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DA-102 Clinical Skills Lab

Chairside skills, practised until they are second nature.

15 semanas · 100 horas
Impartido por Maria Rodriguez, RDAInglésClinical Lab A
15 semanasmar y jue · 18–21
100 horasHoras totales
CertificadoIntermedio
Inglés1 grupo abierto

Lo que aprenderás

A hands-on lab course that turns dental-assisting theory into chairside habits: infection control, charting, four-handed dentistry, radiography, impressions and patient care, practised on typodonts and in the school clinic before externship.

  • Set up and break down an operatory to standard precautions
  • Chart restorations with universal numbering and surfaces
  • Transfer instruments in four-handed dentistry
  • Expose diagnostic bitewings following ALARA
  • Mix alginate and take a usable impression

Contenido del curso

3 fases · 6 semanas · 14 lecciones · 100 h
Fase 1 · Semanas 1–2Foundations2 semanas · 5 lecciones · 28 h
  1. Semana 1 · Infection Control in the LabStandard precautions · Barrier technique · Instrument processing3 lecciones12 h

    Your first week: how the lab runs, and the infection-control habits every clinic expects from day one.

  2. Semana 2 · Charting & Tooth NumberingUniversal numbering · Tooth surfaces · Oral anatomy2 lecciones16 h

    The language of the mouth: tooth numbering, surfaces and the anatomy you will chart every day.

Fase 2 · Semanas 3–5Clinical3 semanas · 7 lecciones · 62 h
  1. Semana 3 · Chairside AssistingFour-handed dentistry · Instrument transfer · Moisture control3 lecciones24 h

    Four-handed dentistry at the chair: positioning, instrument transfer and moisture control.

  2. Semana 4 · Radiography BasicsALARA · Bitewing technique · Patient protection3 lecciones20 h

    How dental x-rays work, ALARA, and taking diagnostic bitewings safely.

  3. Semana 5 · Dental Materials & ImpressionsAlginate · PVS · Lab case handling1 lección18 h

    Alginate, PVS and the impressions you will pour, trim and send to the lab.

Fase 3 · Semana 6Professional1 semana · 2 lecciones · 10 h
  1. Semana 6 · Patient Care & CommunicationMedical history · Patient communication · Post-op care2 lecciones10 h

    Medical histories, chairside manner and post-op instructions patients actually follow.

¿Este programa es para ti?

Requisitos

  • DA-101 or equivalentOr a placement interview with the program director.
  • Current CPR cardBLS for healthcare providers.

Para quién es

DA-101 graduatesReady to move from theory into the lab.
Career changersNo chairside experience needed; we start from setup.

Este programa incluye

Scrubs, safety eyewear, a typodont kit and all lab consumables.

Después de graduarte

  1. Lab practiceWeekly skills checks on typodonts.
  2. Clinic dayAssist on real patients under supervision.
  3. CertificateGraduate ready for externship.

Su instructor

Maria Rodriguez, RDA

Maria Rodriguez, RDA, has twelve years chairside and has taught clinical skills since 2019.

Detalles del programa

Calificación

Weekly skills checks (50%), chapter quizzes (30%) and a final practical (20%). 75% overall to pass.

Política de asistencia

Lab hours must be made up. Miss more than two lab days and you repeat the module.

Prácticas

Students who pass are placed in a partner clinic for the following term.

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