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DAT 115 - Ethics & Professionalism

Class: 1 Credits: 1
This course introduces a cursory history of dental assisting, professional associations, scope of service in dentistry, and ethical, legal and professional considerations. The state dental practice act is reviewed.
Course Topics:
  • Historical Events in Dentistry
  • The Professional Assistant
  • Dental Health Care Team Members
  • Ethical Aspects of Dentistry
  • Dentistry and the Law
  • South Carolina Dental Practice Act
Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site
Required Materials:
  • None
Grading System:
An overall grade of B or higher is required for transferability.

A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59

Student Learning Outcomes:
  1. Identify historical events in dentistry.
  2. Identify the role of the professional dental assistant.
  3. Identify the roles, responsibilities, and the education requirement of the dental health care team members.
  4. Discuss the ethical aspects of dentistry.
  5. Discuss dentistry and the law.
  6. Explain the provisions in the South Carolina Dental Practice Act referring to the dental assistant and utilization.
For SCC Online Courses:
If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Policies that include:

  • Required materials for all online courses
  • Mandatory Attendance Requirement
  • Proctored Exams
Face Covering Requirements:
All faculty, staff and students must wear a face mask/covering at all times (absent a medical condition) on all SCC campuses when safe social distancing measures are not possible or difficult to follow. For further details, refer to the Student Guidelines for Face Coverings and Social Distancing on the SCC Coronavirus COVID-19 Information page.
Standard SCC Course Policies:
Please review the Standard SCC Course Polices on the following topics:

  • Academic Integrity
  • Academic Misconduct
  • Add/Drop period
  • Appeals Process
  • Class Attendance
  • Classroom Behavior (traditional and online)
  • Classroom Conduct/Expectations
  • Lab Procedures (general SCC policy regarding this)
  • Online Confidentiality
  • Services For Students with Disabilities
  • Withdrawal Policy


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2020-2021