DENA 1012 - Dental Assisting Pre-Clinic II

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course is the second in a 2-part series that helps prepare the student for clinical activities. Topics include intraoral and extraoral diseases, medical emergencies in the dental office, dental disease transmission concepts and prevention, OSHA guidelines, pharmacology to include drugs and medications used frequently in dentistry, and how to care for the medically and physically compromised patient. Students must be able to perform physical tasks to complete course requirements. Acceptance in the Dental Assisting program is required.

 
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1020 or 1021 with a grade of C or higher; and COMM 1021, COMM 1031, COMM 1041 or COMM 1051 with a grade of C or higher
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Concurrently enrolled in DENA 1000  and DENA 1011 .

Major Content

1. Body defenses-repair, antibodies, resistance and allergy
2. Oral pathology and how it relates to the dental profession
3. The assistant’s role in the intra and extra oral examination
4. Tooth diseases and dental disturbances
5. Benign oral tumors and prevention
6. Common medical emergencies in the dental setting
7. Disease transmission prevention and precautions
8. Pharmacology, including drugs used in the dental profession, antibiotics and other therapeutic agents
9. Infectious and hazardous waste and equipment for removal
10. Microbiology and disease producing viruses and bacteria
11. OSHA guidelines for the dental personnel
12. Standard and Universal precautions and personal protective equipment
13. Performing a safe wheelchair transfer
14. Techniques for aseptic conditions - including SDS information
15. Techniques for disinfecting and sanitizing
16. Major medical disorders that may affect the treatment plan for the medically compromised patient
17. Dentistry and dental care in various cultures

1. Describe the dental professional roles in the oral examination.
2. Identify causes and effects of diseases of the oral cavity.
3. Identify developmental disturbances of the oral and maxillofacial region.
4. Describe oral cancers and prevention.
5. Define key terms in the prevention of disease transmission, oral pathology, medical emergencies in the dental setting, and dental pharmacology.
6. Describe the methods of infection transmission
7. Describe infectious diseases concerning the dental health professional.
8. Explain infection control and hazard control techniques.
9. Describe job categorization.
10. Identify standard and universal precautions.
11. Explain the OSHA hazard communication program and the Globally harmonized System of Classification.
12. Describe sanitizing, disinfecting, and sterilizing techniques.
13. Identify drugs used in the dental profession.
14. Describe contraindications and side effects of medications.
15. Describe legal responsibilities of the dental team.
16. Demonstrate knowledge of the medically and physically compromised patient.
17. Demonstrate knowledge of safe wheelchair transfer.
18. Research and report on dentistry and healthcare in different cultures.

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