I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Dental Clinic I

2. Course Prefix & Number:
DENT 1116

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 8

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 10

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. A Minnesota Department of Human Services Background Study and Fingerprinting will be required for DENT 1116, and will be completed within the few first weeks of the course.

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 fulfills a requirement 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/ HIPAA rules.

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

• Demonstrate knowledge about the profession of dentistry and dental assisting;
• Demonstrate knowledge of common signs and symptoms of medical emergencies and how to recognize them;
• Demonstrate managing medical emergencies in the dental setting;
• Demonstrate knowledge in chairside assisting during general dentistry procedures;
• Demonstrate knowledge in microbiology for the dental setting; 
• Demonstrate knowledge in infection control strategies in the dental setting;
• Demonstrate knowledge in managing patient records in the dental setting;
• Demonstrate knowledge in the performance of laboratory procedures;
• Demonstrate knowledge of indirect patient care procedures;
• Demonstrate general chairside dental assisting procedures;
• Demonstrate dental assisting laboratory procedures;
• Demonstrate direct dental assisting patient care procedures;
• Demonstrate knowledge in expanded dental assisting duties;
• Demonstrate skills in expanded dental assisting duties;
• Demonstrate proper infection control protocols throughout direct patient care procedures; and
• Gain experience in serving the community by performing Service Learning activities.

V. Topical Outline

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

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Characteristics of a professional dental assistant.
2. The dental healthcare team members.
3. The dental equipment and explain their basic function.
4. The morning and evening routines for dental assistants.
5. Gypsum products.
6. Proper hand hygiene for dental assistants.
7. Types of PPE needed for dental assistants.
8. Proper sequence for donning and removing PPE.
9. Prepare the dental treatment area for a patient’s arrival.
10. Operator’s positioning during treatment.
11. The assistant’s positioning during treatment.
12. Viral diseases including Hepatitis, HIV, Herpes, West Nile and influenza.
13. Bacterial diseases including syphilis, MRSA and Legionella pneumophila.
14. Central Lakes Community Dental Clinic requirements for student participation.
15. The two types of oral evacuation systems used in dentistry.
16. Demonstrate the grasp and positioning of the high-volume evacuator tip.
17. Discuss rinsing the oral cavity, including the use of the air-water syringe.
18. Demonstrate and the process of cleaning and disinfecting a treatment room.
19. Name the types of surfaces in the dental office that are typically covered with barriers and demonstrate surface barrier usage in the dental treatment area.
20. Explain the common pulse sites used for taking a pulse and the normal pulse reading when taking a patient’s pulse.
21. Demonstrate the proper technique for taking a pulse and blood pressure.
    Explain the importance of the patient’s medical and dental health history and explain its relevance to dental treatment.
22. Demonstrate a medical and dental health history.
23. Describe the four types of infections.
24. Describe the five ways disease can be transmitted in a dental office.
25. Describe the roles of the CDC and OSHA Blood-Borne Pathogens Standard.
26. Explain ethics, including sources for ethics and the basic principles of ethics.
27. Describe instrument transfer including the three grasps used by the operator. Right-hand and left-hand technique.
28. Demonstrate disinfection of clinical contact surfaces.
29. Describe the difference between disinfection and sterilization.
30. Explain the difference between a disinfectant and an antiseptic.
31. Demonstrate the procedure for oral hygiene patient instruction.
32. Identify the procedure for the oral hygiene instruction.
33. Demonstrate cotton roll isolation technique, Isolite technique and dry-angle isolation technique.
34. Describe the types of matrices used for anterior restorations.
35. Identify the procedure for taking an alginate on a typodont.
36. Assemble a matrix band and universal retainer and wedge for a class II restoration on a typodont.
37. State the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for sterilization and disinfection of patient care items.
38. Discuss the classification of instruments used to determine the type of processing.
39. Explain the three forms of sterilization monitoring.
40. Demonstrate alginate impression pour up using a Whip Mix device.
41. Describe the use of the ultrasonic, autoclave and handpiece equipment.
42. State the professional organizations for dentists, dental assistants, and dental hygienists.
43. Identify the premier infection control educational organization in dentistry.
44. Demonstrate the procedure for taking an alginate on a classmate.
45. Demonstrate wax bite registration.
46. Demonstrate polyvinylsiloxane registration.
47. Describe the components of an OSHA Hazard Communication Program.
48. Explain the purpose of a safety data sheet (SDS).
49. Distinguish between an anatomic and a geometric diagram for charting.
50. Describe the three tooth-numbering systems.
51. Name the six categories of Black’s classification of cavities.
52. Identify and demonstrate the use of charting symbols.
53. Demonstrate pouring up an alginate impression in stone.
54. Discuss microorganisms in dental unit waterlines (DUWL).
55. Describe methods used to reduce bacterial contamination in DUWLs.
56. Describe the process and principles of cavity preparation.
57. Identify the armamentarium and steps of an amalgam procedure.
58. Observe dentistry in a private practice.
59. Describe the types of restorative instruments and their uses.
60. Identify the categories and functions of dental burs.
61. Describe the various handpieces and attachments.
62. Identify dental instruments.
63. Demonstrate whitening tray construction-classmate.
64. Identify dental dam procedures.
65. Demonstrate dental dam isolation techniques.
66. Explain each form in the patient record.
67. Describe the standards and criteria for data entered in a clinical record.
68. Demonstrate clinical data entry.
69. Participate in 5 hours of service learning projects*
70. Demonstrate participation in professional development activities*
71. Display professionalism*
72. Identification of emergency kit items.
73. Identify normal vital signs
74. Explain the office emergency routine, and how to recognize and manage a variety of medical emergencies.

*Ongoing performance objectives throughout the semester

2. Laboratory/Studio Sessions

1. Clinic Safety
2. Handwashing and PPE
3. Dental equipment
4. Sterilization Center Protocols
5. Unit Disinfection
6. Barriers and Unit Disposables
7. Seating the Dental Patient
8. Creating the Patient Record
9. Ergonomics
10. Vital Signs
11. Oral Hygiene Instructions
12. Instrument Transfer
13. Basic Instrumentation
14. Moisture Control
15. Oral Evacuation
16. Alginate Impressions
17. Wax Bite
18. Pouring Impressions
19. Local Anesthetic Syringe
20. Amalgam Procedure
21. Model Trimming
22. Intraoral Camera
23. Oral Landmarks
24. Dental Charting
25. Dental Dam