Dental Assisting

Students will be able to:

· demonstrate the importance of good oral hygiene habits to patients

· recommend strategies to enable patients to provide better home care for themselves

· recognize difference in individual patient abilities to properly care for their teeth

· arrange the correct armamentarium for patient treatment during a specific procedure

· differentiate between esthetic and restorative treatment procedures

· demonstrate proper film placement techniques for intra and extra oral films

· prepare the dental treatment room for patient care

· apply proper seating and greeting techniques for each patient

· distinguish between normal and pathological abnormalities of the oral structures

· perform extraoral tissue examinations

· translate dental terminology to layman’s term for patient discussion

· demonstrate the ability to obtain patient’s current nutritional habits

· advise the patient on proper nutritional needs and the dental benefits of a healthy diet

Academic Year
2011/2012	Plan
2011/2012	Plan	Report Report
2010/2011	Plan	Report
2009/2010	Plan	Report
2008/2009	Plan
2007/2008	Plan	Report
2006/2007	Plan	Report

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