12/26/2024 8:19:52 PM	DA 66.1A Course Outline as of Fall 2012	New Course (First Version)
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  DA 66.1A	Title:  CLINICAL PRACTICE 1
Full Title:  Clinical Practice 1
Last Reviewed:9/23/2024

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	1.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	17.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	6.00		17.5 min.	Lab Scheduled	105.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	7.00			Contact Total	122.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  35.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade Only
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Clinical practice in patient management and the chairside assisting dental students at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, and the University of the Pacific Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry.  Practice in working as part of a complete dental team in private/general practice dentistry offices in Sonoma County.  Continuation of the development of skills in radiography.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion or Current Enrollment in DA 62 ( or DNA 62)

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:
Acceptance into the Dental Assistant Program

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Clinical practice in patient management and the chairside assisting dental students at the University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, and the University of the Pacific Arthur Dugoni School of Dentistry.  Practice in working as part of a complete dental team in private/general practice dentistry offices in Sonoma County.  Continuation of the development of skills in radiography.

(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion or Current Enrollment in DA 62 ( or DNA 62)
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:Acceptance into the Dental Assistant Program
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2012	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.Work as a member of the dental health team in patient care facilities.

2.Perform the duties of a chairside dental assistant in a general dentistry practice.

3.Perform sterilization and laboratory duties.

4.Compare experiences in various clinical settings.

5.Perform 2 coronal polish procedures under the supervision of a dentist.

6.Demonstrate skills in performing Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) examination tasks at the novice level.

7.Demonstrate at the novice level clinical performance documentation.

Topics and Scope

1. Orientation to the Dental Schools

    A.  Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements

    B.  State regulations

    C.  School policies

 

2   Clinical Performance

    A.  General duties

    B.  RDA functions

    C.  Coronal Polish

     D.  Aseptic techniques

 

3. Performance Evaluations

    A.  Dental students

    B.  Private practice

 

4   Site Research Reports

    A.  Dental materials and products

    B.  Dental techniques

Assignments:

Assignments:

1.   Weekly experiential essays.

2.   Weekly record of clinical procedures performed.

3.   Students written goals.

4.   Reports describing one new procedure and one new material (1-2 pages each).

5.   Perform dental assisting duties (6 hours a week)

6.   Written self evaluation - mid semester (1-3 pages).

7.   Coronal Polish on 2 Patients - Documented.

8.   3-5 Quizzes

9.   Final exam.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 15 - 25%
Clinical Procedures; Self-Evaluation; Essay; Writing Goals and Reports
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 60 - 70%
Clinical performance and evaluations
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 5 - 10%
Quizzes and exams
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Class discussion and class participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Modern Dental Assisting, Torres and Ehrlich, Bird, D. and Robinson, D. 2012,  10th Ed.

Elsevier Publisher

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