DENA 1781 - Dental Assisting Specialty Internship

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course focuses on the application and practice of dental assisting skills in a specialty dental practice. Students intern in a dental office and are evaluated by the dental practice manager, dentist or dental assistant mentor assigned to them by their clinical site manager. Students must be able to perform physical tasks to complete course requirements.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): DENA 1780
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Concurrently enrolled in DENA 1782

Major Content

Discuss and share experiences from specialty clinical site including a MSDS and hazardous waste review
Discuss effective types of communication skills
Participate in ethical problem solving situations and simulations
Complete National Certification Exam application

Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

Demonstrate ability to assist in at least one of the following specialty practices: prosthodontics, oral surgery, pedodontics, endodontics, periodontics, orthodontics, or public health.
Demonstrate effective patient and dental setting communication skills.
Identify new technology and research in dentistry.
Demonstrate eligibility to take the National Examination.
Demonstrate knowledge of safe handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous waste.

Competency 1 (1-6)
None
Competency 2 (7-10)
None

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DENA 1781 - Dental Assisting Specialty Internship