Area
Dental Assisting
Course Number
DAS 151
Semester Offered
F
Credits
4
This course prepares students to provide chairside assistance to the dentist in all phases of general and specialty dentistry. Topics include principles of four-handed dentistry, instrument use and identification, exposure control, OSHA regulations, and hazard control recommendations. Students explore dental ethics, jurisprudence, and manipulation of chairside intraoral materials. Students gain a familiarity with a professional dental setting through an externship in a local dental office.
Prerequisites
DA students only, BIO 100 with a grade of "C" or higher or BIO 111 with a grade of "C" or higher and BIO 112 with a grade of "C" or higher, DHY 125 with a grade of "C" or higher, ENG 101
Corequisites
DAS 101, DAS 102, DHY 131, DHY 241