2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

7 Course Descriptionsand DENA 1062 or documented approvalgranted by the Minnesota State Boardof Dentistry. Restriction: If a student ispregnant, a physician’s approval is requiredfor enrollment because of radiation exposure.Recommendation: MATH 0030 with agrade of “C” or higher or assessment scoreplacement in MATH 0070 or higher.Chairside Dental Assisting IDENA 1041 2 CreditsThis course will focus on how to utilize andmaintain a dental clinic. This course followsthe American Dental Association OccupationalSafety Health Act and the Centers for DiseaseControl guidelines in preparing, assistingwith and dismissing patients. The studentwill utilize chair side four-handed dentistryin a variety of procedures, as well as teachpersonal oral hygiene to patients.Chairside Dental Assisting IIDENA 1042 3 CreditsThis course will focus on how students willtake and record dental and medical historiesof patients, chart the oral cavity, take andrecord vital signs, apply topical medicationsand varnishes. The student will also be ableto recognize the effects certain medicationshave on patients and apply the principles andtechniques of operative dentistry.Prerequisite: DENA 1041 or concurrentenrollment.Dental SpecialtiesDENA 1050 3 CreditsThis course provides instruction infundamental principles, instrumentationand procedures for the specialty areasof dentistry: oral & maxillofacial surgery,endodontics, periodontics, fixed & removableprosthodontics, pediatric dentistry communitydentistry, the medically and physicallycompromised patient, and orthodontics.Prerequisite: DENA 1042 or concurrentenrollment.Dental Assisting Advanced Functions IDENA 1061 3 CreditsThis course will focus on the followingMinnesota Registration Advanced Functions:take impressions and bite registration; applytopical medications; place and remove rubberdam; remove excess cement; place and128 Century College 2010-2011remove periodontal dressing; remove sutures;pre-select orthodontic bands; place ligaturesand o-rings; and remove excessive orthodonticadhesive.Dental Assisting Advanced Functions IIDENA 1062 2 CreditsThis course is a continuation of the DentalAssisting Advanced Functions I. It covers thefollowing: coronal polish, fluoride applicationand applying pit and fissure sealants.Prerequisite: Completion of DENA 1050,or concurrent enrollment in DENA 1061 andDENA 1063, or documented approval grantedby the Minnesota State Board of Dentistry.Nitrous Oxide Inhalation SedationDENA 1063 1 CreditThis course will focus on the utilization ofnitrous oxide sedation for anxiety and paincontrol in dentistry.Prerequisite: Completion of DENA 1050 orconcurrent enrollment in DENA 1061 andDENA 1062 or documented approval grantedby the Minnesota State Board of Dentistry.Introduction to DentalAssisting InternshipsDENA 1780 3 CreditsThis course is an introduction to the businessaspect of a dental practice and completion ofprofessional development activities. It includespreparation for employment and knowledgeof legal and ethical standards. Students willreview their prior knowledge in preparation fortheir clinical internships.Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrentenrollment in, all courses prior to DENA1780. Recommendation: Keyboarding andcomputer skills.Dental Assisting Specialty InternshipDENA 1781 3 CreditsThis course focuses on the application andpractice of dental assisting skills in a dentalspecialty practice.Prerequisite: All previous courses mustbe completed. Must have HBV series ofinoculations; must be covered by medicalinsurance and professional liability insurance.General Clinical InternshipDENA 1782 4 CreditsThis course focuses on the application andpractice of dental assisting skills in a generaldental practice.Prerequisite: All previous courses mustbe completed. Must have HBV series ofinoculations; must be covered by medicalinsurance and professional liability insurance.Dental HygieneHead and Neck AnatomyDENH 1021 2 CreditsStudy of hard and soft tissues of the head andneck, including the skeletal muscular, nervous,and venous systems with particular emphasison the masticatory system.Oral AnatomyDENH 1023 2 CreditsStudy of the anatomy of the oral cavityand the functional and morphologicalcharacteristics of the teeth, with an emphasison root morphology.Oral Histology and EmbryologyDENH 1025 2 CreditsStudy of the microscopic anatomy of the oraltissues and embryonic development of theface and oral cavity with emphasis on themasticatory system.Advanced RadiologyDENH 1030 1 CreditThis course reviews the basic principlesof radiology and introduces students toradiographic interpretation and the treatmentof patients undergoing radiation therapy.Students must be able to perform physicaltasks to complete course requirements.Dental Hygiene Principles IDENH 1040 3 CreditsThis course will provide students with thefundamental dental hygiene theory neededprior to seeing their first patient. Focus is onthe history, philosophy, and theories relevantto the dental hygiene discipline; the preventionof disease transmission; introduction tothe periodontium; patient assessment andeducation; etiology and prevention of oraldiseases; infection/exposure control andhazardous materials; introduction to the SOAPmethod of record-keeping.