DENT 102 - Pre-Clinical Assisting I

5 Credits
In this course of study, the student begins to acquire appropriate skills to interact with patients, maintain the operating field, use and manipulate dental instrument set-ups, transfer instruments while assisting with dental procedures, and perform other basic chairside procedures. The student also learns dental charting, steps in taking and pouring alginate impressions, and safety/professional/aseptic techniques and procedures. This course is taught at the in-depth level.