DENA 101L
Orientation To Dental Assisting Lab
Syllabus – Fall 2006
Credits included with DENA 101
Instructor Tonja Bowcut
732-6708
Cell 431-2324
Aspen 159
Phone
Office
August 21, 2006
Start
Date
Email
Office
Hours
Class
room
End
Date
tbowcut@csi.edu
Vary
Posted by office door
Aspen 182
Tuesday or Friday 2 to 4 p.m.
December 14, 2006
Description:
This course is the skills laboratory portion of DENA 101, which is designed to introduce
the student to skills needed in a dental office. The student will be introduced to common
procedures, materials, and equipment used in basic dental procedures. Sterilization,
infection control, legalities, and responsibilities of a dental assistant are included in this
course.
Pre-requisites & Other requirements:
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Acceptance in the Dental Assisting Program
Enrolled in DENA 101
Current CPR certification
Current immunizations and Hepatitis vaccine
Current health insurance
Required Textbooks and Supplies:
All texts used in DENA 101
Barrier Kit
Royal blue scrub pant & print jacket (See Dental Assisting Program Student Handbook)
Goals:
1. Identify basic dental procedures and the instruments, materials, and equipment
used with each procedure.
2. Demonstrate personal protection, infection control, and disinfection and
sterilization techniques.
3. Interpret charted dental conditions and chart conditions using appropriate charting
symbols, abbreviations and codes on an anatomic and geographic diagrams.
Objectives:
Upon the completion of this course the student will:
1. Demonstrate applying disclosing solution, tooth brushing and flossing techniques,
and fluoride application.
2. Demonstrate proper hand washing and donning of personal protective equipment.
3. Prepare the treatment room and seat a dental patient.
4. Dismiss a dental patient, clean and disinfect the treatment room.
5. Demonstrate the treatment of contaminated trays in the sterilization area.
6. Prepare a patient health history and take & record patient vital signs.
7. Demonstrate the administration of oxygen is an emergency situation.
8. Demonstrate the exchange of dental instruments using the one-handed and the
two-handed transfers in a safe and efficient manner.
9. Demonstrate tip placement for oral evacuation and use of the three-way syringe.
10. Place a rubber dam.
11. Prepare an anesthetic syringe.
12. Assist with the administration of topical and local anesthetics.
13. Complete tray set-ups for specific procedures.
14. Assemble and place a matrix band and retainer.
15. Record the charting of an oral examination.
Outcomes Assessment:
Competency sheets that are provided in the Workbook to Accompany Torres and Ehrlich
Modern Dental Assisting, Eighth Edition, are used to evaluate the student. The student, a
peer, and the instructor all use the same sheet to evaluate the procedure performed. The
student is given two attempts to receive a passing score of eighty percent or above.
Attendance:
Attendance is not an option; it is mandatory and is used as a portion of the final grade.
Completion of the skills covered in the lab is part of the requirements to successfully
pass. If a class period is missed the skills learned and evaluated must be made up with the
instructor during a time other than the normally scheduled lab time. Failure to complete
the skills within the specified time frame will result in an “unsatisfactory” lab grade and
dismissal from the program. With permission of the instructor students may attend
additional lab classes or switch lab days.
Assignments:
Most assignments will be done as a part of the class lab, however various outside
assignments will be given, as the instructor deems necessary. All assignments are due at
the next scheduled class period, unless otherwise specified. If an assignment is late and
an extension has not been issued, 10% of the total points will be deducted each day up to
the 5th day. No credit will be given after 5 days, however the assignment must still be
completed and turned in to meet class requirements.
Examinations:
The only examination given will be the final lab assessment the last two weeks of the
semester. The final exam must be passed with an 80% or above to continue in the Dental
Assisting Program.
Grading Scale:
The skills laboratory accounts for 35% of the total grade received in DENA 101.
Attendance, competency sheet scores and the final exam are used to determine the grade
received. The final exam must be passed with an 80% or above to continue in the Dental
Assisting Program.
Resources:
Same as DENA 101
Other Policies and Procedures:
The Dental Assisting Program Student Handbook will be followed for any policy or
procedure not outlined previously.
DENA 101L – Orientation to Dental Assisting Lab
Week of:
Topic
Required Reading &
Assignments
August 26 - 30, 2002
The Dental Profession
September 2 - 6, 2002
Oral Health
September 9 - 13, 2002
Ethics & Jurisprudence
September 16 - 20, 2002
Microbiology
September 23 - 27, 2002
Infection Control and
Hazardous Materials
September 30 –
October 4, 2002
Disinfection & Sterilization
October 7 - 11, 2002
Patient Care
October 14 - 18, 2002
Moisture Control
October 21 - 25, 2002
Pain and Anxiety Control
October 28 –
November 1, 2002
November 4 - 8, 2002
Pharmacology
November 11 - 15, 2002
November 18 - 22, 2002
Chairside Instruments and
Tray Systems
NO LAB – Thanksgiving
Essentials – Ch. 1
Comprehensive – Ch. 1
Workbook – Ch. 1
Essentials – Ch 17
Comprehensive – Ch 2
Workbook – Ch 2
Essentials – Ch. 6
Comprehensive – Ch 31
Terminology – Ch. 5
Essentials Ch. 6
Comprehensive – Ch 8
Terminology – Ch 5
Essentials – Ch 6
Comprehensive – pg 152161 & Ch 10
Essentials – Ch. 7 & 8
Comprehensive – pg 161176
Essentials – Ch. 11
Comprehensive – Ch 11
Workbook – Ch. 11
Essentials – Ch. 10
Comprehensive – pg 266 –
272
Workbook – Ch. 14
Essentials – Ch. 14
Comprehensive – Ch.16
Comprehensive – Ch. 12
Terminology – Ch. 17
Essentials – Ch 14
Comprehensive – Ch 13
Terminology – Ch. 18
Comprehensive – Ch 15
Workbook – Ch 15
November 25 - 29, 2002
LAB REVIEW
Emergency Management
December 2 - 6, 2002
LAB SKILLS EXAM
December 9 - 13, 2002
LAB SKILLS EXAM
December 16 – 20, 2001
FINALS WEEK
Examinations: