Tuesday/Thursday COURSE SCHEDULE

The course will run fourteen (14) consecutive weeks, six classroom hours per week for a total of eighty (80) classroom hours of instruction. This will include lecture material as well as clinical "hands on" training. In addition, there is approximately 60 hours of home study. After the completion of the course, forty (40) hours of internship are required for graduation.

Week 1		The Profession - History of Dentistry, The Health Care team, Dental Ethics, Dentistry and the Law
Week 2		Sciences in Dentistry - General Anatomy & Physiology, Head and Neck Anatomy, Dentition, Tooth Morphology
Week 3		Preventive Dentistry - Nutrition, Coronal Polishing, Sealants
Week 4		Dental Materials - Impressions, Laboratory Materials, Infection Control, Disease Transmission, Disinfectants, Sterilization
Week 5		Restorative Dentistry - Instrumentation, Handpieces and accessories, Anesthesia, Sterilization techniques
Week 6		Dental Radiography - X-rays, Radiation Safety, Processing x-rays, Digital Radiography
Week 7		MID-TERM EXAM, Fixed Prosthodontics - Dentures, Bite Registration, and implants
Week 8		Removable Prosthodontics - Temporaries, Crown & Bridge, partials
Week 9		Periodontics, Orthodontics - Procedures, instruments, occlusion
Week 10		Endodontics - Procedures, materials
Week 11		Oral Surgery, Implants - instruments & techniques
Week 12		Dental Administration - Front Office, Communication, Appointments, billing, resume evaluation
Week 13		Resume, Job Interview
Week 14		FINAL EXAM

SATURDAY COURSE SCHEDULE

The course will run ten (10) consecutive weeks, eight classroom hours per week (8:30 am to 5:00 pm with a thirty (30) minute lunch break for a total of eighty (80) classroom hours of instruction. This will include lecture material as well as clinical "hands on" training. In addition, there is approximately 60 hours of home study. After the completion of the course, forty (40) hours of internship are required for graduation.

Week 1		The Profession - History of Dentistry, The Health Care team, Dental Ethics, Dentistry and the Law.
Week 2		Sciences in Dentistry - General Anatomy & Physiology, Head and Neck Anatomy, Dentition, Tooth Morphology
Week 3		Dental Materials - Impressions, Laboratory Materials, Infection Control, Disease Transmission, Disinfectants, Sterilization
Week 4		Restorative Dentistry - Instrumentation, Handpieces and accessories, Anesthesia, Sterilization techniques
Week 5		Dental Radiography - X-rays, Radiation Safety, Processing x-rays, Digital Radiography
Week 6		Preventative Dentistry - Nutrition, Coronal Polishing, Sealants, MID-TERM EXAM
Week 7		Fixed & Removable Prosthodontics - Crown & Bridge, temporaries, bite, dentures, partials, and implants
Week 8		Endodontics, Ortho., and Pedo. - Endo. Procedures, materials, ortho. instruments, occlusion & pedo. Procedures.
Week 9		Oral Surgery - instruments & techniques Dental Administration - Front Office, Communication, Appointments, billing, resume evaluation & job interview techniques
Week 10		FINAL EXAM