| |
Oct 23, 2026
|
|
|
|
|
DNTA 2295 - Dental Assisting Internship Seminar
Credits: 1
Catalog Description
This course is designed to prepare students for their internship experiences, including the knowledge of Minnesota dental laws. Students will attend meetings on campus to share their experiences and review for the required Board Examinations. Completing this seminar is required to graduate from this accredited Dental Assisting Program for the diploma and AAS degrees. This course is taken concurrently with DNTA 2297 and DNTA 2298.
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): CMST 2220 and Admission to the Dental Assisting Program
Corequisite(s):
Recommended Skills, Abilities, or Coursework: Must be able to read and write at a college level as demonstrated by meeting enrollment requirements for ENGL 1120 /ENGL 1121 .
Additional fee to student: Yes
Learner Outcomes
- Discuss patient/team communications skills and knowledge related to clinical internship experience.
- Describe professional attributes and ethics observed/performed in the clinical internship experience.
- Evaluate chairside assisting skills and knowledge related to clinical internship.
- Evaluate chairside manipulation of dental materials skills and knowledge.
- Evaluate MN Expanded Functions practice skills and knowledge.
- Evaluate dental laboratory skills knowledge and practice.
- Evaluate dental infection control and hazards management knowledge and practice.
- Evaluate knowledge and skill of dental office procedures.
- Describe examples from clinical internship practice of cultural competence, social justice, and social determinants of health.
- Prepare for the required Dental Assisting Board Examinations.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Patient/Team Communications
- Professional Attributes and Ethics
- Chairside Assisting Skills
- Chairside Manipulation of Dental Materials
- MN Expanded Functions
- Dental Laboratory Skills
- Dental Infection Control and Hazards Management
- Dental Office Procedures
- Cultural Competence, Social Justice, and Social Determinants of Health
- Review for the Required Dental Assisting Board Examinations
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)
|
|
