It instills in the student an overall awareness of nutrition in dental health and provides practical means of assessing dental patient s diet and lifestyle as well as their impact on dental health through the nutritional process. An introduction to basic clinical assisting skills. Students will assist with introducing the patient to the clinic and operating policies, establishing records, taking vital signs, charting, planning appointments, assisting with or performing certain dental services, performing bookkeeping entries, and dismissing patients. A two-component course consisting of a clinical experience designed to provide each student with additional dental assisting skills. DEA 0850L 195 hrs., 6.5 vocational crs.
Clinical practice is designed as an internship in a private practice of dentistry.
Arrangements are made with each dentist taking part in the program to enable the student to obtain experience in all aspects of dental office proce dures. Each student will be assigned to two offices for a period of three weeks in each office. The purpose of the internship is to advance the student s experience in private practice settings. Opportunities will be provided for appointment scheduling and confirmation, recall systems, telephone procedures, reception and dismissal of patients, bookkeeping, charting, records, operative procedures, care of dental equipment, and laboratory procedures. This course is intended to familiarize the student with the role of microorganisms in health and disease.