interviewing.

Audio/Visual

Planning for success – a job. Richardson TX: National Communications, Inc.

Web

http://evolve.elsevier.com

 

Posted: 01/05/09