Recommended Sequence of Courses
Program of Study: Dental Assisting (Extended-22-month)Course Offerings subject to change. Please consult the current Schedule of Classes.
Department: Health SciencesThis document is for planning purposes only and is not a guarantee of course offerings
Coordinator: chatrick@santarosa.edu
Term Effective: Fall 2014
* denotes a required course.Students are strongly advised to meet with a counselor for educational planning
   

Semester 1
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
DA60*APPLIED DENTAL SCIENCE3.00Fall 2025DE51
DA69*CHAIRSIDE SKLS WKSP0.50DE51 AND DA60
DA50*INTRO DENTAL PROFESSION2.00Fall 2025DE51Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent
DE51*OCCUP HEALTH AND SAFETY2.00Fall 2025DE55A
DE55A*INTRO DENTAL RADIOLOGY2.00Fall 2025DE51
Total Semester Units:9.50
Semester 2
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
DA67*DENTAL OFFICE MGT2.00DA60 AND DE55A
DE55B*DENTAL RADIOLOGY 22.00Spring 2025DE55AYESYES
Total Semester Units:4.00
Semester 3
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
DA61*INTRO TO CHAIRSIDE D A3.00DA50 AND DA60
DA62*INTRO DENTAL PROC3.00Fall 2025DE51
Total Semester Units:6.00
Semester 4
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
DA63*DENTAL SPECIALTIES3.00Spring 2025DA62YESYESYES
DA64*ADV DENTAL ASSISTNG2.00Spring 2025DA62YESYES
DA65*DENTAL SCIENCE3.00Spring 2025DA60YESYES
DA66.2*CLINICAL PRACTICE 13.00Spring 2025DA62 AND DE55A AND DA66.2LYESYES
Total Semester Units:11.00
Semester 5
Course NumberCourse TitleUnitsSemester OfferedPrerequisitesAdvisoriesIn PersonOnlineHybridBlendedDayEveningWeekend
DA66.2L*CLINICAL PRACTICE 25.50Spring 2025DA66.2 AND DA62 AND DE55AYESYES
Total Semester Units:5.50
Recommended course sequence units total:36.00
Minimum units to meet certificate requirements:44.00
Key:
In Person=Face to Face
Online=Fully Online, no mandatory face to face.
Hybrid=At least 51% online
Blended=Majority face to face