DE 292: Chairside Assisting
Course Objectives: When the course is completed you will be able to:
- demonstrate knowledge of the transmission of various diseases in the dental office.
- take vital signs
- use proper barriers and sterilization methods for self and patient protection.
- employ the OSHA- recommended Universal Precautions.
- identify several emergency conditions that are likely to occur in the dental office and respond to these conditions.
- name and number in the Universal numbering system both primary and permanent teeth.
- clinically chart and record the clinical findings as reported by the dentist.
- record the services rendered properly using the correct abbreviations.
- understand the basics of the dental office as a dental assistant.
General Education Objective(s): When the course is completed you will be able to:
- students will be able to comprehend materials with clarity.
Essentials of Assisting, Bird, Robinson, Sixth Edition.
Incomplete Policy: Students will not be given an incomplete grade in the course without sound reason and documented evidence as described in the Student Handbook. In any case, for a student to receive an incomplete, he or she must be passing the course.
Instructor Requirements
- The Dental Assisting major requires that you make a 74% or better in this class to compete the major successfully.
- There will be on make-up on chapter tests.
- Homework assignments are due the next scheduled class day.
Student Evaluation: Students’ grades will be determined by their average grades in each of the following areas. Each will then be weighted based on the following:
| Questions | 25% |
| Weekly Test | 75% |
Grade Scale:
| Letter Grade | Percentage |
| A | 90-100 |
| B | 80-89 |
| C | 70-79 |
| D | 60-69 |
| F | 59-below |
(tentative and subject to change)
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Week |
Subject Matter |
Assignment |
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One |
Chapter 1 Introduction to Dental Assisting |
TBA
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Two |
Chapter 4 Dental Anatomy |
TBA
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Three |
Chapter 5 Disease Transmission |
TBA
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Four |
Chapter 11 The Dental Patient |
TBA
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Five |
Chapter 12 The Dental Examination |
TBA
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Six |
Chapter 17 Preventive Care |
TBA
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Seven |
Chapter 13 Medical Emergencies in the Dental Office |
TBA
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Eight
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Chapter 16 Oral Radiography |
TBA |
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Nine |
Chapter 21 Restorative Procedures |
TBA
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Ten
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Chapter 21 Restorative Procedures and Review for Final |
TBA |
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Eleven |
Final Exam |
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