Dental Assisting, Diploma - DA12

The Dental Assisting diploma will allow you to enter the dental field as a dental assistant and function as a chair-side assistant or administrative assistant. As a graduate, you will be competent in the technical areas of preventive dentistry; four-handed dentistry; chair-side assisting with emphasis on diagnostics; operative field prosthodontics; pediatric dentistry; orthodontic procedures; endodontic procedures; dental practice management; and dental radiology.

Employment opportunities include general dentistry; group practice; specific dental specialties such as oral surgery, endodontics, and orthodontics; public health dentistry; dental school clinics; and federal, state, and community clinics. Your education will also qualify you to manage a dental business office or serve in the armed forces.

The Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association accredits the Columbus Technical College Dental Assisting Program. https://www.ada.org/en/coda      

This is a competitive admissions program. Please see the Admissions section of the Student Handbook/Catalog for more information.

Curriculum Outline

All pre-requisite courses and occupational courses must be successfully completed with a grade of C or better.

ALHS 1011 or DENA 1010 is acceptable for program admission.

COMP 1000 or MAST1060 is acceptable for program admission.

General Core Courses (15 credit hours)

SEMN 1000
First Semester Seminar

0

ENGL 1010Fundamentals of English I

3

PSYC 1010Basic Psychology

3

ALHS 1040Introduction to Health Care

3

MATH 1012Foundations of Mathematics

3

COMP 1000Introduction to Computer Literacy

3

Fundamental Occupational Courses (18 or 20 credit hours)

DENA 1010Basic Human Biology

1

or

ALHS 1011Structure and Function of the Human Body

5

DENA 1030Preventive Dentistry

1

DENA 1050Microbiology and Infection Control

3

DENA 1070Oral Pathology and Therapeutics

2

DENA 1080Dental Anatomy

4

Specific Occupational Courses (29 credit hours)

DENA 1090Dental Assisting National Board Examination Preparation

1

DENA 1340Dental Assisting I: General Chairside

6

DENA 1350Dental Assisting II: Dental Specialties and EFDA Skills

7

DENA 1390Dental Radiology

4

DENA 1400Dental Practice Management

2

DENA 1460Dental Practicum I

1

DENA 1470Dental Practicum II

1

DENA 1480Dental Practicum III

5

ENGL 1010, ALHS 1040, MATH 1012: courses to use for competitive admission ranking

Total Credit Hours: 50