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Associate Degree in Dental Assisting - DVC (Pleasant Hill)
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Associate Degree in Dental Assisting - DVC (Pleasant Hill)

Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill)
Pleasant Hill, CaliforniaUSA
On campus
Full-time
€11,478.80/year
 1307 Points
Duration
2 Years
Language
English
Apply date
Jun 2024
Start date
Aug 2024

Program Description

Graduates of the Associate Degree in Dental Assisting will be fully prepared to take the required written and clinical licensing exams. DVC is extremely proud of its 100% pass rate on the National and Regional Dental Hygiene Board examinations.

With your Associate Degree in Dental Assisting, you will be able to Assume responsibility for disease transmission prevention in the workplace by using universal precautions to protect those entrusted to their care, apply critical thinking and self-assessment skills to enhance learning, research, patient care, professional growth, and continued competency, and Integrate and apply culturally competent communication skills and health literacy to oral health care services, academic endeavors, community projects, and professional activities.

After finishing the two-year program, you can transfer to a public or private university to pursue a degree.

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Curriculum

Courses

Overview of Dental Assisting

Dental Radiography

Infection Control and California Dental Practice Act

Oral and Facial Anatomy and Pathology

Dental Assisting Chairside Skills

Dental Operative and Laboratory Materials

Anatomy, Physiology, Medical Emergencies, and Pharmacology

Dental Office Management

Dental Radiography Laboratory

Advanced Chairside

Transition to Dental Assisting Professional

Learning Outcomes

  • Act as a member of the dental health team and apply professional, ethical, and legal principles while functioning in the role of the registered dental assistant (RDA).
  • Assume responsibility for the prevention of disease transmission by utilizing universal precautions in the work environment to protect those entrusted to their care.
  • Show competence in skills as described in the current California dental practice act. Said professionals should perform with a balance of professionalism and sensitivity characteristic of genuine compassionate care.
  • Exhibit knowledge necessary for successful completion of the California registered dental assistant’s examination and the national certified dental assistant’s examination.
  • Apply critical thinking and self-assessment skills to enhance learning, research, patient care, professional growth, and continued competency.
  • Integrate and apply health literacy and culturally competent communication skills to oral health care services, academic endeavors, community projects, and professional activities.
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