Preventive Dentistry for Dental Assistants

Permission Required:

No

Distribution:

Dental Assisting (Technical Credit)

Corequisite Narrative:

(DEA0740 and DEA0741 and DEA0758 and DEA0758L)

Credits:

1.50 Credits

Lecture:

3.00 Hours

Course Description:

This course is designed to introduce dental assisting students to the theories and mechanisms of preventative dentistry. Content specific to the role of nutrition in oral health, patient education, disease processes and disease prevention is included.