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Prerequisite: admission to the Dental Assisting certificate program. This course introduces the students to the scope, role and responsibilities of the dental assistant with basic concepts of preventive dentistry and associated specialties. The history of dentistry, importance of oral health, dental assistant’s role in a medical emergency, assisting with special needs patients, nutrition, legal/ethics aspects of dentistry, and pharmacology will be discussed. (2 contact hours) (CTAG) [Catalog Entry]
ADDITIONAL FEES: $15.00

Prerequisite: DAST 1100. This course specializes in the study of embryology and histology of the head and neck, including muscular and anatomical structures. It includes the study of the tooth, tooth morphology, and oral pathology. (5 contact hours: 2 lecture, 3 lab) [Catalog Entry]
ADDITIONAL FEES: $15.00

Prerequisite: DAST 1100, DAST 1120 (must be taken concurrently). This course includes a study of dental instruments, their care, function, tray set up and transfer. Also included is the study of different dental procedures and restorative techniques including practice of ergonomics with each procedure, proper chairside procedures, and correct dental charting. (5 contact hours: 2 lecture, 3 lab) [Catalog Entry]
ADDITIONAL FEES: $87.00

Prerequisite: DAST 1100, DAST 1120 (must be taken concurrently), DAST 1130 (must be taken concurrently), DAST 1160 (must be taken concurrently). This course will emphasize the importance of infection control in dentistry. Standard precautions will be reviewed and practiced using national standards and protocols. (4 contact hours: 1 lecture, 3 lab) [Catalog Entry]
ADDITIONAL FEES: $87.00

Prerequisite: DAST 1100, DAST 1120 (must be taken concurrently), DAST 1130 (must be taken concurrently). This course will introduce a variety of dental materials that are used during chairside procedures and in the dental laboratory setting. Safety procedures and protocols will be emphasized. This course will acquaint the dental assistant student with the composition, properties, and manipulation of dental materials, with a primary emphasis on those materials used in the dental office and a secondary emphasis on select materials used in the dental laboratory. The physical, chemical, biological, and mechanical properties of dental materials will be included, along with proper technique for handling hazardous materials, taking impressions, constructing models and custom trays, and other laboratory duties in dentistry. (6 contact hours: 1.5 lecture, 4.5 lab) [Catalog Entry]

Prerequisite: DAST 1100, DAST 1120 (must be taken concurrently), DAST 1130 (must be taken concurrently), DAST 1150 (must be taken concurrently), DAST 1160 (must be taken concurrently). This course will focus on the principles and history of radiography, physics of radiation, infection control, and radiation safety. The mounting of radiographs and darkroom procedures are also covered in this course. The students will be exposing intraoral and extraoral radiographs on manikins. (5 contact hours: 2 lecture, 3 lab) (CTAG) [Catalog Entry]
ADDITIONAL FEES: $55.00