DENT 203: Dental Practice Experience

• apply knowledge learned in the formal academic program to the work environment
• perform in a professional and competent manner those traditional and expanded chairside duties legally delegated to the dental assistant and the registered dental assistant
• assume increasing responsibility with less supervision and instruction required
• expose and process all dental radiographs with little supervision
• demonstrate the ability to be part of the dental team in terms of communication, initiative, and productivity
• communicate effectively with the dental patient
• evaluate performance

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1. Orientation
   1. Review chairside techniques and skills
   2. Guidelines and policies for professional conduct
   3. Course requirements
2. General Dental Practice
   1. Orientation to office policies
   2. Patient management
      1. answering telephone
      2. seating a patient
      3. professional conduct
      4. terminology
   3. Sterilization and disinfection
   4. Chairside procedures
   5. General office procedures
   6. Front office procedures
   7. Radiographs
      1. exposing
      2. processing
      3. mounting
      4. digital
3. Specialty Dental Practice
   1. Orientation to office policies
   2. Patient management in pertaining to specialty patients
      1. oral maxillofacial surgery
      2. orthodontic practice
      3. pediatric practice
      4. periodontic practice
      5. geriatric practice
      6. compromised patients
   3. General office policies
   4. Chairside assisting techniques for specialty dentistry
      1. oral maxillofacial surgery
      2. orthodontic
      3. pediatric
      4. periodontic
   5. Radiographs
      1. exposing
      2. processing
      3. mounting
      4. digital