Health and Rehabilitative Sciences - Allied Health Programs
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Dental Assisting Certificate
Flanagan Campus and Kingston site
Introduction
Admission Requirements
Schedule by Campus
Program Policy on Academic Progress
General Education Requirements
Major Requirements
The primary function of the dental assistant is
to assist the dentist at chairside in all phases and procedures of dental operations
and treatment. As dentistry becomes more technologically complex, its practitioners
experience greater need for skilled assistance from knowledgeable personnel.
The Dental Assisting Program is designed to provide the dental profession with
well-educated, highly skilled chairside assistants. It is a two-semester didactic,
laboratory and clinical curriculum which provides the student with the knowledge
requisite to basic understanding of oral care in health and disease, and the
clinical skills necessary to be successful as a dental assistant. Students complete
a portion of their classroom and laboratory work on campus. They also receive
actual clinical experience through rotational assignments to public and private
oral health care facilities in the community. Upon successful completion of
the course of study, students are awarded a certificate by the College. Graduates
are eligible to sit for a nationally recognized certification examination administered
by the Dental Assisting National Board, Inc. Students are responsible for purchasing
dental instruments and uniforms.
The Dental Assisting Program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation,
a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council on Postsecondary Accreditation,
and by the United States Department of Education. Contact information: American
Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation, 211 East Chicago Avenue,
Chicago, Illinois 60611; Tel: 312-440-4653.
Admission Requirements: ENGL
1050 ( by testing or coursework); MATH 0500 (by testing or coursework); For
transfer students, a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher is required
for all college courses taken.
Program Requirements:
- Students must possess a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher
in Dental Assisting Program requirements to be eligible to progress from the
first semester to the second semester.
- Students must successfully complete all Dental Assisting Program curriculum
to be eligible to progress from the first semester to the second semester.
- Students must successfully complete all courses in the Dental Assisting
Program curriculum and must possess a cumulative grade point average of 2.0
or higher in Dental Assisting Program requirements to be eligible for graduation.
Background Check: A criminal background
check will be done for all students entering health programs.
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Dental Assisting students must provide proof of current AHA CPR
certification (AHA Health Care Provider Level) to the College nurse as part
of health record documentation prior to beginning DAST courses, and must
remain current throughout the program in order to enroll in DAST/DENT
courses. Students without complete health records will not be allowed to
start externship.
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Course No. |
Course Title |
Credits |
Class Hours |
Lab Hours |
Clinical Hours |
Prerequisites |
Recommended Sequence |
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General Education Requirements |
| BIOL 1070 |
Anatomy and Physiology |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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1 |
| BIOL 1110 |
Introduction to Pharmacology |
1 |
1 |
0 |
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BIOL 1070 must be taken prior to
or concurrent with DAST 1040 |
2 |
| ENGL 1010 |
Composition I |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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Placement Test |
1 |
| PSYC 1030 |
Psychology of Personal
Adjustment |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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2 |
| SPCH 1100 |
Oral
Communications I |
3 |
3 |
0 |
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2 |
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Major Requirements |
| DAST 1010 |
Oral Biology I |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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1 |
| DAST 1020 |
Preventive Dentistry |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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1 |
| DAST 1030 |
Chairside Dental
Assisting I |
4 |
3 |
4 |
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1 |
| DAST 1040 |
Oral Biology II |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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DAST 1010 |
2 |
| DAST 1050 |
Chairside Dental
Assisting II (Includes a one-week intercession) |
5 |
2 |
4 |
312 |
BIOL 1070, DAST 1010,
1020, 1030,
DENT 2010, 2020, 2225
Corequisite: DAST 1050 |
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| DAST 1060 |
Dental Office Procedures |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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Corequisite: DAST 1050
or consent of instructor |
2 |
| DENT 2010 |
Oral Radiography |
4 |
3 |
3 |
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1 |
| DENT 2020 |
Dental Materials |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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1 |
| DENT 2225 |
Dental Materials Lab for
Dental Assistants |
1 |
0 |
4 |
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Corequisite: DENT 2020 |
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37 |
31 |
15 |
312 |
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