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Graduates of the pg电子官网状态 Community College Dental Assistant program will be prepared to perform the numerous duties required to work in dental offices, hospitals, 和诊所.
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Graduates of the pg电子官网状态 Community College Dental Assistant program will be prepared to perform the numerous duties required to work in dental offices, hospitals, 和诊所.
pg电子官网 the Program
A dental assistant helps with the direct 护理 of patients under the supervision of
一个牙医.
Dental assistants perform a variety of patient 护理, office, and laboratory duties.
They work chairside as dentists examine and treat patients. They make patients as
comfortable as possible in the dental chair, prepare them for treatment, and obtain
their dental records. Assistants hand instruments and materials to dentists and keep
patients’ mouths dry and clear by using suction or other devices. 助理也
sterilize and disinfect instruments and equipment, prepare trays of instruments for
dental procedures, and instruct patients on post-operative and general oral health
护理.
Some dental assistants prepare materials for impressions and restorations, take dental
x-rays, and process x-ray film as directed by 一个牙医. They also may remove sutures,
apply topical anesthetics to gums or cavity-preventive agents to teeth, remove excess
cement used in the filling process, and place rubber dams on the teeth to isolate
them for individual treatment.
Those with laboratory duties make casts of the teeth and mouth from impressions, clean
and polish removable appliances, and make temporary crowns. Dental assistants with
office duties schedule and confirm appointments, receive patients, keep treatment
records, send bills, receive payments, and order dental supplies and materials. 在
successful completion of the pg电子官网状态 program, graduates will be prepared to
function as Dental Assistants in dental offices, hospitals 和诊所.
DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAM INFORMATION
Ms. 苏珊·布鲁尔, BS, RDH
Interim Program Director / Clinical Instructor
256-352-8328
苏珊.Brewer@taiwansfa.com
Health Science Building, room 214
B.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham
M. ED, Athens State University
Ms. Halli Melton, RDH, BS, CDA
Clinical Instructor
256-352-8026
Halli.Melton@taiwansfa.com
Health Science Building, room 205
B.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham
R.D.H., C.D.A., A.S., pg电子官网状态 Community College
Ms. 斯蒂芬妮 Eisner, BS, RDH
Clinical Instructor
256-352-8019
斯蒂芬妮.Eisner@taiwansfa.com
Health Science Building, room 126
A.S., R.D.H. pg电子官网状态 Community College
B.S., Athens State University
M. Ed, Athens State University
Dr. Tammye Whited, BS, DMD
临床牙医
256-352-8381
Tammye.Whited@taiwansfa.com
Health Science Building, room 114
B.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham
D.M.D., University of Alabama at Birmingham
科里周
秘书
256-352-8300
科里.weeks@taiwansfa.com
Health Science Building, front desk
A.S., pg电子官网状态 Community College
*Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama and The Caring Foundation provided equipment in support of this program.
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课程: 学习计划
通路地图: Associate in Applied Science, Certificate
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