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College and Career Readiness Plan (CCRP)
Second Year: Practicum Health Science I: Dental Assistant HT5H20Y2 concurrent with HT5H30Y2
Year long course/2.0 credits per semester
The Dental Assistant pracitcum is designed to give students practical application of knowledge and skills acquired during the first year of Health Science Technology. Students will learn a variety of patient care, office, and laboratory duties. They will learn sterilization practices, dental instruments and materials required to treat patients. Students will also learn how to obtain and update patients’ dental records, prepare materials for impressions and restorations, and process dental x rays. They will also learn to remove sutures, apply topical anesthetics to gums or cavity preventive agents to teeth. Lab duties may include making casts of the teeth and mouth from impressions, clean and polish removable appliances and make temporary crowns. Practicum experiences can occur in a variety of locations appropriate to the nature and level of experience in the dentistry field.
Students must be at least 16 years old, have a minimum grade of an 85 or higher in Biology, an overall GPA average of 90%, and up to date immunizations. Students, at their own expense, will be required to have a background check, fingerprinting, and a drug screening prior to clinical rotations. Also required are industry standard uniforms.