Dental Assistant, Intermediate Technical Certificate
Major Code: 4407T
Gainful Employment data for this program may be found on the department web page:
https://www.csi.edu/ge/DentalAssistant
Pre-Admission Program Requirements
COMM 101 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication | 3 Credits |
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ENGL 101 | Writing and Rhetoric I | 3 Credits |
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MATH GE | Any Gen. Ed. Math Course | 3 Credits |
SOCS GE | Any Gen. Ed. Social and Behavioral Way of Knowing Course | 3 Credits |
ALLH 101 | Medical Terminology | 2 Credits |
ALLH 220 | Fundamentals of Nutrition | 3 Credits |
BIOL 105/BIOL 105L | Human Structure & Function* | 4 Credits |
Total: | 18 |
Fall Semester Freshman Year
DENA 101 | Dental Assisting Theory 1* | 2 Credits |
DENA 101L | Dental Assisting Theory 1 Lab* | 1 Credit |
DENA 103 | Dental Anatomy & Terminology* | 2 Credits |
DENA 105 | Infection Control* | 1 Credit |
DENA 115 | Dental Radiology* | 2 Credits |
DENA 115L | Dental Radiology Lab* | 1 Credit |
DENA 135 | Community Dental Health Clinical* | 1 Credit |
DENA 135C | Community Dental Health Clinical* | 1 Credit |
DENA 142 | Medical Emergencies* | 2 Credits |
Total: | 13 |
Spring Semester Freshman Year
DENA 151 | Dental Assisting Theory 2* | 2 Credits |
DENA 151C | Dental Assisting Theory 2 Clinical* | 4 Credits |
DENA 151L | Dental Assisting Theory 2 Lab* | 1 Credit |
DENA 165 | Dental Materials* | 1 Credit |
DENA 165L | Dental Materials Lab* | 1 Credit |
DENA 175 | Dental Practice Management* | 1 Credit |
Total: | 10 |
Summer Semester Freshman Year
DENA 185 | Expanded Functions* | 1 Credit |
DENA 185C | Expanded Functions Practicum* | 5 Credits |
DENA 185L | Expanded Functions Lab* | 2 Credits |
Total: | 8 |
*Prerequisite or Corequisite required
Total Credit Hours Required for this Major: 49