Dental Health Guides
MDAS
MARYLAND DENTAL ASSISTANT SCHOOL
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In 10 Weeks, you could start working
in a new, rewarding career as a
Dental Assistant!
15638 Livingston Road unit 9
Accokeek, MD 20607
888-401-4555 ext 2
A career of helping people improve their dental health will be rewarding and enormously satisfying for you. No two days will ever be the same and your job will continuously renew itself. Dental assisting is a career that will always be in demand and in need of enthusiastic, trained and caring individuals. This could be you, couldn’t it!?
Our course is designed to give our students basic “hands-on “training in a real dental office. And the dental office is closed to the public so as not to put the students under great stress while in a learning phase. There are no real patients to be harmed by just learning and no demanding dentists to criticize lack of speed. This is a real school! You are not expected to already know everything. You are just expected to work hard, study well and learn!
The teaching is stimulating, fast paced, and relies heavily on your participation. The largest size of each group will be one instructor per 8 students. An excellent textbook is used (yes, there are reading assignments and homework) so classroom time can be spent learning the “hands-on” stuff. If you are inspired by this entry level course you may move on to take other courses that would lead to x-ray certification, expanded function licensure or even certified dental assistant (CDA), A nationally recognized title!
Course Outline
The following subjects are covered in depth from both a didactic and practical clinical experience. Hands on training with all the equipment, instrumentations and materials used in our state of the art practicing dental office. All students receive in excess of 8 hours of instruction in radiology.
I. Dental Theory and Terminology
A. Introduction to Dentistry, Dental Assisting, Structures of the Head and Neck. Dental Anatomy, Tooth Morphology, and the Numbering System
B. Instrumentation
C Dental Terminology
D. Introduction to the Dental office, clinical section.
II. Disease Control
A. Disease Transmission and Pathology, Infection Control, Hazards management, Medical emergencies in the Dental Office and Sterilization procedures.
III. Dental Instruments
A. Dental Operatory, Dental Hand Instruments, Rotary Instruments, Oral Evaluation and Instrument Transfer.
IV. Dental Exams
A. Dental Exams,. Dental Radiology
B. Dental Assistant role in patient exam
C. Radiograph exposure and dark room procedures.
V. Alginate Impressions and Diagnostic Casts
A. pharmacology and pain control, Rubber Dam, Dental Cements.
VI. Restorations
A. Cosmetic Restorations
B. Amalgam Restorations
C. Custom Trays and Elastomeric Impressions
VII. Crown and Bridge Restorations
A. Impressions
B. Complete and Partial Removable Dentures.
C. Pediatric Dentistry
IIV. Periodontics, Endodontics, Oral surgery
IX. Course review, Job interview tips and Resume Planning.