I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Dental Specialties
2. Course Prefix & Number:
DENT 1132
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Internship Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course is designed to provide the student with a knowledge of terminology, instruments, and procedures in the specialty areas of oral surgery, endodontics, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, and pediatric dentistry.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
DENT 1132 - Dental Specialties
All Credit(s) from the following...
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
DENT 1106 | Dental Orientation & Anatomy | 2 cr. |
7. Other Prerequisites
Grade of “C” or higher in all Fall semester DENT courses except for DENT 1116 Dental Clinic I, which must be a grade of “B” or higher
9. Co-requisite Courses:
DENT 1132 - Dental Specialties
There are no corequisites for this course.
III. Course Purpose
Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
Dental Assisting
|
AAS Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Explain post operative procedures after a dental procedure |
Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Read chapter assignment/follow directions for projects |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
Expected Outcome |
MnTC Goal Area |
1. Demonstrate knowledge in each of the dental specialties |
|
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the assistant’s role in these specialties |
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Identify oral surgery instruments
- Describe oral surgery procedures
- Describe assistant’s duties during oral surgery procedures
- Describe post operative oral surgery instructions
- Explain the treatment for alveolitis
- Identify pediatric dentistry instruments
- Describe pediatric dentistry procedures
- Describe assistant’s duties during pediatric dentistry procedures
- Explain dental trauma situations for the pediatric patient
- Identify orthodontic instruments
- Distinguish orthodontic class occlusion
- Differentiate orthodontic procedures
- Differentiate orthodontic appliances
- Explain orthodontic assistant’s role
- Identify periodontic instruments
- Differentiate periodontal conditions
- Make a distinction of the periodontal procedures
- Explain periodontic assistant’s role
- Demonstrate periodontal dressing procedures
- Explain removable prosthodontic armamentarium
- Differentiate removable prosthodontic procedures
- Identify assistant’s role in removable prosthodontic procedures
- Differentiate fixed prosthodontic procedures
- Differentiate fixed prosthodontic appliances
- Identify assistant’s role in fixed prosthodontic procedures
- Differentiate dental implant procedures
- Identify assistant’s role in dental implant procedures
- Identify endodontic instruments
- Differentiate endodontic procedures
- Identify assistant’s role in endodontic procedures
I. General Information
1. Course Title:
Dental Specialties
2. Course Prefix & Number:
DENT 1132
3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:
Credits: 2
Lecture Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 0
Internship Hours: 0
4. Course Description:
This course is designed to provide the student with a knowledge of terminology, instruments, and procedures in the specialty areas of oral surgery, endodontics, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, and pediatric dentistry.
5. Placement Tests Required:
6. Prerequisite Courses:
DENT 1132 - Dental Specialties
All Credit(s) from the following...
Course Code | Course Title | Credits |
DENT 1106 | Dental Orientation & Anatomy | 2 cr. |
7. Other Prerequisites
Grade of “C” or higher in all Fall semester DENT courses except for DENT 1116 Dental Clinic I, which must be a grade of “B” or higher
9. Co-requisite Courses:
DENT 1132 - Dental Specialties
There are no corequisites for this course.
II. Transfer and Articulation
III. Course Purpose
1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):
Name of Program(s)
|
Program Type
|
Dental Assisting
|
AAS Diploma
|
IV. Learning Outcomes
1. College-Wide Outcomes
College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies |
Students will be able to: |
Demonstrate oral communication skills |
Explain post operative procedures after a dental procedure |
Demonstrate reading and listening skills |
Read chapter assignment/follow directions for projects |
2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of
the course:
Expected Outcome |
MnTC Goal Area |
1. Demonstrate knowledge in each of the dental specialties |
|
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the assistant’s role in these specialties |
|
V. Topical Outline
Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.
1. Lecture Sessions
- Identify oral surgery instruments
- Describe oral surgery procedures
- Describe assistant’s duties during oral surgery procedures
- Describe post operative oral surgery instructions
- Explain the treatment for alveolitis
- Identify pediatric dentistry instruments
- Describe pediatric dentistry procedures
- Describe assistant’s duties during pediatric dentistry procedures
- Explain dental trauma situations for the pediatric patient
- Identify orthodontic instruments
- Distinguish orthodontic class occlusion
- Differentiate orthodontic procedures
- Differentiate orthodontic appliances
- Explain orthodontic assistant’s role
- Identify periodontic instruments
- Differentiate periodontal conditions
- Make a distinction of the periodontal procedures
- Explain periodontic assistant’s role
- Demonstrate periodontal dressing procedures
- Explain removable prosthodontic armamentarium
- Differentiate removable prosthodontic procedures
- Identify assistant’s role in removable prosthodontic procedures
- Differentiate fixed prosthodontic procedures
- Differentiate fixed prosthodontic appliances
- Identify assistant’s role in fixed prosthodontic procedures
- Differentiate dental implant procedures
- Identify assistant’s role in dental implant procedures
- Identify endodontic instruments
- Differentiate endodontic procedures
- Identify assistant’s role in endodontic procedures