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COURSE SYLLABUS TITLE OF COURSE INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL PRACTICES PREFIX/NUMBER DEA 120 INSTRUCTOR Rita Ohrdorf, CDA, RDH, MA DAYS/TIME Tuesday – 11:30 am to 12:20 pm BUILDING/ROOM TE 139 INSTRUCTOR OFFICE HOURS: M T W R F Phone Number – Ms. Rita Ohrdorf 549-3256 Pueblo Community College is an equal opportunity educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability in its activities, programs, or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, Age Discrimination Act, and Title II of the ADA. The College has designated the Director of Human Resources as its Affirmative Action Officer with the responsibility to coordinate its civil rights compliance activities and grievance procedures. For information, contact the Human Resources Office, 900 West Orman Avenue, Room CA-210, Pueblo, CO 81004, (719) 549-3220; or the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Region VIII, Federal Office Building, 1244 North Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-2512, (303) 844-5695 (TDD – (303) 844-3417). TDD may be accessed through the PCC Human Resources Office. COURSE SYLLABUS 1. TITLE OF COURSE: INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL PRACTICES PREFIX/NUMBER: DEA 120 CREDIT HOURS: 1 2. PREREQUISITE: 3. RESOURCES NEEDED: TEXT: Torres & Erhlich Modern Dental Assisting, Bird/Robinson, Saunders and Company, 7th Edition, 2002 Modern Dental Assisting Workbook SUPPLIES: 4. COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course includes roles and responsibilities of the dental health team; educational background for the various specialties: general practitioner, hygienist, and dental assistant, history, legal implications, ethical responsibilities, and the role of professional organizations. 5. COURSE GOAL: Introduction to Dental Practices is designed to help students interested in dental assisting to formulate specific goals and choices when choosing a career. The material presented in class relates to the foundations of dental assisting and when completed will clarify questions dealing with the profession of dental assisting. This course carries one credit hour for a total of 15 contact hours. Transferability of credit depends on the institution to which the student plans to transfer. 6. COURSE OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: At the completion of the course, the student should be able to: A. Recognize professions of all dental health team members. B. Identify the dentist and his/her training. C. Identify the dentist’s professional affiliations. D. Identify the different specialties of dentistry. E. Recognize the hygienist and his/her training. F. Identify the hygienist’s professional affiliations. G. Recognize the dental technician and his/her training. H. Identify the dental assistants’ professional affiliations I. Distinguish the differences of educational training of the dental assistant J. Understand the various types of accreditation and benefits to the student. K. Review and identify the exam content and certification requirements for dental assistants by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB). L. Define terms relating to professional status. M. Explore knowledge about the progression of the dental profession through history. N. Write and/or present a report on the important history of founders, researchers and their inventions in dentistry related to equipment, instruments and materials. (Ex. G.V. Black, Amalgam and Radiology). Instructor to determine topics. O. Identify early times to current times the major contributors to the profession of dentistry. P. Identify early times to current times the contributions that have been made to the profession of dentistry. Q. Recognize ethical and lawful implications of the dental health team. R. Define terminology relating to ethics and jurisprudence. S. Define the terms: Risk management, licensure, implied consent, informed consent, abandonment, acts of commission, acts of omission, duty of care, ethics, jurisprudence, malpractice, negligence, res gestae, and respondent superior, along with the correct spelling and knowledge of these terms related to this course. T. Identify the legal aspects of dentistry by reviewing the Colorado State Dental Practice Act, functions of the State Board of Dental Examiners, and legal responsibilities in reference to the dentist and dental auxiliaries. U. Identify the responsibilities and /or obligations of the dental health team in the dental office/patient relationship. V. Demonstrate professional activity by participating in the student club and associated activities. This involves the DASO/ HOSA, ADAA fundraising and community service activities. W. If applicable * As an associated activity of (DASO, HOSA, ADAA), student will prepare and demonstrate a table clinic on a topic of choice for presentation to local health professionals, local community, and/or public at a professional meeting. X. Demonstrate and describe the personal requirements of the dental assistant, emphasizing physical well-being, grooming and appearance as well as psychological well-being involving behaviors, motivation, maturity and manners. Y. Demonstrate or describe the appropriate way to correct an error in a charting entry. 7. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: 70% The student’s grade will be based on the scores received on unit tests. 10% Will be based on the score received by the student on the final examination. 20% The student’s grade will be based on the instructor’s evaluation of the student’s attendance pattern, demonstration of professionalism, and participation in class/laboratory and activities/discussions. Points issued by credit hours of attendance. The 20% PCC attendance policy applies to all DEA courses, for each day of absence the student will be deducted 1 point from each criteria or 3 points. At the completion of the course the student should be able to do all the basic dental assistant functions required for the successful completion of the program. These competencies will be evidenced by the student scoring a 75% or better on unit exams, graded activities and tasks (skills) in each unit. Raw Score Range Grading Scale Letter Grade Grade Point Earned (Credit Only) 100 to 93 A 4 92 to 85 B 3 84 to 75 C 2 74 to 69 D 1 68 to 0 F 1 Special Remarks: A. If a student is absent on a schedule examination day the student must call with reason for absence prior to examination and make arrangements with the instructor to make up the exam within one week. Failure to take a scheduled examination at the appointed time without prior arrangement or within one week will result in a “0” grade and failure of the examination. Students of the Dental Assisting Program are allowed to make up three (3) tests per semester with an automatic 10 point deduction applied. B. Pueblo Community College Dental Assisting Program will adhere to the Academic Dishonesty Policy, which is stated in your DA Student Handbook, for any and all acts of cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty and plagiarism. 9. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, group presentations, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities. 10. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor. 11. ADA NOTICE: Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.
COURSE SYLLABUS
TITLE OF COURSE
INTRODUCTION TO DENTAL PRACTICES
PREFIX/NUMBER
DEA 120
INSTRUCTOR
Rita Ohrdorf, CDA, RDH, MA
DAYS/TIME
Tuesday – 11:30 am to 12:20 pm
BUILDING/ROOM
TE 139
INSTRUCTOR OFFICE HOURS:
M
T
W
R
F
Phone Number – Ms. Rita Ohrdorf 549-3256
Pueblo Community College is an equal opportunity educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability in its activities, programs, or employment practices as required by Title VI, Title IX, Section 504, Age Discrimination Act, and Title II of the ADA. The College has designated the Director of Human Resources as its Affirmative Action Officer with the responsibility to coordinate its civil rights compliance activities and grievance procedures. For information, contact the Human Resources Office, 900 West Orman Avenue, Room CA-210, Pueblo, CO 81004, (719) 549-3220; or the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Region VIII, Federal Office Building, 1244 North Speer Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-2512, (303) 844-5695 (TDD – (303) 844-3417). TDD may be accessed through the PCC Human Resources Office.
1.
TITLE OF COURSE:
PREFIX/NUMBER:
CREDIT HOURS:
1
2.
PREREQUISITE:
3.
RESOURCES NEEDED:
TEXT:
Torres & Erhlich Modern Dental Assisting, Bird/Robinson, Saunders and Company, 7th Edition, 2002
Modern Dental Assisting Workbook
SUPPLIES:
4.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course includes roles and responsibilities of the dental health team; educational background for the various specialties: general practitioner, hygienist, and dental assistant, history, legal implications, ethical responsibilities, and the role of professional organizations.
5.
COURSE GOAL:
Introduction to Dental Practices is designed to help students interested in dental assisting to formulate specific goals and choices when choosing a career. The material presented in class relates to the foundations of dental assisting and when completed will clarify questions dealing with the profession of dental assisting.
This course carries one credit hour for a total of 15 contact hours.
Transferability of credit depends on the institution to which the student plans to transfer.
6.
COURSE OBJECTIVES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES:
At the completion of the course, the student should be able to:
A.
Recognize professions of all dental health team members.
B.
Identify the dentist and his/her training.
C.
Identify the dentist’s professional affiliations.
D.
Identify the different specialties of dentistry.
E.
Recognize the hygienist and his/her training.
F.
Identify the hygienist’s professional affiliations.
G.
Recognize the dental technician and his/her training.
H.
Identify the dental assistants’ professional affiliations
I.
Distinguish the differences of educational training of the dental assistant
J.
Understand the various types of accreditation and benefits to the student.
K.
Review and identify the exam content and certification requirements for dental assistants by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB).
L.
Define terms relating to professional status.
M.
Explore knowledge about the progression of the dental profession through history.
N.
Write and/or present a report on the important history of founders, researchers and their inventions in dentistry related to equipment, instruments and materials. (Ex. G.V. Black, Amalgam and Radiology). Instructor to determine topics.
O.
Identify early times to current times the major contributors to the profession of dentistry.
P.
Identify early times to current times the contributions that have been made to the profession of dentistry.
Q.
Recognize ethical and lawful implications of the dental health team.
R.
Define terminology relating to ethics and jurisprudence.
S.
Define the terms: Risk management, licensure, implied consent, informed consent, abandonment, acts of commission, acts of omission, duty of care, ethics, jurisprudence, malpractice, negligence, res gestae, and respondent superior, along with the correct spelling and knowledge of these terms related to this course.
T.
Identify the legal aspects of dentistry by reviewing the Colorado State Dental Practice Act, functions of the State Board of Dental Examiners, and legal responsibilities in reference to the dentist and dental auxiliaries.
U.
Identify the responsibilities and /or obligations of the dental health team in the dental office/patient relationship.
V.
Demonstrate professional activity by participating in the student club and associated activities. This involves the DASO/ HOSA, ADAA fundraising and community service activities.
W.
If applicable * As an associated activity of (DASO, HOSA, ADAA), student will prepare and demonstrate a table clinic on a topic of choice for presentation to local health professionals, local community, and/or public at a professional meeting.
X.
Demonstrate and describe the personal requirements of the dental assistant, emphasizing physical well-being, grooming and appearance as well as psychological well-being involving behaviors, motivation, maturity and manners.
Y.
Demonstrate or describe the appropriate way to correct an error in a charting entry.
7.
EVALUATION PROCEDURES:
70%
The student’s grade will be based on the scores received on unit tests.
10%
Will be based on the score received by the student on the final examination.
20%
The student’s grade will be based on the instructor’s evaluation of the student’s attendance pattern, demonstration of professionalism, and participation in class/laboratory and activities/discussions. Points issued by credit hours of attendance. The 20% PCC attendance policy applies to all DEA courses, for each day of absence the student will be deducted 1 point from each criteria or 3 points.
At the completion of the course the student should be able to do all the basic dental assistant functions required for the successful completion of the program. These competencies will be evidenced by the student scoring a 75% or better on unit exams, graded activities and tasks (skills) in each unit.
Raw Score Range
Grading Scale
Letter Grade
Grade Point Earned
(Credit Only)
100
to
93
A
4
92
85
B
3
84
75
C
2
74
69
D
68
0
Special Remarks:
If a student is absent on a schedule examination day the student must call with reason for absence prior to examination and make arrangements with the instructor to make up the exam within one week. Failure to take a scheduled examination at the appointed time without prior arrangement or within one week will result in a “0” grade and failure of the examination. Students of the Dental Assisting Program are allowed to make up three (3) tests per semester with an automatic 10 point deduction applied.
Pueblo Community College Dental Assisting Program will adhere to the Academic Dishonesty Policy, which is stated in your DA Student Handbook, for any and all acts of cheating, fabrication, facilitating academic dishonesty and plagiarism.
9.
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, group presentations, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.
10.
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:
The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.
11.
ADA NOTICE:
Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.