DEA 577 - Dental Assisting Clinic II

1. Display acceptable health and work habits
   1. Describe OSHA standards for the dental office/lab environment
   2. Identify and demonstrate proper sleep habits
   3. Demonstrate the proper concerns in relation to personal illness and prohibiting transmission
   4. Identify the advantages of proper nutrition
   5. Identify personal habits detrimental to health
   6. Demonstrate punctuality/attendance
   7. Demonstrate dependability
   8. Give a feeling of self-confidence
   9. Demonstrate the ability to work with other people
   10. Demonstrate self-motivation
   11. Demonstrate organizational skills
   12. Demonstrate professionalism
   13. Demonstrate the ability to remain pleasant at all times
   14. Demonstrate proper communication techniques and habits
   15. Demonstrate a helpful/caring attitude
   16. Demonstrate the ability to be an effective “P.R.” person for an office
   17. Demonstrate a clean, neat and professional appearance
   18. Practice clean/neat working habits
2. Demonstrate employability skills
   1. Demonstrate effective chairside/4 handed dentistry technique
   2. Demonstrate effective verbal/written communication skills
   3. Demonstrate patient management skills
   4. Demonstrate effective/appropriate maintenance techniques for the dental office
   5. Demonstrate organization/self motivation
   6. Demonstrate problem solving skills
   7. Demonstrate the ability to anticipate operator needs
3. Contribute to the efficiency of the office environment
   1. Demonstrate organization, self-motivation, and problem solving skills
   2. Demonstrate schedule management
   3. Demonstrate flexibility and team spirit
   4. Demonstrate ability to meet unscheduled situations/problems
   5. Demonstrate time management
4. Participate in all aspects of patient care
   1. Assist in chairside functions
   2. Perform total oral hygiene program
   3. Perform Coronal polish and fluoride
   4. Assist in data collection
   5. Perform laboratory functions
   6. Perform techniques to collect patient information
   7. Perform duties prior to seating patient including health history review
   8. Assist/complete the laboratory prescription
5. Demonstrate successful communication/interaction skill at chairside and Business office settings
   1. Define successful communication/interaction
   2. Demonstrate patient management appropriate for all personality types at chairside
   3. Demonstrate patient management appropriate for all personality types in the business office
6. Function as a team member in a general practice/specialty dental office
   1. Demonstrate the ability to work well with others
   2. Demonstrate the willingness to share in responsibilities and workload
   3. Demonstrate the ability to be an asset to the dental team’s effectiveness
   4. Demonstrate the ability/importance of being a pleasant and optimistic team member
7. Perform all chairside functions according to current concepts of chairside assisting using time management skills
   1. Demonstrate the proper technique of 4-handed dentistry
   2. Perform chairside procedures efficiently and quickly
   3. Demonstrate the ability to anticipate needs of operator and patient
   4. Demonstrate organization abilities
   5. Demonstrate appointment time control where appropriate
8. Perform legal intra oral functions independently
   1. Identify legally delegated tasks
   2. Identify ability to perform the tasks in a difficult situation
   3. Demonstrate performance of all legally delegated tasks with efficiency and expertise
   4. Demonstrate problem solving and analytical techniques involved in patient care
   5. Demonstrate patient safety techniques
   6. Demonstrate proper aseptic technique to protect patient/operator health
9. Perform clinical support functions independently
   1. Demonstrate all forms of patient data collection
   2. Operate a total oral hygiene care program
   3. Perform all appropriate functions in the laboratory/business office
   4. Perform total office maintenance duties
10. Perform general business office procedures
    1. Practice filing and pulling patient records/statements
    2. Practice computer usage appropriate to office procedures
    3. Assist in billing services
    4. Answer phones
    5. Practice scheduling/confirming appointments
    6. Assist in maintaining office/reception room
    7. Assist with mail duties
11. Perform general laboratory duties
    1. Write laboratory prescriptions
    2. Demonstrate ability to work with stone and plaster
    3. Demonstrate trimming technique
    4. Assist with appliance fabrication /repairs
    5. Perform the fabrication of custom trays
    6. Demonstrate precautions for working with patient appliances
    7. Perform all other laboratory tasks legally delegated to auxiliaries