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Programs ams of Study <br />Dental Assistant <br />Diploma Program <br />Contact Hours: 890 <br />Semester Credits: 30.5 <br />Instructional Weeks - Full Time: 38 <br />Average Time to Complete - Full Time: io Months <br />Program Overview <br />This program is designed to provide the graduate with necessary skills for entry-level employment as a chairside <br />Dental Assistant and front office Dental Assistant. This program is approved by the Dental Board of California. Upon <br />completion, the graduate is eligible to sit for the written and practical California State Board Examination to become <br />a Registered Dental Assistant. Registration and certification requirements for taking and passing these examinations <br />are not controlled by Concorde, but by outside agencies, and are subject to change by the agency without notice. <br />Therefore, Concorde cannot guarantee that graduates will be eligible to take these exams, at all or at any specific <br />time, regardless of their eligibility status upon enrollment. <br />Program Objectives <br />• Perform administrative duties and chairside assisting, advise patients on dental care as directed by the dentist, <br />and respond to medical emergencies (CPR), <br />• Utilize proper sterilization techniques and infection control procedures as required by OSHA. <br />• Utilize principles of dental radiology to position, expose, process, and mount dental radiographs. <br />• Comply with the California Dental Practice Act and perform all dental assisting procedures allowed under the <br />Dental Practice Act. <br />• Perform corona[ polishing of the teeth and ultrasonic scaling in an orthodontic setting to remove cement around <br />bands, <br />• Sit for the State Board Examination to become a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) and consequently perform <br />RDA functions in the dental office. <br />This applies to students starting on or after March 22, 2021 <br />Course# <br />Course Title <br />Theory Hours Lab Hours <br />Externship Hours Semester Credit <br />Hours <br />CPSO1021 <br />Career Path Success A <br />15 <br />0.5 <br />CPS01022 <br />Career Path Success B <br />15 <br />0.5 <br />CPS01023 <br />Career Path Success C <br />15 <br />0.5 <br />CPSO1024 <br />Career Path Success D <br />15 <br />0.5 <br />CPSOI025 <br />Career Path Success E <br />15 <br />0.5 <br />CPSO1026 <br />Career Path Success F <br />15 <br />0.5 <br />DNTA1331 <br />Introduction to Dental <br />Assisting and Dental <br />Terminology <br />40 40 <br />3 <br />DNTA1333 <br />Dental Specialties <br />40 <br />40 <br />3 <br />DNTA1335 <br />Materials and Procedures <br />40 <br />40 <br />3 <br />DNTA1337 <br />Patient Care and <br />40 <br />40 <br />3 <br />Management <br />DNTA1339 <br />Diagnostics and <br />40 <br />40 <br />3 <br />orthodontics <br />DNTA1341 <br />Dental Radiology <br />40 <br />40 <br />3 <br />2022-2023 Garden Grove Catalog I Publication Date: May 20, 2023 1 Effective July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023 <br />14 <br />