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Sep 07, 2024
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Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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DEN 161 Dental Assisting Practicum 1 Lecture Hours: 1 Lab Hours: 7 Credits: 3
Provides supervised clinical experience in basic chairside assisting procedures, including material manipulation, oral evacuation, instrument transfer, charting and patient management at the Oregon Health Sciences University School of Dentistry.
Prerequisite: Second term standing in the Dental Assisting program. Student Learning Outcomes:
- Participate in basic chairside assisting procedures with an increase in self-confidence and initiative.
- Demonstrate appropriate professional and ethical behaviors.
- Demonstrate knowledge of equipment and instruments needed for various chairside procedures.
- Operate the high and low velocity oral evacuators and the three-way syringe efficiently to maintain a clear operating field. (Psychomotor: Operate)
- Recognize and transfer instruments required for various procedures. (Affective: Receiving)
- Mix dental materials as required for immediate use at chairside. (Psychomotor: Mix)
- Demonstrate dental care that minimizes risk of harm to patient, self, and others.
Content Outline
- Clinical Experience at the Oregon Health Sciences University
- Class Hours
- Clinical experience discussion
- Dental materials review
- Chairside technique review
- Patient management technique
- OSHA regulations and potential environmental hazards
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