This information enables students to manage an inventory and handle, store, and manipulate products. This laboratory course provides an opportunity for students to manipulate a variety of materials commonly used in dental practice and to become skilled in providing consistently useable mixes. Health and safety standards and infection control procedures are stressed. This course consists of a series of demonstrations and practice sessions designed to help students learn and develop skills required for chairside dental assisting. Proper infection control procedures are practised.
Students also learn how to maintain supplies and equipment.
Theory and practical applications are integrated by role playing and procedure simulations. I Students work in teams to integrate the theory behind chairside assisting with development of skills by working with dental practitioners and clients in Algonquin's dental clinic during provision of basic restorative and simple surgical procedures. Responsibilities also include treatment room and equipment preparation and post-treatment clean up of instruments and treatment facilities. The course focuses on understanding and on changing human behaviours. Three of the four hours per week are devoted to general education topics such as conditioning, learning, human development and cross-cultural communications.