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Expanded Duty Dental Assisting
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bestk@sccsc.edu 
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Expanded Duty Dental Assisting

Diploma
Program Start Date: Fall term
Minimum Program Length: 3 consecutive terms, day
    Curriculum
 
Program Description

Expanded duty dental assisting students develop skills to receive and to prepare the patient for treatment, to prepare dental instrument setups, and to assist a licensed dentist in the treatment of patients. As an office manager, the dental assistant is a liaison between the dentist and patients.

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Practical Experiences

Students work in a simulated dental office in the fall and spring semesters on campus to gain clinical skills. Clinical experience is gained in all three terms by rotations in local dental offices.

Professional Opportunities

Chairside dental assistant, receptionist, oral surgery assistant, orthodontic assistant, pediatric dental assistant, endodontist assistant, periodontist assistant and office manager

Unique Issues

Graduates are required to take the Dental Assisting National Board Examination (DANB), a national certification exam to become certified dental assistants. The Expanded Duty Dental Assisting Program is accredited without reporting by:
American Dental Association
Commission on Dental Accreditation
211 East Chicago Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(312) 440-4653
www.ada.org

EEDA Career Cluster

Health Science

Course Requirements for Expanded Duty Dental Assisting
Prerequisites (followed by number of credit hours)
DAT 110 Dental Terminology (3)

 
A. General Education Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
 
CPT 101 Introduction to Computers (3)
ENG 165 Professional Communication (3)
MAT 160 Math for Business and Finance (3)
PSY 201 General Psychology (3)
 
B. Major Courses (followed by number of credit hours)
 
AHS 113 Head and Neck Anatomy (1)
DAT 113 Dental Materials (4)
DAT 115 Ethics and Professionalism (1)
DAT 118 Dental Morphology (2)
DAT 121 Dental Health Education (2)
DAT 122 Dental Office Management (2)
DAT 123 Oral Medicine/Oral Biology (3)
DAT 124 Expanded Functions/Specialties (1)
DAT 127 Dental Radiography (4)
DAT 154 Clinical Procedures I (4)
DAT 164 Clinical Procedures II (4)
DAT 177 Dental Office Experience (7)
 
C. Electives and/or Other Additional Courses Required for Graduation

 

None

Minimum semester credit hours required for graduation: 50