Expanded Duty Dental Assisting, General Technology Specialization, AAS (AAS.GT.HSEDD 35318)

This Associate in Applied Science degree with a major in General Technology contains a primary and secondary technical specialty which combine the general education/electives/other courses required for the Expanded Duty Dental Assisting program. Students in this program will be exposed to bloodborne pathogens and infectious diseases. The program strictly adheres to established policies and procedures regarding infection control as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Dental Association, the Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Students in this program may have criminal background checks and drug screenings.

Degree Requirements

General Education

ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3
MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
PSY 105 - Personal/Interpersonal Psychology Credit Hours: 3
HSS 205 - Technology and Society Credit Hours: 3
SPC 205 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3

Subtotal: 15 Credit Hours

Required Core Subject Areas

Primary Technical Specialty

DAT 112 - Integrated Human Sciences Credit Hours: 4 *
DAT 113 - Dental Materials Credit Hours: 4 *
DAT 115 - Ethics and Professionalism Credit Hours: 1 *
DAT 118 - Dental Morphology Credit Hours: 2 *
DAT 121 - Dental Health Education Credit Hours: 2 *
DAT 122 - Dental Office Management Credit Hours: 2 *
DAT 123 - Oral Medicine and Oral Biology Credit Hours: 3 *
DAT 127 - Dental Radiography Credit Hours: 4 *
DAT 154 - Clinical Procedures I Credit Hours: 4 *
DAT 164 - Clinical Procedures II Credit Hours: 4 *

Subtotal: 30 Credit Hours

Secondary Technical Specialty

Take 12 credit hours

ACC 101 - Accounting Principles I Credit Hours: 3
ACC 111 - Accounting Concepts Credit Hours: 3
ACC 150 - Payroll Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACC 240 - Computerized Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACC 242 - Small Business Software Credit Hours: 1
ACC 243 - Computerized Spreadsheets Credit Hours: 1
AOT 105 - Keyboarding Credit Hours: 3
AOT 110 - Document Formatting Credit Hours: 3
AOT 133 - Professional Development Credit Hours: 3
AOT 134 - Office Communications Credit Hours: 3
CPT 170 - Microcomputer Applications Credit Hours: 3

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

OR (Select 12 Hours from the Following Courses)

AHS 101 - Introduction to Health Professions Credit Hours: 2
AHS 108 - Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
AHS 116 - Patient Care Relations Credit Hours: 3
AHS 121 - Pharmacology Credit Hours: 2
AHS 144 - Phlebotomy Practicum Credit Hours: 5
SCI 150 - Forensic Science I Credit Hours: 4
SUR 125 - Sterile Processing Practicum Credit Hours: 5

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

Other Hours Required for Graduation

AHS 102 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3
AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2
COL 101 - College Orientation Credit Hours: 1
DAT 177 - Dental Office Experience Credit Hours: 7 *

Subtotal: 13 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 70

*Courses in this program that require a minimum grade of “C.”

Completion Plan

General Education

ENG 101 - English Composition I Credit Hours: 3
HSS 205 - Technology and Society Credit Hours: 3
MAT 155 - Contemporary Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
PSY 105 - Personal/Interpersonal Psychology Credit Hours: 3
SPC 205 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3

Subtotal: 15 Credit Hours

Required Core Subject Areas

Primary Technical Specialty

DAT 112 - Integrated Human Sciences Credit Hours: 4 *
DAT 113 - Dental Materials Credit Hours: 4 *
DAT 115 - Ethics and Professionalism Credit Hours: 1 *
DAT 118 - Dental Morphology Credit Hours: 2 *
DAT 121 - Dental Health Education Credit Hours: 2 *
DAT 122 - Dental Office Management Credit Hours: 2 *
DAT 123 - Oral Medicine and Oral Biology Credit Hours: 3 *
DAT 127 - Dental Radiography Credit Hours: 4 *
DAT 154 - Clinical Procedures I Credit Hours: 4 *
DAT 164 - Clinical Procedures II Credit Hours: 4 *

Subtotal: 30 Credit Hours

Secondary Technical Specialty

Take 12 credit hours

ACC 101 - Accounting Principles I Credit Hours: 3
ACC 111 - Accounting Concepts Credit Hours: 3
ACC 150 - Payroll Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACC 240 - Computerized Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACC 242 - Small Business Software Credit Hours: 1
ACC 243 - Computerized Spreadsheets Credit Hours: 1
AOT 105 - Keyboarding Credit Hours: 3
AOT 110 - Document Formatting Credit Hours: 3
AOT 133 - Professional Development Credit Hours: 3
AOT 134 - Office Communications Credit Hours: 3
CPT 170 - Microcomputer Applications Credit Hours: 3

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

OR (Select 12 Hours from the Following Courses)

AHS 101 - Introduction to Health Professions Credit Hours: 2
AHS 108 - Nutrition Credit Hours: 3
AHS 116 - Patient Care Relations Credit Hours: 3
AHS 121 - Pharmacology Credit Hours: 2
AHS 144 - Phlebotomy Practicum Credit Hours: 5
SCI 150 - Forensic Science I Credit Hours: 4
SUR 125 - Sterile Processing Practicum Credit Hours: 5

Subtotal: 12 Credit Hours

Other Hours Required for Graduation

AHS 102 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 3
AHS 120 - Responding to Emergencies Credit Hours: 2
COL 101 - College Orientation Credit Hours: 1
DAT 177 - Dental Office Experience Credit Hours: 7 *

Subtotal: 13 Credit Hours

Total Credit Hours: 70

A co-requisite is a course that must be taken the same semester as another specified course.
A prerequisite is a course that must be completed in order to enter another specified course.
* Courses in this program that require a minimum grade of “C.”