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    
2008/2009 Plan Report
2007/2008 Plan Report
2006/2007 Plan Report
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