Dental Assisting Degree
Dental Assisting prepares the student to assist the dentist during patient treatment procedures. Classroom, lab and clinical instruction provide students with a broad background in all aspects of Dentistry. Clinical internship is provided by area dental offices under the guidance of dentists and assistants in the communities throughout the district. The program also includes courses which teach expanded functions for dental assistants who have demonstrated proficiency through education.
Courses
- PSYH 101 — Psychology
- DNTA 110 — Dental Science I
- DNTA 112 — Dental Anatomy and Physiology
- DNTA 114 — Dental Materials I
- DNTA 133 — Therapeutics & Emergencies
- DNTA 126 — Dental Terminology
- DNTA 128 — Dental Assisting Procedures I
- DNTA 130 — Dental Radiology I
- DNTA 135 — Infection Control
- DNTA 111 — Dental Science II
- DNTA 122 — Dental Ethics and Jurisprudence
- DNTA 129 — Dental Assisting Procedures II
- DNTA 127 — Dental Expanded Functions
- DNTA 131 — Dental Radiology II
- DNTA 139 — Dental Prevention
- COMM 204 — Interpersonal Communication
- DNTA 132 — Dental Materials II
- DNTA 140 — Dental Office Management
- DNTA 141 — Dental Nutrition
- DNTA 136 — Clinical Practice
- DNTA 142 — Dental Board Review
- HLTH 102 — Human Health and Wellness
- ENGL 101 — English Composition
- SOCO 101 — Sociology
- ACCT-100 — Accounting Principles
- AGRC 212 — Applied Mathematics for Agriculture
- BIOL 101 — Biology
- BIOL 102 — Biology
- BIOL 103 — Botany
- BIOL 104 — Zoology
- BIOL 117 — Systemic Human A & P
- BIOL 121 — Anatomy and Physiology
- BIOL 122 — Anatomy and Physiology
- BIOL 125 — Human Biology
- BIOL 146 — Environmental Biology
- BIOL 215 — Microbiology
- BUSN 149 — Business Mathematics
- CHEM 101 — Fundamentals of Chemistry
- CHEM 103 — Introductory General Chemistry
- CHEM 111 — General Chem I (Inorganic Chem I)
- CHEM 112 — General Chem II (Inorganic Chem II)
- CHEM 208 — Organic Chemistry I
- CHEM 209 — Organic Chemistry II
- CHEM 210
- CITP 155 — Programming I
- DFTG 122 — CAD-Theory & Practice I
- ENGR 103 — Engineering Graphics & CAD
- GEOG 101 — Physical Geography
- MATH 101 — Basic Mathematics
- MATH 102 — Elementary Algebra
- MATH 107 — Intermediate Algebra
- MATH 130 — Intro. to Contemporary Mathematics
- MATH 134
- MATH 135
- MATH 136 — General Statistics
- MATH 143 — Finite Mathematics
- MATH 160
- MATH 166 — Calculus and Analytical Geometry I
- MATH 170 — Math for Elementary Teachers I
- MATH 172 — Math for Elementary Teachers II
- MATH 236 — Linear Algebra
- MATH 246 — Calculus for Business & Social Science
- MATH 267 — Calculus and Analytical Geometry II
- MATH 268 — Calculus and Analytical Geometry III
- MATH 269 — Differential Equations
- PHYS 101 — Physics
- PHYS 102 — Physics
- PHYS 201
- PHYS 202
- PSCI 101 — Astronomy
- PSCI 103 — Geology
- PSCI 120 — General Physical Science
- PSCI 180 — Atmospheric Science
- TECM 110 — Technical Mathematics
- TECM 118
- TECP 107 — Technical Physics