DA5. 494 Introduction to Dentistry
An introduction to clinical dentistry. Emphasis is placed on dental health team members, historical developments, introductory terminology, office communications, ethics and jurisprudence, dental practice acts, work ethics and patient management. Treatment room preparation, health history data collection, dental equipment identification, aesepsis and disinfection, preset trays, operator positioning, basic instruments, instrument transfer, oral charting, general office routine, productivity, marketing and performance appraisals are covered in detail. A brief introduction to dental specialties will be presented to include all aspects of dental care available to the public.
Prerequisite
Required: Admission to Dental Assisting program.
Corequisite
Test Corequ
Offered
Offered Fall only
Notes
Career Technical Education (CTE) Course
Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
The student will be able to identify early developments in dentistry, major contributors to dentistry and pioneers of dentistry in the United States. Describe the major specialty practices, dental team members, importance of auxiliaries and the team concept to include methods of communication and perceivable barriers. Laboratory segments will identification of basic dental equipment, chairside functions such as delivery positions, seating and dismissing the patient, operating zones, daily maintenance of the dental treatment room equipment including decontamination, disinfection and placement of barriers.