LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULAR GUIDE
Dental Assistant
Certificate of Achievement
Curriculum Code: 0193 (Effective Fall 1999 - Summer 2000)
Dental assistants assist the dentist with the delivery of dental care and
treatment procedures at the chairside in dental offices, public health
clinics, dental schools, and hospitals. This program prepares individuals to
be Registered Dental Assistants responsible for transferring dental
instruments; charting the teeth; preparing and delivering dental materials;
taking impressions and making models of the teeth; placing and removing rubber
dams; placing and removing temporary crowns; and exposing and processing
dental x-ray pictures. Upon graduation from this accredited program one is
eligible to take the state of Michigan written and clinical licensing exams.
Not all courses in this program transfer to all colleges. Students planning
to transfer should see an academic advisor or counselor before enrolling in
any course.
This is a selective admission program. In order to be considered as a
candidate for this program, students must meet basic admission requirements
beyond those required for admission to the college. Many of the courses for
this program are open only to students officially admitted to the Dental
Assistant Program.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the
Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment
and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog.
INFORMATION
The admission and/or graduation requirements for this program may change each
academic year. The program requirements below apply only to those students
who have been admitted to the program for the 1999/2000 academic year. For
the most recent and complete information, interested students should contact
the Admissions Office, Gannon Vocational-Technical Center, Room 232, telephone
number (517) 483-1254. For Dental Assistant career advising information,
contact the Dental Advisor at the Dental Assistant Program office, Arts and
Sciences Building, Room 007F, telephone number (517) 483-1457.
REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION TO THE DENTAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM
For current information about admission requirements, students must contact
the Admissions Office, Gannon Vocational-Technical Center, Room 232, telephone
number (517) 483-1254.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 34.5 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
DADH 128 Dental Radiography 4
DAST 110 Dental Instruments 1
DAST 111 Preclinical Dental Assisting 3
DAST 112 Dental Anatomy 4
DAST 114 Preventive Dentistry & Prc 3
DAST 116 Dental Materials 3
DAST 118 Dental Assisting Principles 1
DAST 120 Clinical Dental Assisting I 6
DAST 126 RDA Procedures - DA 3
DAST 130 Clinical Dental Assisting II 2
DAST 140 Clinical Dental Assisting III 4
EMSB 102 CPR for Health Care Prof 0.5
MINIMUM TOTAL 34.5
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Students begin this program each fall semester and courses are offered once a
year in the following sequence.
I II III
DAST 110 DADH 128 DAST 140
DAST 111 DAST 120
DAST 112 DAST 126
DAST 114 DAST 130
DAST 116
DAST 118
EMSB 102
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