Dental Assisting (C) Certificate
Purpose Statement
The Dental Assisting Program is competency-based and will teach the appropriate skills, knowledge and perspectives needed to succeed within the dental assisting field. Students will be given the opportunity to attain competence in oral and written communications as well as skills specific to the workplace.
The 40-credit-hour curriculum was developed using the American Dental Association's guidelines and is intended to prepare students for the certification examination through the Dental Assisting National Board. The program also prepares students to become registered dental assistants which, as of September 2006, is required to work as a dental assistant in the state of Texas.
Program of Study
| First Semester | Course | Credit Hours |
| DNTA 1305 | Dental Radiology I | 3 |
| DNTA 1311 | Dental Science | 3 |
| DNTA 1315 | Chairside Assisting | 3 |
| DNTA 1401 | Dental Materials | 4 |
| SPCH 1318 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
Total
Hours: |
16 |
| Second Semester | Course | Credit Hours |
| DNTA 1241 | Dental Laboratory Procedures | 2 |
| DNTA 1245 | Preventive Dentistry | 2 |
| DNTA 1249 | Dental Radiology Techniques | 2 |
| DNTA 1251 | Dental Office Management | 2 |
| DNTA 1353 | Dental Assisting Applications | 3 |
| DNTA 1660 | Clinical I-Dental Assistant | 6 |
Total
Hours: |
17 |
| Summer Semester 1 | Course | Credit Hours |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
Total
Hours: |
3 |
| Summer Semester 2 | Course | Credit Hours |
| DNTA 2461 | Clinical II-Dental Assistant | 4 |
Total
Hours: |
4 |
|
Grand
Total: |
40 |
