DENA 1041 - Chairside Dental Assisting I

1. Introduce student to the care and maintenance of the clinic.
2. Use aseptic techniques on equipment, instruments and supplies.
3. Sanitize, disinfect and sterilize the appropriate pieces of equipment according to ADA, CDC, and OSHA guidelines.
4. Set up procedure trays/organize dental operatory.
5. Demonstrate operation/assistant zones and proper ergonomics in relation to four-handed dentistry.
6. Identify instruments and handpieces and their use.
7. Perform patient admission and dismissing duties.
8. Identify field isolation/practice and perform cotton roll placement for evaluation.
9. Describe practice and perform air/water syringe control and evacuation technique.
10. Identify instrument grasps and perform a variety of instrument transfers.
11. Assist with and perform dental charting of the oral cavity.

1. Demonstrate the differences and uses of sanitation disinfection and sterilization techniques.
2. Adhere to disease protection protocol.
3. Describe rationale of chairside four-handed dentistry
4. Perform instrument transfer for evaluation.
5. Perform cotton-roll placement and air water syringe/evacuation for evaluation.
6. Effectively place high volume suction tips in order to evacuate fluids from the oral cavity.
7. Identify and chart the structures and restoration in the oral cavity.

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