2006-07 College Catalog - South Florida State College

5HWXUQWR6HFWLRQ0HQXDES0602 OFFICE EMERGENCIES32 con. hrs. 1.1 occ. crs.This course will present information in dealing with medicalemergencies that may occur in the dental office/clinic.This course is designed for dental assistant students. Prerequisite:Program admission. Corequisite: DES 0840.(OC)DES0800 INTRO TO CLINICAL PROCEDURES32 con. hrs. 1.1 occ. crs.This course introduces the student to the practice of dentistry.Professionalism, the dental office, patient receptionand positioning for delivery of care, instrument exchangeand oral evacuation, disease transmission and infectioncontrol, principles and techniques of instrument processingand sterilization, occupational health and safety, chemicaland waste management, patient information and assessment,vital signs, oral diagnosis and treatment planning,coronal polishing, history or dentistry, and the dentalhealth team will be included. Prerequisite: Program admission.Corequisite: DES 0800L. (OC)DES0800L INTRO TO CLINICAL PROCEDURES LAB48 con. hrs. 1.6 occ. crs.This course introduces the student to the practice of dentistry.The student will actively participate in scheduled dentalevaluations for the following areas: Professionalism,the dental office, patient reception and positioning for deliveryof care, instrument exchange and oral evacuation, diseasetransmission and infection control, principles and techniquesof instrument processing and sterilization, occupationalhealth and safety, chemical and waste management,patient information and assessment, vital signs, oral diagnosisand treatment planning, extrinsic stain removal, historyor dentistry, and the dental health team will be included.Prerequisite: Program admission. Corequisite: DES 0800.Lab Fee (OC)DES0830 EXPANDED FUNCTIONS I20 con. hrs. .67 occ. crs.This course provides the dental assistant student with theknowledge to perform expanded functions permitted by theFlorida State Board of Dentistry. The ethical and legal aspectsof dentistry, applying sealants, making impressionsfor study casts, placing, and removing rubber dams andmatrices, applying cavity liners, varnishes and bases, andplacing or removing temporary restorations will be discussed.Prerequisite: Program admission. Corequisite:DES 0830L. (OC)DES0830L EXPANDED FUNCTIONS I LAB16 con. hrs. .54 occ. crs.This course provides the dental assistant student with theknowledge to perform expanded functions permitted by theFlorida State Board of Dentistry. The ethical and legal aspectsof dentistry, applying sealants, making impressionsfor study casts, placing, and removing rubber dams andmatrices, applying cavity liners, varnishes and bases, andplacing or removing temporary restorations will be demonstratedand performed on typodonts by the dental assistantstudent. Prerequisite: Program admissions. Corequisite:DES 0830. Lab Fee (OC)DES0831L EXPANDED FUNCTIONS II LAB24 con. hrs. .8 occ. crs.This course provides the dental assistant student with theknowledge to perform expanded functions permitted by theFlorida State Board of Dentistry. Suture removal, insert andremove dressing from alveolar sockets in post- operativeosteitis, packing and removing retraction cord, fabricatingtemporary crowns and bridges intra-orally, cementing temporarycrowns and bridges with temporary cement, removingexcess cement from dental restorations and appliances,placing and removing periodontal dressing will be discussed.Prerequisite: DES 0830L. Corequisite: Enrolledin Spring program. (OC)DES0840 PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY36 con. hrs. 1.2 occ. crs.This course introduces the student to the practice of preventivedentistry. The dental auxiliary’s role in patient careis introduced. The philosophy of preventive dentistry andmethods of plague control are emphasized. Patient education,tooth stains and discolorations, hypersensitive teeth,and fluoride are also discussed. Prerequisite: Programadmission. Corequisite: DES 0021. (OC)DES1020 OROFACIAL ANATOMY 2 cr. hrs.Orofacial Anatomy is a detailed study of the gross anatomyof the head and neck and the external and internal morphologyof the primary and permanent dentition. Emphasisis placed on structures directly affected by the practiceof dentistry. Head and neck anatomy lecture topics includeanatomic terminology, anatomic landmarks, study of skeletal,muscular, nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, lymphatic,endocrine, exocrine systems, facial spaces, andthe spread of dental infections. Dental anatomy lecturetopics include anatomy of the oral cavity, dental terminology,external and internal tooth anatomy, tooth nomenclatureand numbering systems, individual tooth and rootmorphology, tooth eruption schedules, occlusion, and operativedentistry. Students will use anatomical models ofthe head, neck, oral cavity, and teeth, and extracted teeth toapply didactic information in a laboratory setting, and applyknowledge of head, neck, and dental anatomy to clinicaldental hygiene. Prerequisite: Program admission. Corequisite:DES 1020L. Lab Fee (OA)DES1020L OROFACIAL ANATOMY LAB 1 cr. hr.Orofacial Anatomy Lab is a detailed study of the grossanatomy of the head and neck and the external and internalmorphology of the primary and permanent dentition. Emphasisis placed on structures directly affected by the practiceof dentistry. Head and neck anatomy topics includeanatomic terminology, anatomic landmarks, study of skeletal,muscular, nervous, respiratory, cardiovascular, lymphatic,endocrine, exocrine systems, facial spaces, andthe spread of dental infections. Dental anatomy topics in-168