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2020-2021 Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Catalog Archived

DAT 177 - Dental Office Experience


Lab: 21 Credits: 7
This course consists of practice in the dental office or clinic with rotation of assignments to encompass experiences in office management and clinical experience in all areas of dentistry.

Course Topics:
  • Patient Management
  • Chairside Assisting and Maintaining the Operatory
  • Exposing, Processing, Mounting, Filing, and Storing Dental Radiographs
  • Dental Laboratory Procedures
  • Sterilization Techniques
  • Oral Health Education
  • Office Management Duties

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site
Required Materials:
  • Notebook
  • Handbook

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. Demonstrate patient management skills.
  2. Demonstrate skills in chairside assisting and maintaining the operatory.
  3. Demonstrate skills in exposing, processing, mounting, filing, and storing dental radiographs.
  4. Demonstrate skills in selected dental laboratory procedures.
  5. Demonstrate proper sterilization techniques and maintenance of sterilization equipment.
  6. Participate in oral health education.
  7. Participate in office management duties.

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