Contemporary Dental Assisting

Unit I: Professional Dental Assisting Yesterday and Today 1 History of Dentistry and the Professional Environment Today 2 Career Planning and Interview Techniques for the Professional Dental Assistant 3 Dental Ethics and Jurisprudence Unit II: Practice Management Principles and Techniques 4 Managing Communications in the Dental Practice 5 Managing Dental Office Information 6 Managing Dental Financial Records 7 Managing Dental Inventory Unit III: Dental Sciences, Principles and Techniques 8 Anatomy and Physiology 9 Oral Anatomy and Tooth Morphology 10 Microbiology 11 Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Disease 12 Radiology and Radiation Safety 13 Oral and Maxillofacial Radiography 14 Pharmacology and Pain Control Unit IV: Clinical Principles and Techniques 15 Dental Materials and Clinical Application 16 Nutrition and Dietary Counseling 17 Preventive Dentistry and Advanced Oral Health Procedures 18 Barriers to Disease Transmission 19 Dental Instruments and Equipment 20 Current Concepts of Dental Chairside Assisting 21 Oral Diagnosis and Treatment Planning 22 Management of Dental Office Emergencies Unit V: Specialty Principles and Techniques 23 Endodontics 24 Pediatric Dentistry 25 Periodontics 26 Orthodontics and Advanced Assisting Techniques 27 Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Hospital Dentistry 28 Fixed Prosthetics and Temporary Crown and Bridge Techniques 29 Removable Prosthetics 30 Complete Denture Prosthetics 31 Dental Implantology 32 Dental Oncology and Maxillofacial Prosthetic Treatment Unit VI: Advanced Operative Principles and Techniques 33 Operative Dentistry and Rubber Dam Isolation 34 Matrix Band and Retainer Assembly and Wedge Placement 35 Finishing and Polishing Dental Restorations 36 Clinical Application of Dental Amalgam Restorations 37 Direct and Indirect Composite Acrylic Resin Restorative Techniques Appendix State and Regional Dental Agencies