I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Dental Internship

2. Course Prefix & Number:
DENT 1150

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits - Variable: 1-7

4. Course Description:

Internship is an opportunity for students to earn college credit through an individualized occupational experience that recognizes knowledge and skills that can be learned on the job.

5. Placement Tests Required:

Accuplacer (specify test):

No placement tests required

Score:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

7. Other Prerequisites
Grade of “C” or higher in all spring semester DENT courses, including: DENT 1114, 1129, 1133, 1132, DENT 1123 Dental Clinic II must be a grade of “B” or higher.

9. Co-requisite Courses:

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):

Dental Assisting AAS
Dental Assisting Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

College-Wide Outcomes/Competencies	Students will be able to:
Demonstrate interpersonal communication skills	Effectively demonstrate professional, job-related interactions with colleagues in the workplace.
Analyze and follow a sequence of operations	Demonstrate successful completion of a midway and final evaluation on the same dental procedure as evaluated by student's Internship Supervisor.

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

• Demonstrate appropriate soft skills; i.e., punctuality, cooperation, time management;
• Demonstrate ethical decision-making as it relates to the workplace; and
• Demonstrate application of theoretical information from multiple courses in the workplace environment.

V. Topical Outline

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

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

Internship agreement/contract will be created to guide the content/expectations for each individual internship.