Dental Assisting (DNA) at Germanna Community College
Distance Learning
Time of Day
Term
- DNA 103 - Introduction to Oral Health
- Teaches anatomy of the head and neck, the oral cavity hard and soft tissues, as well as tooth morphology. Includes dental terminology, deciduous and permanent dentition as well as pathology.Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits - DNA 108 - Dental Science
- Studies head and neck anatomy, tooth morphology, pathological conditions of the oral cavity, disease processes, and microbiology.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - DNA 110 - Dental Materials
- Studies the materials utilized in the laboratory aspect of dentistry as support in treatment. Emphasis is placed on the characteristics, manipulation, economical control, storage, and delivery of materials.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - DNA 113 - Chairside Assisting I
- Provides instruction on the principles of clinical chair side dental assisting, dental equipment use and maintenance, safety, instrument identification, tray set-ups by procedures, and patient data collection. Emphasis on patient management during restorative procedures.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - DNA 114 - Chairside Assisting II
- Introduces the student to the various dental specialties including oral surgery, orthodontics, periodontic, prosthodontics, endodontics, and pediatric dentistry. Integrates and applies previous course content to operative dental procedures.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 6 hours. Total 8 hours per week.
4 credits - DNA 119 - Dental Therapeutics
- Exposes students to concepts and terminology related to pharmacology, pain control, and dental medicinal agents. Emphasis is placed on the use of materials in patient treatment.Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits - DNA 120 - Community Health
- Studies topics related to community health issues including identification of specific diseases, symptoms, causes, and effects. An emphasis is placed on the promotion of oral health in the community through patient education in oral home care techniques, dietary counseling, plaque control procedures and application of medicinal agents.Lecture 1 hour per week.
1 credits - DNA 130 - Dental Office Management
- Exposes students to and provides practical experience in the legal aspects of dental office management with regard to ethics, jurisprudence, appointment control, recall systems, reception techniques, telephone techniques, accounts receivable and payable, payroll, insurance claims, inventory control, and professional conduct in a dental office.Lecture 1-2 hours. Laboratory 1-3 hours. Total 2-5 hours per week.
2-3 credits - DNA 134 - Dental Radiology and Practicum
- Teaches the physics of dental radiation and safety, equipment operation, cone placement for the parallel and bisection techniques, panoramic exposures, mounting and film processing.Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
3 credits - DNA 140 - Externship
- Exposes students to the fast pace of a dental practice while they perform support services with an established team.Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 12 hours. Total 13 hours per week.
5 credits - DNA 190 - Coordinated Internship
- Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - DNA 199 - Supervised Study
- Assigns problems for independent study incorporating previous instruction and supervised by the instructor.May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
1-5 credits - DNA 210 - Amalgam Restorations: Placing, Packing, Carving and Polishing
- Studies the characteristics, manipulation, economical control, storage, and delivery of amalgam restorative materials. Covers the materials and techniques of direct amalgam placement, carving and finishing as support in dental treatment in a clinical environment.Laboratory 9 hours. Total 9 hours per week.
Prerequisites: DNA 103, DNA 108, DNA 110, DNA 113; Dental Assisting National Board Exam (DANB3 credits - DNA 212 - Composite Resin Restorations: Placing and Shaping
- Studies the characteristics, manipulation, economical control, storage, and delivery of composite restorative materials. Covers the materials and techniques of direct composite placement and finishing in a clinical setting as supported in dental treatment.Laboratory 9 hours. Total 9 hours per week.
Prerequisite: DNA 103, DNA 108, DNA 110, DNA 113; Dental Assisting National Board Exam (DANB)3 credits - DNA 214 - Indirect Restoration Techniques
- Studies the characteristics, manipulation, economical control, storage, and delivery of indirect restorative materials. Covers materials and techniques of non-epinepherine cord placement, taking of final impressions, and final cementation of indirect restorations in a clinical setting as support in treatment.Laboratory 9 hours. Total 9 hours per week.
Prerequisites: DNA 103, DNA 108, DNA 110, DNA 113; Dental Assisting National Board Exam (DANB) Certified Dental Assistant3 credits
