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• DA 178: Dental Clinical Experience

  4.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Focuses on clinical practice. This clinical experience provides students an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom and in laboratory sessions in a dental office environment. Students are assigned to work in area dental offices two days per week for a total of 224-hours. Students are able to gain additional experience in chairside techniques, dental material manipulation, and patient management at both general and specialty practices. In addition, periodic seminars are provided on campus for students to share experience and to discuss situations and/or problems encountered in the dental office setting. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Dental Assisting Certificate program. Non-majors need permission of the Program Director. Prerequisite: DA 170, 171, 173, and 175 with grades of C or higher. Prerequisite:    DA 170 & DA 171 & DA 173 & DA 175
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• DA 179: Clinical Dental Assisting

  2.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Provides students with an intersession clinical experience that allows them to spend a total of 96-hours working in an approved dental office environment in order to gain exposure to all aspects of its operation. This clinical experience is supplemented through in-class lectures that review and discuss student progress at clinical sites. Observation and evaluation reports generated by clinical staff and instructors are periodically reviewed with the student. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Dental Assisting Certificate. Prerequisite: DA 170, 171, 173, and 175 with grades of C or higher. Non-majors need permission of the Program Director. Prerequisite:    DA 170 & DA 171 & DA 173 & DA 175
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• DA 180: Dental Office Practice

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Prepares the student for the various business-office aspects of dental practice. This course covers patient psychology, communication skills such as telephone technique and correspondence, maintenance of patient records, appointment control, recall systems, bookkeeping, filing, preparation of insurance forms, and maintaining supply inventories. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Dental Assisting Certificate program. Non-majors need permission of the Program Director. Prerequisite: DA 170, 171, 173, and 175 with grades of C or higher. Prerequisite:    DA 170 & DA 171 & DA 173 & DA 175
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• DA 181: Preventive Dentistry

  2.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Provides an in-depth knowledge of the concepts and methods used in the practice of preventive dentistry. This course emphasizes the necessity for the dental assistant to both recognize certain oral hygiene needs of each patient and communicate those needs to the patient. In addition, this course covers current techniques used in caries prevention, such as coronal polishing, oral hygiene instruction, nutritional counseling; and the application of sealants. This course also includes a community service project. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Dental Assisting Certificate. Non-majors need permission of the Program Director. Prerequisite: DA 170, 171, 173, and 175 with grades of C or higher. Prerequisite:    DA 170 & DA 171 & DA 173 & DA 175
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• DA 252: Expanded Functions I

  4.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  The first of a two-part, post-graduate, course sequence for certified dental assistants and licensed hygienists. This course is designed to expand their skills in the area of restorative dentistry. These skills include: the placement of temporary and permanent restorations using a variety of dental materials; finishing techniques; the construction of bleaching and fluoride trays; and Mouthguards. Students also prepare for the expanded function dental assistants' state certification examination. A course fee is required. Graduation from the Dental Assisting Program with a 3.0 and faculty recommendation, Certification as a Dental Assistant, or Licensure as a Dental Hygienist.
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• DA 253: Expanded Functions II

  2.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Focuses on clinical practice. This clinical experience provides students with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom and in laboratory sessions in a dental office environment. Students are assigned to work in area dental offices two days per week for a total of 224-hours. Students are able to gain additional experience in chairside techniques, dental material manipulation, and patient management at both general and speciality practices. In addition, periodic seminars are provided on campus for students to share experiences and to discuss situations and/or problems encountered in the dental office setting. A course fee is required. Enrollment is restricted to students in the Dental Assisting Certificate. Prerequisite: DA 252 with a grade of C or higher. Prerequisite:    DA 252 or AH 252
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• DAT 101: Introduction to Art and Technology

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Introduction to Art and Technology
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• DAT 105: Creative Coding for Digital Art I

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Creative Coding for Digital Art I
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• DAT 110: Interactive Layout and Usability

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Interactive Layout and Usability Prerequisite:    ART 176
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• DAT 115: Motion Media

  3.00 Credits

  Harrisburg Area Community College-Harrisburg

  
  Motion Media
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