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Dental Assisting AAS (90 Credits)

CIP Code

51.0601

4-5 quarter AAS

Required Courses

Dental Assisting (90 Credits)

DNTA 101Dental Sciences I

5
DNTA 102Introduction to Chairside Assisting

5
DNTA 103Dental Materials I

4
DNTA 112Biomedical Sciences

5
DNTA 115Chairside Skills

6
DNTA 116Dental Sciences II

4
DNTA 117Dental Materials II

5
DNTA 123Specialty Skills

5
DNTA 125Office Administration

5
DNTA 126Advanced Chairside Skills

6
DNTA 135Practical Lab Applications

3
DNTA 144Dental Radiology

5
DNTA 148Advanced Dental Radiography

5
DNTA 151Clinical Experience I

5
DNTA 154Clinical Experience II

5
DNTA 155Clinical Seminar

2
Total Credit Hours:75

General Education Requirements

Communications (5 Credits Required)

ENGL 175Professional Writing

5
ENGL& 101English Composition I

5
ENGL& 235Technical Writing

5
Total Credit Hours:5

Quantitative (5 Credits Required)

MATH 172Business Math

5
MATH& 107Math in Society

5
MATH& 141Precalculus I

5
MATH& 142Precalculus II

5
MATH& 146Statistics

5
MATH& 151Calculus I

5
MATH& 152Calculus II

5
Total Credit Hours:5

Humanities/Social Sciences/Natural Sciences/Other (5 Credits Required)

PSYC&100 preferred
BIOL& 160General Biology

5
CMST 152Intercultural Communication

5
CMST& 210Interpersonal Communication

5
CMST& 220Public Speaking

5
HUM& 101Introduction to Humanities

5
POLS& 101Introduction to Political Science

5
PSYC& 100General Psychology

5
PSYC& 200Lifespan Psychology

5
SOC& 101Introduction to Sociology

5
Total Credit Hours:5

Note: See a Career Advisor prior to choosing courses that meet general education requirements.

Total Credit Hours: 90