DENT 123 — Chairside Theory and Practice I
covers all aspects of the clinical dental assistant’s duties in a general dental practice. It includes lecture, laboratory, and clinical sessions covering infection control procedures, dental instruments, equipment, impression materials, basic lab and chairside procedures (including patient preparation, medical history review, taking vital signs, dental charting, taking impressions, creating study models, and dental amalgam). Occupational safety and infection control is emphasized throughout the course.