CE 083 - Dental Assistant (5)

Prerequisite: None
Lecture: Five hours lecture/discussion per week.

Dental assistants provide quality preventative and corrective dental care under direct supervision of the dentist or dental hygienist. The Dental Assistant is responsible for assisting dentists and dental hygienists with patient care as well as providing certain administrative support to the office. The Kishwaukee College - Dental Assistant program consists of 90 hours of instruction (70 hours of classroom instruction and a 20-hour non-paid, externship in a dental facility.) The purpose of this course is to familiarize the student with all areas of dental assisting and provide training in the professional skills required to function as an assistant in the dental practice. Students must be at least age 18 to register. Not transferable.