DAA 122 - Applied Principles of Dental Assisting I

Description
This course is designed to provide students with chair side assisting skills in a dental setting. The weekly lecture allows students the opportunity to share dental office practices and to connect laboratory and clinical experience with each other.

Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 3

School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Dental Auxiliaries
Discipline: DAA

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20240306T09:07:06
Course Review & Revision Year: 2028-2029

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Practicum - 1:3 (min.)

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA

Course Learning Outcomes:
1. Student will have completed a minimum of 55 hours of chairside dental assisting skills in an assigned general dental office. (CODA Standard 2-22, 2-23, 2-24)

2. Student will demonstrate professional behavior, that includes self awareness of implicit bias, at all times in assigned dental practice as evidenced by office evaluation forms. (CODA Standard 2-29)

3. Student will be able to assess their performance and problem solve patient related chair-side situations that are encountered during their internship. (CODA Standard 2-20)

4. Student will be able to demonstrate effective communication skills (CODA Standard 2-20)

Approved for Online Delivery?: No

Course Outline:
Not Applicable.

Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None

Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 0-10%

Group Discussion: 5-25%

Dental Office Work: 75%

Mandatory Course Components:
None

Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): None
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: N/A
Consent to Enroll in Course: Department Consent Required

Total Practica Hours Per Week: 3
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Certification/License Requirement (list below), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: GRCC employs competent faculty members qualified to accomplish the mission and goals of the institution. When determining acceptable qualifications of its faculty, and in compliance with Higher Learning Commission standard 3.c.2, GRCC gives primary consideration to those applicants with an earned Master’s degree or higher in a discipline related field. GRCC also considers professional experiences, professional licensure and certifications, related work experiences in the field and contributions to the teaching discipline.

Those faculty who do not possess the minimum educational requirement of a Master’s degree, either possess required licensure or certification, and/or related work experience (a minimum of 4,000 hours).

1. Current CDA license

2. Current RDA (State of MIchigan) license

Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit Accepted: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
Dental Assisting, A.A.A.S., Dental Assisting Certificate
People Soft Course ID Number: 104300
Course CIP Code: 51.0601

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Departments?: NA
Corporate Articulation Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Companies?: NA