Dental Assisting Certificate

What Follows is the Program Outline.

This program is not designed for students transferring to other colleges or universities. As a rule, courses with a second digit "0" are designed to transfer. Students planning to transfer should consult a Counselor to verify the transferability of courses. Prerequisites for courses are noted in the IVCC Catalog. Program Pre-Admission Information is included if applicable.

Fall semester, first year

DLA 1200	Dental Science I	1
DLA 1201	Dental Materials & Lab Procedures	4
	With
DLAL 1201	Dental Materials & Lab Procedures I Lab
DLA 1203	Chairside Assisting I	4
	With
DLAL 1203	Chairside Assisting I Lab
DLA 1204	Dental Radiography	3
	With
DLAL 1204	Dental Radiography Lab
DLA 1205	Preventative and Nutritional Care	1.5
DLA 1209	Infection Control Practices	1.5
DLA 1210	Dental Science II	1
DLA 1216	Dental Administrative Assistant	1
DLA 1229	Medical Emergencies in The Dental Office	1
Total Credit Hours:		19

Spring semester, first year

DLA 1202	Supervised Dental Assisting Practice	1.5
DLA 1206	Communication in Healthcare	1
DLA 1208	Preventative II Coronal Scaling	1.5
DLA 2201	Dental Materials & Lab Procedures II	1
DLA 2203	Chairside Assisting II	3
	With
DLAL 2203	Chairside Assisting II Lab
DLA 2205	Expanded Functions I	1.5
DLA 2208	Expanded Functions II Restorative Functions	1.5
DLA 2210	Pharmacology	0.5
DLA 2220	Oral Pathology I	0.5
DLA 2230	Oral Embryology & Histology	1
Total Credit Hours:		13

Summer semester, first year

DLA 2202	Clinical Practice	5
Total Credit Hours:		5

Total Credit Hours: 37

BIO 1200 and ALH 1001 are highly recommended prior to admission. Consider taking these courses the spring or summer before beginning the program.

All students will be required to have a criminal background check and a 10-panel urine drug screen prior to starting the program.

To enroll in any DLA course, students must hold a current Healthcare provider CPR/BLS card. A grade of "C" or better is required in all coursework in order to continue in the program.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a limited admission program that requires a separate application process found at www.IVCC.edu/dental. The above excerpts have been taken from the "IVCC Dental Assisting Handbook". Please refer to that document for all application, admission, and retention information.

For additional information please consult any counselor at [phone], Dental Program Coordinator- Lyndsey Beetz at 815-224-0632 or [e-mail] or Dean of Health Professions- Heather Seghi at 815-224-0481 or at [e-mail].

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