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DENT 1502: Patient Assessment Theory 1
Effective date
September 2018
Department
Dental Assisting
School
Health Sciences
Description
This lecture/seminar course builds on the students' existing knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, focussing on body systems, head and neck anatomy, dental morphology and tooth development and the inspection and assessment of oral structures. Additionally, the importance of health history information and medical conditions requiring modifications in dentistry as well as interviewing and questioning skills appropriate for obtaining health history information are explored.
Credits
2.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
Meet Certified Dental Assisting program admission requirements.
Corequisites
All Term 1 courses DENT 1501, DENT 1503, DENT 1504, DENT 1505.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Describe health history questionnaires and the rationale for obtaining health histories prior to dental treatment.
- Describe interviewing and questioning techniques.
- Explain how to document health history data.
- Describe medical conditions requiring modifications to dental treatment.
- Describe general and extra-oral assessment and inspection, including related bones, lymph nodes and landmarks of the head and neck.
- Describe intra-oral assessment and inspection, including related muscles and intra-oral soft tissue landmarks.
- Describe the assessment and inspection of the teeth, including related tooth development and dental morphology.
- Describe periodontal assessment and inspection including characteristics of a healthy periodontium.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 40
Total Hours: 40
Total Hours: 40
Instructional Strategies
This is a lecture/seminar/case study/group work/online activities course designed to provide the student with the theory to support the clinical skills for the patient assessment phase of Certified Dental Assisting (CDA) practice.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
C+=64%
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Quizzes/Tests |
30 |
multiple quizzes/tests |
|
Midterm Exam |
35 |
|
|
Final Exam |
35 |
|
|
Participation |
|
Mandatory attendance as per departmental requirements (85%) |
Course topics
- Health Histories
- General and Extra-oral Inspection/Assessment
- Intra-oral Inspection/Assessment
- Periodontal Inspection/Assessment
- Dental Inspection/Assessment
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.