Intro to Chairside DA

This class is an introduction to the chairside dental assistant, preparing the patient for dental treatment, positioning of the patient, operator and assistant for four-handed and six-handed dentistry. Students will learn how to obtain patient health history and vital signs, treatment planning and data gathering. In addition, instrument grasp/transfer, triplex syringe use, oral evacuation and retraction will be taught. Identification and use of hand instruments, equipment maintenance, tub, tray and cassette set-ups of the basic general dental procedures will be learned. Corequisites: DA R010 and DA R011 and DA R012 and DA R013, and DA R015. Recommended Prep: High School Diploma or GED and ENGL R101 or ENGL R101H.