DAST-117C Operative Techniques I Clinic

Credits 0 / 4 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into College Level Reading, completion of ELAP-120 with a 2.0 or higher, or successful completion of ACRD-090, ACRD-091 or ACRD-092. Co-requisite: DAST-117 and DAST-117L.
The clinical portion of DAST-117  Operative Techniques I

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course by following a routine procedure that meets stated protocols, the student will demonstrate competency and complete in the clinical setting:

Disinfection and Sterilization

• the process of cleaning and disinfecting a treatment room.
• the process of pre-cleaning contaminated dental instruments.
• the process of preparing instruments for sterilization in an autoclave, chemiclave, and dry heat sterilizer.  
• steps necessary to effectively use the autoclave, chemiclave, and dry heat sterilizer.

Moisture Control Techniques

• the grasps and proper positioning of the dental assistant when using the high volume oral evacuator tip.
• the placement of an evacuator tip for any given operative site.
• the procedure used in complete mouth rinse.
• the use of the AWS syringe in maintaining a clear operating field.
• the routine care of the HVE system.
• the dental dam and its use in moisture control.
• the step-by-step procedure in dental dam isolation.

Oral Diagnosis and Prevention

• an intraoral examination.
• an extra-oral examination.
• charting a dental examination utilizing common abbreviations and symbols.
• the step-by-step procedure for oral hygiene instruction in the clinical setting.

Operative Techniques Summary

• a videotape of various chairside assisting aspects according to distributed criteria.