EXPANDED DUTY DENTAL ASSISTING

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DESCRIPTION:
A program designed to prepare dental assistants to assist the dentist in patient treatment. Skills in sterilization, dental x-rays, dental laboratory procedures and record keeping are developed.

BEGINNING SEMESTER: Fall

CAMPUS: Airport

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
A minimum of 48 semester credit hours is required for graduation. A minimum grade of "C" must attained in all dental assisting courses.

PROGRAM NOTES:

1. A student wishing to enter Dental Assisting at MTC are admitted as Pre-Health Care Students(HLC6). HLC6 students are required to meet all DTA admissions criteria before they are accepted into the Dental Assisting Program.
2. A pre-admission interview is required prior to acceptance.
3. Dental Assisting courses must be taken in sequence.
4. Students may not repeat a Dental Assisting course more than once, nor may they progress to the next semester until the course is passed.
5. Students may repeat only two Dental Assisting courses.
6. One or more of the objective criteria for admission may be waived or modified for certain highly qualified applicants.
7. Course substitutes must be approved by the Program Director.
8. Transfer of credit for both dental assisting and non-dental assisting courses will be determined by the Program Director.
9. For probation, suspension, and dismissal policies, see the MTC catalog.
10. For academic progression policies, see the MTC catalog.
11. CPR certification and Hepatitis Vaccination are required prior to entering the first clinical term.
12. A student must complete ENG 100 if their WSAMP is not a 30.
13. Students are encouraged to join the Student American Dental Assistants' Association (cost $25) and to participate in its scheduled activities, including attendance at the annual meeting of the South Carolina Dental Assistants' Association. In addition, they are required to participate in scheduled activities, such as visits to elementary schools for dental health educational presentations, and to take three national examinations (ICE, RHS, GC.)
14. For more information visit the Allied Dental Education Programs web page. 

CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
General Education Course Requirements
Course		Prerequisites
ENG 101	English Composition I	ENG 100, RDG 100
MAT 155	Contemporary Mathematics	MAT 100
PSY 201	General Psychology	ENG 032, RDG 100
Major Course Requirements
Course		Prerequisite	Corequisite
DAT 113	Dental Materials	ADMISSION TO PROGRAM	DAT 154
DAT 118	Dental Morphology	ADMISSION TO PROGRAM	DAT 154
DAT 121	Dental Health Education	DAT 113, DAT 118, DAT 154	DAT 174
DAT 122	Dental Office Management	ADMISSION TO PROGRAM
DAT 127	Dental Radiography	BIO 110, DAT 118, DAT 154	DAT 174, DAT 183
DAT 154	Clinical Procedures I	ADMISSION TO PROGRAM	DAT 113, DAT 155, DAT 118
Additional Course Requirements
Course		Prerequisite	Corequisite
BIO 110	General Anatomy And Physiology	RDG 100
DAT 115	Ethics And Professionalism	ADMISSION TO PROGRAM	DAT 154
DAT 123	Oral Medicine/Oral Biology	BIO 110, DAT 118	DAT 174
DAT 174	Office Rotations	DAT 113, DAT 154	DAT 121, DAT 123, DAT 127, DAT 183
DAT 177	Dental Office Experience	DAT 127, DAT 174
DAT 183	Specialty Functions	DAT 113, DAT 154	DAT 127, DAT 174

06/12/06