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
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Dental Assisting, A.A.A.S., Dental Assisting Certificate

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)
Course Outline:
Not Applicable.

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
No
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 0-10%

Group Discussion: 5-25%

Dental Office Work: 75%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Practicum - 1:3 (min.)
Total Practica Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 104300
Course CIP Code: 51.0601
Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

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

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