Preparation for Practice Theory 2

Course code DENT 2991

Credit 3.0

Length 60.0 hours

Course outline View

This lecture/seminar course continues to explore the standards of practice and the legal and ethical responsibilities of a Certified Dental Assistant (CDA). Students are introduced to more complex dental charting and treatment planning for general dentistry procedures. Additionally, financial procedures, dental insurance processing, equipment maintenance and various inventory control systems are examined.

This course is part of the full-time Certified Dental Assisting Program.

Prerequisites

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What you will learn

  • Professionalism
  • Treatment Planning
  • Financial Procedures
  • Dental Insurance
  • Inventory Control
  • Assisting/Charting for Patient Assessment
  • Infection Control and Equipment Maintenance

How to register

This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.

Course schedules

Select your program to see the available course schedules.

Contact us

If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.

† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.

Indigenous Territory Acknowledgment

VCC is located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, and we acknowledge our privilege to be here.