DENTL 173 - Dental Assisting Chairside Skills
- Recent Professors
- Angela Chen, Kristin Munk, Julie Rodriguez, Chris Divine Pagatpatan, Colleen Shipp
- Recent Semesters
- 2026FA
- Class Size
- Not published
- Difficulty
- 6.9Demandingout of 10
- Credits
- 3
- Prerequisite
- DENTL 120 - Overview of Dental Assisting DENTL-120 or equivalent
- 2026FA Sections
- View 2026FA sections of DENTL 173
- Transfers To
- CSU
- Description
- Students will be introduced to the principles of chairside assisting. Emphasis is be placed on operative procedures, which include chairside responsibilities, instrument identification, tray setups, four-handed techniques, and sequences of general dentistry procedures. Identification, care and maintenance of the operatory and equipment will also be presented.
- Usually Held
- Wed 12:30pm–3:40pm, Wed 3:40pm–5:00pm