DEA 101 Dental Terminology
Includes colloquial versus professional terminology, word elements and structure as they apply to dental terminology.
Start Date: 01/04/2022
Instructor: Tonya Robinson
DEA 102 Principles of Clinical Practice
Includes techniques used in four handed dentistry, instrument identification, and armamentarium for tray set-ups. Covers sterilization and aseptic procedures.
Start Date: 01/04/2022
Instructor: Tonya Robinson
DEA 104 Specialties in Dentistry
Focuses on armamentarium of specific tray set-ups for periodontics, endodontics, and fixed and removable prosthodontics. Examines pediatric dentistry, oral surgery, and implants. Includes diagnosis, treatment, and the dental assistant's role in each specialty.
Start Date: 06/13/2022
Instructor: Roland Martinez
DEA 111 Dental Office Management
Includes office management and clerical practices, scheduling appointments, completing daily records, insurance and tax forms, bookkeeping and recall systems, and ordering supplies.
Start Date: 05/16/2022
Instructor: Roland Martinez
DEA 120 Introduction to Dental Practices
Includes roles and responsibilities of the dental health team; educational background for the various specialties including general practitioner, hygienist, dental assistant; history, legal implications, ethical responsibilities and the role of professional organizations
Start Date: 01/25/2022
Instructor: Roland Martinez
DEA 121 Dental Science I
Includes fundamentals of the oral structures as they apply oral histology, embryology, morphology, pathology, dental anatomy, and dental charting.
Start Date: 03/01/2022
Instructor: Roland Martinez
DEA 122 Dental Science II
Includes survey of human anatomy and physiology, the structure of the head and neck as applied to dental assisting, the function of the maxilla and mandible, processes, foramen, sutures, and major nerve and blood supply.
Start Date: 05/02/2022
Instructor: Roland Martinez
DEA 123 Dental Materials I
Includes survey of human anatomy and physiology, the structure of the head and neck as applied to dental assisting, the function of the maxilla and mandible, processes, foramen, sutures, and major nerve and blood supply.
Start Date: 03/22/2022
Instructor: Tonya Robinson
DEA 124 Dental Materials II
Includes fundamentals of dental materials as they apply to clinical and laboratory applications of hydrocolloid and elastomeric impressions materials, gypsum products, dental waxes, study and final working models, and fabrication of provisional crowns, custom impression trays and bleaching trays.
Start Date: 05/23/2022
Instructor: Tonya Robinson
DEA 125 Dental Radiography
Focuses on the science of radiography, the application of radiographic techniques, and aseptic techniques.
Start Date: 02/14/2022
Instructor: Roland Martinez
DEA 126 Infection Control
Includes basic information concerning infection and disease transmission in the dental office. Emphasizes knowledge of microorganisms, with an emphasis on aseptic techniques, sterilization, and hazardous communication management.
Start Date: 01/04/2022
Instructor: Tonya Robinson
DEA 131 Advanced Dental Radiography
Includes theory and techniques of exposing intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs on adults, children, edentulous, and special needs patients. Covers dental anatomy radiographic interpretation and aseptic techniques. Enables the student to expose radiographs on the x-ray mannequin and patients. Students must be a minimum of eighteen years of age.
Start Date: 06/13/2022
Instructor: Roland Martinez
DEA 132 Medical Emerg in Dental Office
Includes techniques for taking and reading vital signs. Emphasizes recognition, prevention, and management of medical emergency situations in the dental office. Covers completing and updating patient health history. Addresses pharmacology.
Start Date: 01/04/2022
Instructor: Tonya Robinson
DEA 134 Prevent/Nutrition Dentistry
Emphasizes techniques in preventive dentistry to include application of fluoride, pit and fissure sealants, oral home care instruction, diet counseling and nutrition as it applies to dental health. Covers techniques for coronal polishing, extra-oral and intra-oral examination, and dental charting.
Start Date: 04/18/2022
Instructor: Roland Martinez
DEA 101 Dental Terminology
Includes colloquial versus professional terminology, word elements and structure as they apply to dental terminology.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 102 Principles of Clinical Practice
Includes techniques used in four handed dentistry, instrument identification, and armamentarium for tray set-ups. Covers sterilization and aseptic procedures.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 104 Specialties in Dentistry
Focuses on armamentarium of specific tray set-ups for periodontics, endodontics, and fixed and removable prosthodontics. Examines pediatric dentistry, oral surgery, and implants. Includes diagnosis, treatment, and the dental assistant's role in each specialty.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 111 Dental Office Management
Includes office management and clerical practices, scheduling appointments, completing daily records, insurance and tax forms, bookkeeping and recall systems, and ordering supplies.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 120 Introduction to Dental Practices
Includes roles and responsibilities of the dental health team; educational background for the various specialties including general practitioner, hygienist, dental assistant; history, legal implications, ethical responsibilities and the role of professional organizations
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 121 Dental Science I
Includes fundamentals of the oral structures as they apply oral histology, embryology, morphology, pathology, dental anatomy, and dental charting.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 122 Dental Science II
Includes survey of human anatomy and physiology, the structure of the head and neck as applied to dental assisting, the function of the maxilla and mandible, processes, foramen, sutures, and major nerve and blood supply.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 123 Dental Materials I
Includes survey of human anatomy and physiology, the structure of the head and neck as applied to dental assisting, the function of the maxilla and mandible, processes, foramen, sutures, and major nerve and blood supply.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 124 Dental Materials II
Includes fundamentals of dental materials as they apply to clinical and laboratory applications of hydrocolloid and elastomeric impressions materials, gypsum products, dental waxes, study and final working models, and fabrication of provisional crowns, custom impression trays and bleaching trays.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 125 Dental Radiography
Focuses on the science of radiography, the application of radiographic techniques, and aseptic techniques.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 126 Infection Control
Includes basic information concerning infection and disease transmission in the dental office. Emphasizes knowledge of microorganisms, with an emphasis on aseptic techniques, sterilization, and hazardous communication management.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 131 Advanced Dental Radiography
Includes theory and techniques of exposing intra-oral and extra-oral radiographs on adults, children, edentulous, and special needs patients. Covers dental anatomy radiographic interpretation and aseptic techniques. Enables the student to expose radiographs on the x-ray mannequin and patients. Students must be a minimum of eighteen years of age.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 132 Medical Emerg in Dental Office
Includes techniques for taking and reading vital signs. Emphasizes recognition, prevention, and management of medical emergency situations in the dental office. Covers completing and updating patient health history. Addresses pharmacology.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 134 Prevent/Nutrition Dentistry
Emphasizes techniques in preventive dentistry to include application of fluoride, pit and fissure sealants, oral home care instruction, diet counseling and nutrition as it applies to dental health. Covers techniques for coronal polishing, extra-oral and intra-oral examination, and dental charting.
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 181 Internship I: Dental
Provides an opportunity to perform clinical dental assisting skills in a dental office or clinical setting and work toward completing clinical hours required by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) .
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
DEA 182 Internship II: Dental
Provides an opportunity to perform and advance clinical dental assisting skills in a general dental office, specialty office or clinical setting and work toward completing clinical hours required by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA).
Start Date: No upcoming starts available.
