Dental Assisting

Dental Assisting

The Occupational Certificate Dental Assisting Program provides quality instruction for an immediate rewarding career in the allied dental health field.

Text Box: JOB OUTLOOK The job outlook for dental assisting in Florida and nationally is excellent. Graduates will find work in general and specialty dental practices, research programs, professional educational programs, community, state, and federal health centers, hospitals, institutions that care for the elderly or disabled persons, prisons, dental products promotion, Federal programs such as VA hospitals and the armed services.

In the state-of-the-art Dental Education Center, students will learn:

· Patient-assistant and assistant-dentist relationships with emphasis on communication and professional skills and ethical roles.

· Principles of infection control and OSHA standards for blood-borne pathogens.

· Pathology of plaque, plaque control, polishing techniques, and desensitization of root surfaces.

· Conventional and digital radiography and interpretation of diagnostic radiographs.

· Dental Office management and emergencies.

· The dental assistant’s legal roles and expanded duties.

Text Box: Requirements for the Dental Assisting Program: *This is a limited admissions program with specific requirements. 1. Achieve a high school diploma or GED. 2. Verification from a licensed dentist or dental hygienist , substantiating completion of at least 16 hours of observation, volunteer service, or work experience. 3. College Entrance Test (SFCC Testing Center 863784-7214): a. Students must have appropriate minimum college placement testing scores for the CPT, ACT, or SAT, b. OR, Students must have already taken and passed Freshman English I (ENC 1101) and/or Prep Algebra (MAT 0024) with a grade of a “C” or higher, c. OR, have an Associate in Arts degree or higher. 4. Applicants must demonstrate competency in basic computer skills in one of three ways: a. Have a passing grade in a computer course on a high school transcript b. Earn a “C” or better in a computer course at the college level c. Take Introduction to Microcomputers during the Dental Assisting Program 5. A completed application for the Dental Assisting Program. (A separate application is required for admission to the College.)

DENTAL ASSISTANT

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE

Program Code: 3450

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Bob Sconyers,

Dental Assisting Instructor

863-453-6661 Ext.7022

Prefix	Number	Course Name	Contact Hours
Fall Semester
DES	0840	Preventive Dentistry	36
DES	0830	Expanded Functions I	20
DES	0830L	Expanded Functions Lab I	16
DEA	0025	Preclinic Orientation	40
DEA	0025L	Preclinic Orientation Lab	30
DES	0800	Intro to Clinical Procedures	32
DES	0800L	Intro to Clinical Procedures Lab	48
DES	0021	Orofacial and Dental Anatomy	48
DES	0200	Dental Radiographic Techniques	32
DES	0200L	Dental Radiographic Tech. Lab	48
DES	0602	Office Emergencies	32
Winter Semester	Winter Semester
DEA	0130	Allied Dental Theory	64
DEA	0800	Clinical Practice I	32
DEA	0800L	Clinical Practice Lab	216
DES	0053	Nitrous Oxide Monitoring	32
DEH	0931	Orthodontics for the Dental Auxiliary	32
DES	0831L	Expanded Functions II Lab	24
DES	0100C	Elements of Dental Materials	30
DES	0200L	Elements of Dental Materials Lab	30
DEA	026	Preclinic Orientation	40
DEA	026L	Preclinic Orientation Lab	30
Spring/Summer Term	Spring/Summer Term
DEA	0801	Clinical Practice II	24
DEA	0801L	Clinical Practice II Lab	246
DES	0501	Dental Office Management	48

APPROXIMATE ADDITIONAL COSTS:
Tuition	$2,189
Uniforms	$250
Insurance and Laboratory fees	$755
Textbooks	$760
Graduation pin	$40
Dental Assisting National Board	$480
Florida criminal background check	$15
TOTAL	$4,489