| =DEA 0020C |
182 contact hrs., 6 vocational crs. |
| Pre-Clinical Procedure |
$36.00 lab fee |
| A comprehensive course designed to acquaint the student with assisting at chair side in the treatment of dental patients. Among the areas included are patient management techniques, taking and recording medical and dental histories, vital signs, performing and assisting with clinical examinations and charting, assisting with local anesthesia, and operative procedures. Emphasis is placed on infection control and maintaining dental equipment and sterilizers. |
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| =DEA 0132 |
32 contact hrs., 1 vocational cr. |
| Dental Nutrition |
| This course is designed to integrate nutrition into the diagnosis, care, and treatment of dental patients and to show the relationship between dental disease and lifestyles, eating habits, and oral health. It instills in the student an overall
awareness of nutrition in dental health and provides practical means of assessing dental patient’s diet and lifestyle as well as their impact on dental health through the nutritional process. |
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| #DEA 0134 |
32 hrs., 2 vocational crs. |
| Introductory Pharmacology/Office Emergencies |
| The pharmacology section is designed to familiarize the student with basic concepts and considerations regarding pharmacology and pharmaceutic preparations used in dentistry and by patients presenting for dental treatment. Chemical and physical properties, action, doses, methods of administration, therapeutic usage, side effects, indications and contraindications for pharmaceutic preparations used in dentistry will be covered. Possible interactions with medications used by patients presenting for dental treatment will be considered. Dental office emergencies deal with the
relationship of the patient’s medical history and total health status to comprehensive dental care. Emphasis is placed on prevention of medical emergencies through a comprehensive assessment of all patients before treatment. Predisposing factors, recognition of the signs and symptoms of emergencies, as well as the recommended treatment modalities are covered in detail along with a discussion of the auxiliary’s role in assisting with office emergencies. |
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| #DEA 0135 |
16 hrs., 1 vocational cr. |
| Introduction to Microbiology |
| This course is intended to familiarize the student with the role of microorganisms in health and disease. Organisms of concern to the dental practitioner/ auxiliary will receive particular attention. |
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| =DEA 0800L |
48 contact hrs., 1.5 vocational crs. |
| Clinical Practice I |
$22.00 lab fee |
Corequisite: DEA 0020C.
An introduction to basic clinical assisting skills. Students will assist with introducing the patient to the clinic and operating policies, establishing records, taking vital signs, charting, planning appointments, assisting with or performing certain dental services, performing bookkeeping entries, and dismissing patients. |
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| =DEA 0801 |
58 contact hrs., 2 vocational crs. |
| Clinical Practice II |
Prerequisite: DEA 0800L.
Corequisite: DEA 0801L.
A series of specialty lectures and seminars designed to provide an overview of each of the dental specialty practices. The lecture series will be accompanied by the laboratory/clinical component of this course whereby students will be assigned to the specialty offices and other available clinical sites. |
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| =DEA 0801L |
198 contact hrs., 6 vocational crs. |
| Clinical Practice II Lab |
$36.00 lab fee |
Prerequisite: DEA 0800L.
Corequisite: DEA 0801.
A clinical experience designed to provide each student with additional dental assisting skills. The student will progress to an intermediate skill level, apply knowledge in multiple dental assisting functions and develop proficiency in the advanced functions. |
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| =DEA 0850L |
192 contact hrs., 6.5 vocational crs. |
| Clinical Practice III |
Prerequisites: DEA 0801 and DEA 0801L.
Clinical practice is designed as an internship in a private practice of dentistry. Arrangements are made with each dentist taking part in the program to enable the student to obtain experience in all aspects of dental office procedures. Each student will be assigned to two offices for a period of three weeks in each office. The purpose of the internship is to advance the student’s experience in private practice settings. Opportunities will be provided for appointment scheduling and confirmation, recall systems, telephone procedures, reception and dismissal of patients, bookkeeping, charting, records, operative procedures, care of dental equipment, and laboratory procedures. |
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| #DEH1002 |
3 hrs., 3 crs. |
| Fundamentals of Dental Hygiene |
Corequisite: DEH 1002L.
An introduction to the philosophy of dental hygiene, fundamental theories, principles, and procedures utilized to perform basic dental hygiene techniques. |
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| #DEH 1002L |
9 hrs., 3 crs. |
| Pre-Clinical Procedures |
$425.00 lab fee |
Corequisite: DEH 1002.
Fundamental skills needed to perform basic dental hygiene procedures. |
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| #DEH 1130 |
2 hrs., 2 crs. |
| Oral Histology and Embryology |
Prerequisites: DES 1010, DES 1000.
A study of histologic and embryonic development with emphasis on the face and oral cavity. Comprehensive course content includes instruction in early facial and tooth development. |
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| #DEH 1400 |
2 hrs., 2 crs. |
| Oral Pathology |
| Study of general and oral pathological diseases with emphasis on those related to the oral cavity. Students will apply pathological principles to the clinical practice of dental hygiene and dental assisting. Recognition of normal and abnormal conditions of the oral cavity and surrounding tissues will be cultivated through case presentations and slide series. |
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| #DEH 1800 |
2 hrs., 2 crs. |
| Dental Hygiene I |
Prerequisite: DEH 1003. Corequisite: DEH 1800L.
Emphasis is on preventive oral hygiene techniques and procedures. Treatment planning for patients with special needs will be an important component of this study. Asepsis standards in current practice is a crucial element in this course. |
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| #DEH 1800L |
15 hrs., 5 crs. |
| Dental Hygiene Clinical I |
$475.00 lab fee |
Prerequisite: DEH 1003. Corequisite: DEH 1800.
Clinical experiences designed to incorporate the basic principles and concepts of current preventive dental hygiene services. Clinical application and refinement of pre-clinical instrumentation skills and procedures with emphasis on entry-level dental hygiene services. Medical/dental health surveys, data collection, patient assessment, vital signs, treatment planning, appointment control, preventive oral prophylactic procedures, oral hygiene education, asepsis standards, and optimum oral maintenance therapy are clinical competencies cultivated through supervised practice. An introduction to the clinical management of dental/medical emergencies. |
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| #DEH 1802C |
5 hrs., 3 crs. |
| Dental Hygiene II |
$250.00 lab fee |
Prerequisites: DEH 1800, DEH 1800L.
Didactic and clinical/laboratory instruction with an emphasis on periodontal instrumentation. Clinical practice coordinated with didactic instruction to develop essential skills inadvanced techniques of scaling, root planing, gingival curettage, and periodontal treatment planing. |
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| #DEH 2300 |
2 hrs., 2 crs. |
| Pharmacology |
Prerequisite: DEH 1003.
A review of basic pharmacology and study of more advanced concepts of pharmacology with emphasis on drugs related to the practice of dental hygiene. Antibiotics, drugs for anesthesia, and patient education are emphasized. |
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| #DEH 2602 |
2 hrs., 2 crs. |
| Periodontics I |
Prerequisite: DEH 1802C.
Didactic and clinical information relative to periodontology. Anatomy and physiology of the periodontium, its diseased states, systemic involvement, therapeutic objectives, and techniques and preventive measures. |
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| #DEH 2702 |
2 hrs., 2 crs. |
| Dental Public Health |
Prerequisite: DEH 1802C.
Assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of community oral health programs and their needs. Educational aspects of dental health will also be a primary objective. Epidemiological surveys and fundamental concepts in biostatistics will be taught. |
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| #DEH 2702L |
2 hrs., 1 crs. |
| Dental Public Health Lab |
$8.00 lab fee |
Prerequisite: DEH 2702.
Planning and development of a community dental health project using the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation techniques studied in the corresponding lecture course. Formative and summative evaluations of the project will be presented in research paper format. |
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| #DEH 2804 |
2 hrs., 2 crs. |
| Dental Hygiene III |
Prerequisite: DEH 1802C. Corequisite: DEH 2804L.
Clinical theory coordinated with clinical practice of dental hygiene health care delivery. Emphasizes modification of treatment and the management of patients with specialized needs. |
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| #DEH 2804L |
15 hrs., 5 crs. |
| Dental Hygiene Clinical III |
$60.00 lab fee |
Prerequisite: DEH 1802C. Corequisite: DEH 2804.
Designed to advance the skills of the dental hygiene student from a basic skill level to an intermediate skill level with emphasis on total patient care. Instruction and clinical experience is directed toward the treatment of the periodontally involved patient, patients with physical and mental handicaps, and the medically compromised patient. Clinical evaluations are designed to measure cognitive, psychomotor, and affective behavior. |
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| #DEH 2806 |
2 hrs., 2 crs. |
| Dental Hygiene IV |
Prerequisite: DEH 2804. Corequisite: DEH 2806L.
Clinical theory coordinated with the clinical application of advanced level dental health care delivery. Reinforces exist-level knowledge and skills essential to practice dental hygiene care in accordance with the Florida State Dental Practice Statutes. Professional ethics, history, and future trends in dental hygiene care will be explored. The legal aspects of dental hygiene practice will be analyzed in detail. Students will develop a professional personal resume. |
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| #DEH 2806L |
15 hrs., 5 crs. |
| Dental Hygiene Clinical IV |
$60.00 lab fee |
Prerequisite: DEH 2804. Corequisite: DEH 2806.
Clinical application of advanced dental health care delivery. Develops clinical proficiency and expertise in the exit-level tasks essential for the practice of preventive dental hygiene care in accordance with the Florida State Dental Practice Act. Mastery of advanced clinical skills and efficient time utilization reinforces the student's confident, competence, and ability to self evaluate. |
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| #DEH 2900 |
9 hrs., 3 crs. |
| Dental Hygiene Competency Review |
$46.00 lab fee |
Prerequisite: Permission of program coordinator.
This course is designed to enable students who are re-entering the program to improve their clinical competencies and maintain pace in regular program courses or to remediate those students who have completed the program but need competency review to pass licensure examinations. Content will be designed to meet specific needs of the student. |
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| =DES 0502 |
32 hrs., 1 vocational cr. |
| Dental Practice Management |
| A study of the various practice management procedures which include communication with patients, reception procedures, telephone techniques, appointment book control, purchasing and maintaining inventory of supplies, filling systems, written communications, clinical and financial records, bookkeeping methods, banking procedures, and tax records. Job interviews, resumes, and a budget workup will be included, along with information on legal and ethical aspects of dentistry, State Dental Practice Act, professional organizations, and employment opportunities. |
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| =DES 0840 |
32 hrs., 1 vocational cr. |
| Dental Health Education |
| This course is designed to familiarize the dental auxiliary with the factors involved in the dental disease process and to assist the student in developing a comprehensive approach to preventive dentistry. Topics included are steps in a preventive program, educational principles, adult learners, patient motivation and involvement in personal oral hygiene, and the influence of lifestyles and nutritional effects. Emphasis is placed on current disease control techniques and auxiliary plaque control measures with special concern given to products available on the market for dental care. Dental appliances care and fluoride treatments are also included. The student will gain practical experience by developing and presenting dental health information in local elementary schools and the clinical setting during National Dental Health Month. |
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| #DES 1000 |
2 hrs., 2 crs. |
| Dental Anatomy |
| Comprehensive instruction in macroscopic anatomy of the human dentition. Includes the function and eruption of both deciduous and permanent dentitions. |
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| #DES 1010 |
2 hrs., 2 crs. |
| Head and Neck Anatomy |
| A detailed study of the skeletal, muscular, circulatory, and nervous systems of the head and neck. Special emphasis is
placed on structures associated with oral cavity. Teeth are studied in relationship to the structures that support them. |
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| #DES 1100C |
4 hrs., 3 crs. |
| Dental Materials |
$32.00 lab fee |
| A study of the properties, manipulation, and care of materials used in the prevention and treatment of oral disease. Study of physical, mechanical, chemical, and biological characteristics of materials. Includes clinical application of dental materials and the relationship to the oral environment. |
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| #DES 1200 |
2 hrs., 2 crs. |
| Radiology I |
Corequisite: DES 1200L.
Study of principles of radiology, theory and operation of X-ray equipment, darkroom procedures, film storage, and hazards and precautions involved in dental radiology. |
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| #DES 1200L |
3 hrs., 1 cr. |
| Radiology Lab I |
$42.00 lab fee |
Corequisite: DES 1200.
Applying principles of radiology, theory and operation of x-ray equipment, darkroom procedures, film storage, and the hazards and precautions involved in dental radiology. |
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| #DES 1201 |
1 hr., 1 cr. |
| Radiology II |
Prerequisite: DES 1200.
Radiology interpretation of the oral structures, surveys, and advanced techniques in extraoral radiology. Information will be presented on quality control, radiologic physics, and health physics. |
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| #DES 1201L |
3 hrs., 1 cr. |
| Radiology II Lab |
$24.00 lab fee |
Prerequisite: DES 1200.
Laboratory assignments scheduled concomitant with lecture materials. |
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| #DES 1203C |
1 hr., 1 cr. |
| Dental Radiology |
$12.00 lab fee |
Prerequisite: Dental hygienist, dental assistant, radiologic technician, 18 years or older, with 3 months of experience in dental office.
Basic principles and procedures in the theory and practice of dental radiology with emphasis on radiation safety, exposing, processing, and mounting both intraoral and extraoral radiographs. Designed to meet the educational requirements of the Florida State Board of Dentistry Rule 21G-9.11 for certification of auxiliaries in dental radiology. |
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| #DES 1320 |
1 hr., 1 cr. |
| Basic Communications and Human Relations |
| Emphasis on effective oral and written communication with patients as well as co-workers and how that relationship affects both parties. Designed to stimulate group participation and individual growth. Professionalism and ethics related to dental assisting will be reviewed. |
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| #DES 1400 |
2 hrs., 2 crs. |
| Anatomy and Physiology |
| A study of the development of the human body along with a survey of the structure, growth, and function of the body organ system. |
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| #DES 1830 |
1 hr., 1 cr. |
| Expanded Functions |
Prerequisites: DEH 1003 or DEA 0020C or currently employed in a dental practice with two years experience and permission of program faculty.
This course is designed to provide instruction and gain proficiency in the expanded duties legally allowable in the State of Florida. Each student will demonstrate clinical competency by completing established quotas for each intraoral task. This is the most advanced clinical course within the dental program and requires a high level of clinical experience, hands-on dexterity, knowledge of intraoral anatomy, knowledge of equipment and handpieces, and the ability to work independently and make sound clinical decisions. Upon completion, students are issued a certificate listing the expanded functions that are accomplished at an acceptable level. |
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| #DES 1830L |
3 hrs., 1 cr. |
| Expanded Functions Lab |
$38.00 lab fee |
| Prerequisites: DEH 1003 or DEA 0020C or currently employed in a dental practice with two years experience and permission of program faculty. This course is designed to provide the laboratory instruction and prac-tice that will accompany the lecture series presented in DES 1830. The expanded functions that are legally allowable in the State of Florida will be demonstrated in an established sequence of tasks. Students will be given opportunities to practice on manikins and live patients in order to develop an acceptable skill level that will increase clinical competency and profciency in each task. To receive certifcation in the task, each student will demonstrate clinical competency by completing established quotas for each intraoral task. |
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| # Applies only to A.S. degree, A.A.S. degree, and certificate programs. |
| + Minimum grade of "C" required. |
| = PSAV course. |
