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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
DA 66.1B | Title:
CLINICAL PRACTICE 2 |
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Full Title:
Clinical Practice 2 |
Last Reviewed:8/26/2024 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 5.50 | Lecture Scheduled | 1.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 17.50 |
Minimum | 5.50 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 9 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 13.50 | | Contact DHR | 236.25 |
| Contact Total | 14.50 | | Contact Total | 253.75 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 35.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 288.75 | |
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:
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Performance of entry level clinical skills in private, general and specialty dental offices in Sonoma County. Experience in chairside techniques with the emphasis on performance of the Registered Dental Assisting (RDA) tasks. Weekly seminars to evaluate and review RDA examination application.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of DA 66.1A and DE 55B
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Acceptance to the Allied Dental Programs
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Performance of entry level clinical skills in private, general and specialty dental offices in Sonoma County. Experience in chairside techniques with the emphasis on performance of the Registered Dental Assisting (RDA) tasks. Weekly seminars to evaluate and review RDA examination application.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of DA 66.1A and DE 55B
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:Acceptance to the Allied Dental Programs
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Summer 2012 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Demonstrate ethics and professionalism as a member of the dental healthcare team.
2. Function as a chairside dental assistant in both general and specialty dental practices.
3. Perform instrument processing procedures.
4. Perform all Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) tasks under the appropriate level of
supervision.
5. Preparation for the California Registered Dental Assistant examinations.
Topics and Scope
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I. Ethics and Professionalism
A. Personal hygiene
B. Grooming
C. Program policies
D. American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) Code of Ethics
II. Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) Clinical Exam
A. Application process
B. Scope of exam
C. Preparation
D. Exam kit (equipment) rental
III. Clinical Proficiency*
A. General duties
B. RDA functions
1. Pit and fissure sealants
2. Coronal polishing
3. Radiation safety
C. Aseptic techniques
IV. Standards and Criteria for Evaluation of Clinical Performance
A. Self-evaluation
B. Internership site supervisor evaluation
C. Instructor evaluation
*Presented in lecture and performed in lab
Assignments:
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Lecture Related Assignments:
1. Clinical Goals-each rotation (2)
2. Student Summary-Self Evaluation (2)
3. Specialty Practice Techniques Report (1)
4. Office Management Report (1)
5. Student Performance Evaluation-each rotation (2)
6. Clinical Site Evaluation (2)
7. Log of clinical hours and procedures
Lab Related Assignments:
1. Completion of required clinical hours
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 10 - 20% |
Clinical goals, clinical site evaluation, office management and technique reports and log of hours and clinical procedures, student self-evaluation | |
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 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 0 - 0% |
None | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 80 - 90% |
Completion of all site evaluations in each clinical setting and completion of all clinical hours. | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Modern Dental Assisting. 12th ed. Bird, Doni and Robinson, Debbie. Elsevier. 2018
Instructor prepared materials
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