DCB catalog 2022-24

Course Descriptions 109 DAST 128 Advanced Functions (4CR) Pre: DENT 116, DENT 117, DENT 118, DAST 124, Acceptance into the Dental Assisting Program Co: DAST 125 The student will gain an advanced level of skills and knowledge to provide intra-oral patient care procedures, beyond traditional dental assisting duties. Procedures emphasized will be those legally allowed by the North Dakota State Board of Dentistry for Registered Dental Assistants. The course includes didactic, laboratory and clinical instruction. The student will perform procedures according to specific criteria using typodonts or patients. Infection control, safety and standard precautions will be applied. DAST 129 Dental Specialties (1CR) Pre: DAST 124, DENT 117 Co: DAST 125, DAST 128 This course will provide dental assisting students the opportunity to observe the dental assistant’s role in specialty dental practices, such as Endodontics, Periodontics, Orthodontics, Pedodontics, Prosthodontics and Oral Surgery. Students will become familiar with terminology, specific needs of the patients, tray setups and procedures unique to each specialty. DAST 144 Biodental Science (2CR) Pre/Co: Acceptance into the Dental Assisting Program This course provides an overview of the biological sciences and how it relates to dentistry. The student will become familiar with the following subjects: Oral histology and embryology, head and neck anatomy, landmarks of the face, oral pathology, microbiology, and pharmacology. DAST 149 Clinical Affiliation I (1CR) Pre: DENT 119, DAST 122, DAST 124, DENT 118 and Acceptance into the Dental Assisting Program Co: DAST 125, DAST 128, DAST 123 This course focuses on the practice of clinical skills and expanded functions of a dental assistant. Students will intern one day per week, (8 hours per day), for eight weeks under the supervision of a dentist. Students will utilize their entry-level and mid-level dental assisting skills as appropriate. Faculty will define expectations, discuss progress, and evaluate experiences using feedback provided from the student mentor in the dental practice. DAST 150 Clinical Affiliation II (5CR) Pre: Successful completion of all required Dental Assisting Program courses. This course focuses on refining the dental assisting skills and expanded functions as a student intern under the supervision of a dentist. Students will utilize their advanced dental assisting skills and will experience the day-to-day operation of the clinical dental assistant’s role in the dental practice. Students will complete a minimum of 240 hours of internship. Faculty will define expectations, discuss progress, and evaluate experiences, using feedback provided by the mentor in the dental practice. Students will be assigned to a minimum of two dental practices. At least 50% of the clinical affiliation will be in a general dentistry practice. Successful completion of this internship is required to graduate from this accredited Dental Assisting Program.