I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Dental Clinic I

2. Course Prefix & Number:
DENT 1116

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 7

Lecture Hours: 4

Lab Hours: 6

4. Course Description:

This course is designed to give the student a practical application of chair-side procedures within a clinical environment. It will emphasize those procedures considered expanded functions in the state of Minnesota.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Dental Assisting, AAS and Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills	Demonstrate giving patients oral health care instructions/post operative instructions.
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Follow step by step directions for clinical procedures
Apply ethical principles in decision-making	Describe and maintain patient confidentiality/ HIPPA rules

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Describe the characteristics of a professional dental assistant;
• List the members of the dental healthcare team the minimal education requirements for each member of the dental healthcare team;
• Describe the goal of ergonomics in the dental office;
• Explain how to prepare the dental treatment area for a patient’s arrival;
• List the clinical equipment most commonly found in the dental treatment area and their basic functions;
• List the four vital signs routinely taken in the dental office;
• Identify and discuss the five major groups of microorganisms;
• Describe the modes of disease transmission;
• Explain the CDC guidelines for disinfecting clinical contact surfaces;
• Discuss ethics, including sources for ethics, the basic principles of ethics, and why continuing education is an important obligation for dental assistants;
• Describe the use of a matrix system in class II, III, and IV restorations;
• List the seven steps involved in processing dental instruments;
• Discuss the steps of coronal polishing, including safety precautions, correct sequence, flossing after polishing, and evaluation of polishing;
• Identify four professional sources for dental information;
• Discuss the proper use and handling of hazardous chemicals;
• Discuss the role of the dental assistant in the clinical examination of the oral cavity;
• List the examination instruments, hand cutting instrument, restorative instruments and their uses;
• Discuss dental handpieces, including low-speed handpiece and attachments, and high-speed handpiece use in dentistry;
• Demonstrate knowledge in the performance of laboratory procedures;
• Explain the importance of a patient’s dental record, including patient compliance, its legal significance, and how the dentist uses the record to manage patient treatment;
• Discuss the differences in assisting with the different classes of permanent restorations;
• Demonstrate knowledge in direct patient care procedures; and
• Explain the role of biofilm in dental unit water line contamination.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Primary and permanent universal numbering system
2. Characteristics of a professional dental assistant
3. Dental healthcare team members
4. Dental equipment and their function
5. Morning and evening routines for dental assistants
6. Hand hygiene
7. Dental treatment area
8. Gypsum products
9. Five major groups of microorganisms
10. Viral diseases including Hepatitis, HIV, Herpes, West Nile and Influenza
11. Bacterial disease including Syphilis, MRSA, and Legionella Pneumophilia
12. Oral evacuation systems in dentistry
13. Infection control practices in dentistry
14. Central Lakes Community Dental Clinic student requirements
15. Vital signs
16. Medica and dental history
17. Disease transmission in a dental office
18. Oral hygiene procedures
19. CDC and OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
20. Basic principles of ethics
21. CDC guidelines for disinfecting clinical contact surfaces
22. Instrument transfer techniques in dentistry
23. Alginate impression
24. Matrix systems
25. Isolation techniques in dental treatment
26. Disinfectants and antiseptics
27. Sterilization equipment use in dentistry
28. CDC guidelines for sterilizaiton and disinfection of patient care items
29. Professional resources for the dental healthcare team
30. OSHA Hazard Communication Program
31. Mechanical Polish
32. Safety Data Sheet use
33. Anatomic and Geometric tooth charting
34. Black's cavity classification system
35. Tooth charting symbols
36. Dental Unit water lines
37. Amalgam restoration procedure
38. Restorative instruments used in dentistry
39. Dental burs in dentistry
40. Dental handpieces in dentistry
41. Dental dam
42. Topical fluoride
43. Local anesthetic
44. Service learning participation

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. Dental equipment use
2. Hand hygiene for dental assistants
3. Personal protective equipment for dental assistants
4. Oral evacuation on a typodont
5. Air water syringe use during treatment
6. Infection control for the operatory
7. Dental treatment area set up for a patient's arrival
8. Operator positioning during dental treatment
9. Assistant positioning during dental treatment
10. Pre-cleaning and disinfection of a treatment room
11. Surface barriers for a treatment room
12. Vital signs, blood pressure, pulse and respirations
13. Instrument transfer
14. Oral hygiene instructions
15. Isolation techniques in dental treatment
16. Coronal polishing on a typodont
17. Alginate impression on a typodont
18. Dental clinic observation
19. Alginate impression on a classmate
20. Wax bite registration on a classmate
21. Polyvinylsiloxane bite registration on a classmate
22. Dental dam on a typodont
23. Topical fluoride application on a typodont
24. Local anestheic syringe assemble
25. Class II matrix system application on a typodont
26. Whipmix device for an alginate impression
27. Whitening tray construction
28. Instrument processing
29. Sterilization equipment: Ultrasonic, Assistina, Statim, Midmark M11
30. Clinical professionalism