DENA 1278 - Pre-Clinical Assisting

The clinical dental assisting experience has been designed to incorporate pre-clinical laboratory skills, including the use of dental materials, dental radiology and expanded functions, as delegated in the New Jersey State Dental Auxiliary Practice Act. Supervised clinical rotations in all general and specialty areas of dental practice have been scheduled at various clinical sites in order to gain practical experience assisting dental students and practitioners in providing care to patients as a dental team. Clinical proficiency in clinical assisting is the focus of the course. The students will actively participate in all aspects of dental assisting including experiences in sterilization, front office, laboratory and chair-side activities.
24 clinical hours.
0 credit hours
This course is only available to students who have been accepted into a Rutgers program. For the most current course description, visit http://shrp.rutgers.edu