DAST-131C Operative Techniques Bridge Externship Clinical

• Assist the dentist with a variety of restorative procedures
• Assist the dentist with a variety of procedures in the dental specialties
• Perform a variety of expanded functions on patients, including placement and removal of dental dam, fabrication, cementation and removal of provisional restorations, removal of sutures, placing and carving amalgam restorations, placing and finishing class I composite restorations, packing retraction cord, and taking final impressions.
• Perform a variety of patient care services, including patient data gathering, alginate impressions, patient preparation and education, and postoperative care.
• Perform a variety of preventive services, including topical fluoride application and placement of pit and fissure sealants.
• Expose, process and mount intraoral and extraoral radiographs and digital imaging.  Each student must complete at least two acceptable (minimum proficiency level of 85%) complete series of radiographs or digital images during the externship rotation, for DAST 131 credit.
• Perform a variety of infection control procedures, following proper disinfection and sterilization protocol and use of personal protective equipment
• Perform a variety of laboratory skills
• Perform a variety of business office skills
• Demonstrate the ability to relay to patient pre and post-operative instructions
• Demonstrate the use of acceptable professional standards regarding clinical attire, personal grooming, and communication with dental office staff and patients, work ethics and attendance.