Dental Assisting Technology and Management

INTRODUCTION

The Applied Technology Diploma in Dental Assisting Technology and Management provides the student with a broad foundation in dental assisting and is designed to prepare the student to master clinical competencies and prepare for all of the roles of a dental assistant. The program uses a combination of lecture, laboratory, simulation, and clinical instruction.

Each program graduate will qualify to sit for the Registered Dental Assistant exam through the American Medical Technologists (AMT). Each graduate will also qualify for the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB).

 

 

Prerequisites (4 cc)		Credit Hours
BSC 2085*	Anatomy and Physiology I	3 cc
BSC 2085L*	Anatomy and Physiology I – Lab	1 cc
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		4 cc
TERM 1 (14 cc) Summer		Credit Hours
DEA 1010	Introduction to Dental Assisting	2 cc
DES 1100C*	Dental Materials	3 cc
DEA 1030	Preclinic	3 cc
DEA 1030L	Pre Clinic Lab	4 cc
DES 1000*	Dental Anatomy	2 cc
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		14 cc
TERM 2 (17 cc) Fall		Credit Hours
DEA1052	Nitrous Oxide Monitoring	1 cc
DEA 1805	Clinical Practice I	2 cc
DEA 1805L	Clinical Practice I Lab	2 cc
DES 2832C	Expanded Functions I	2 cc
DES 1600	Office Emergencies	1 cc
DES 1010*	Head & Neck Anatomy	2 cc
DES 1200C*	Dental Radiography	3 cc
DES 1503	Dental Office Management	1 cc
DEA 1940L	Clinic Preceptorship I	3 cc
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		17 cc
TERM 3 (15 cc) Spring		Credit Hours
DES 2833C	Expanded Functions II	3 cc
DEA 1855	Clinical Practice II	2 cc
DEA 1855L	Clinical Practice II Lab	2 cc
DEA 1936	Dental Assisting Seminar	1 cc
DES 1840	Preventive Dentistry	2 cc
DEA 1941L	Clinic Preceptorship II	5 cc
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS		15 cc
Total Credit Hours for DATM-ATD:		50 cc
	*Credit articulates to Dental Hygiene-AS: Total: 14 cc