DENA 1340 Dental Assisting I: General Chairside

Introduces student to ethics and jurisprudence for the dental assistant and to chairside assisting with diagnostic and operative procedures. Topics include: ethics and jurisprudence in the dental office; four-handed dentistry techniques; clinical data collection techniques; introduction to operative dentistry; and dental material basics.

Credits

6

Prerequisite

Program Admission

Corequisite

DENA 1050 - Microbiology and Infection Control and DENA 1080 - Dental Anatomy

Lab Contact Hours

90

Lecture Contact Hours

45

Total Contact Hours

135