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Oct 23, 2026
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DNTA 2298 - Dental Assisting Internship II
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
This course is designed to provide students with a second meaningful occupational experience in dental assisting. The training plan developed in DNTA 2297 for each student will be continued. This course is the second of a 3-part internship semester. The internship rotation will be in either a general dental practice or a dental specialty practice (opposite of DNTA 2297). Seminars are part of the required internship experience, and attendance is required. Completing this internship is required to graduate from this accredited Dental Assisting Program, including the Dental Assisting Diploma and AAS degrees. Site placement is determined by the instructor. A DHS background study must have been completed prior to DNTA 2297, and the student must be deemed eligible to perform care by DHS. Vaccinations as required by clinical internship sites are required as is current Healthcare Provider CPR.
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better):
Corequisite(s): DNTA 2295
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: No
Learner Outcomes
In a second internship site, the student will:
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of dental terminology and the dental sciences.
- Assess, collect, and systematically and accurately record diagnostic and clinical data.
- Employ current principles of effective chairside assisting for general and dental specialty procedures and dental/medical emergencies.
- Demonstrate proficiency in performing expanded functions for Minnesota licensed dental assistants.
- Implement current principles and guidelines of dental infection control, aseptic techniques, and hazards management.
- Prepare and manipulate chairside and dental laboratory materials and fabricate dental models, impression trays, and appliances.
- Provide culturally competent oral health instruction to dental patients and community groups.
- Perform patient reception and dental business office procedures effectively.
- Communicate effectively with dental patients and members of the dental health care team.
- Establish positive working relationships with patients and members of the dental health care team.
- Function in a responsible, professional, and ethical manner.
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
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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