Course Outline
Northeast Oklahoma Health Career Center’s DAP has designed this program for the individual who wants to
gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary to enter the professional field of dental assisting. This program will
allow people access to the job market quickly without incurring a burdensome debt and loss of time at their current
job or profession. Morning sessions (8:00 to 12:00) are lecture, and afternoon sessions (1:00 to 5:00) are for
clinical, hands-on laboratory experience. Instructors are available by appointment from 5-5:30pm for tutoring.
Eighty-two clock hours (82) are required for the successful completion of this course. The following is a
description of each session and the number of clock hours for each module:
| 101 MODULE 1: |
Introduction to Dentistry |
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Dental Assisting |
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Structures of the Head and Neck |
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Dental Anatomy and Tooth Morphology |
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(Text Chapters 1-4) |
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Prerequisite: none |
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Clock Hours: 5 Lectures, 3 Labs |
| 102 MODULE 2: |
Disease Transmission and Pathology |
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Infection Control |
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Hazards management |
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Emergencies |
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(Text Chapters 5-9) |
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Prerequisite: Module 1 |
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Clock hours: 4 Lecture, 4 Lab |
| 103 MODULE 3: |
Dental Operatory |
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Dental Hand Instruments |
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Rotary Instruments |
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Oral Evacuation and Instrument Transfer |
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(Text Chapters 10-13) |
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Prerequisite: Modules 1,2 |
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Clock hours: 3 Lecture, 5 Lab |
| 104 MODULE 4: |
Dental Exam |
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Dental Radiography |
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(Text Chapters 14-16) |
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Prerequisite: Modules 1-3 |
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Clock Hours: 3 Lecture, 5 Lab |
| 105 MODULE 5: |
Mid-Term Exam |
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Alginate Impressions and Diagnostic Casts |
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Pharmacology and Pain Control |
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Rubber Dam |
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Dental Cements |
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(Text Chapters 17-20) |
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Prerequisite: Modules 1-4 |
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Clock Hours: 3 Lecture, 5 Lab |
| 106 MODULE 6: |
Amalgam Restorations |
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Cosmetic Restorations |
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Custom Trays and Elastomeric Impressions |
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(Text Chapters 21-23) |
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Prerequisite: Modules 1-5 |
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Clock Hours: 3 Lecture, 5 Lab |
| 107 MODULE 7: |
Crown and Bridge Restorations |
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Complete and Removable Partial Dentures |
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Pediatric Dentistry |
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(Text Chapters 24-26 and Oklahoma Radiology Study Guide) |
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Prerequisite: Modules 1-6 |
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Clock Hours: 5 Lecture, 3 Lab |
| 108 MODULE 8: |
Periodontics |
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Endodontics |
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Oral Surgery |
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(Text Chapters 27-30 and Oklahoma Radiology Guide) |
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Prerequisite: Modules 1-7 |
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Clock Hours: 4 Lecture, 4 Lab |
| 109 MODULE 9: |
Oklahoma State Radiology Exam |
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Course review |
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(Text Chapters 1-30) |
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Prerequisite: Modules 1-8 |
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Clock Hours: 4 Lecture, 4 Lab |
| 110 MODULE 10: |
Final Written Exam |
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Final Practical Exam |
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Graduation and awarding of certificates and pins. |
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Prerequisite: Modules 1-9 |
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Clock hours: 1 Lecture, 1 Lab |
| 111 MODULE 11: |
Required Shadowing/Assisting |
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Clock hours: 8 Lab (Distributed over the length of the course*) |
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Prerequisite: Enrolled student |
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Students must shadow/assist Dr. Loken during Dr. Loken’s regular dental office hours. Students can split the eight hours over more than one day. Students must schedule this time with an instructor or the school director. |
Class Schedule
Session 1
Beginning the second Saturday of January
Session 2
Beginning the first Saturday of May
Session 3
Beginning the second Saturday of September
Information for the upcoming sessions will also be available at the open house. A school calendar will be made available prior to the beginning of each school year that will include the scheduled days of classes, holidays, midterm, and final exam dates.
