DAS 100 - DART Preparation Forum
This course will guide the student upon acceptance and throughout their enrollment in the DART program. Students will work closely with the course instructor to complete learning objectives, plan for the program experiential preceptorship, and prepare for the capstone course. This course also addresses the NYS requirements for Dental Assisting licensure related to oral and written communication and basic behavioral concepts. 1 Credit.

DAS 101 - DART Clinical Dental Assisting
This course provides the DART students with the foundational didactic content and clinical/laboratory skills practice to prepare the student for chairside dental assisting practice, to communicate effectively with the dental team and patient, and to perform supportive functions for dental treatment procedures. The student will be required to complete specific skills and procedures determined by the Program and New York State Office of the Professions for dental assisting licensure. An onsite preceptor is required to provide skill practice guidance, evaluation and verification of competency for each required skill and/or legal expanded function. 4 Credits.

Co-requisite(s): DAS 100

DAS 102 - DART Infection Control
This course focuses on the scientifically accepted principles and practices of infection control. It will provide the student with the core elements on infection control and barrier precautions and to help prepare the student to take the Dental Assisting National Board Infection Control examination. 1 Credit.

Corequisite(s): DAS 100

DAS 103 - DART Dental Materials
This course for DART students includes a study of the physical and chemical properties, manipulation of and uses for the most commonly used dental materials. A lecture component will present background information about the dental materials and a laboratory component will present the practical application for each material (precepted and competency demonstration and lab practice). A minimum of 25 Clinical Hours required. 2 Credits.

Corequisite(s): DAS 100

DAS 104 - DART Radiography
The DART student will be introduced to the physics of radiation, radiation hygiene, equipment and materials, film and digital sensor exposure and processing, and oral radiography techniques for the dental assistant. A minimum of 75 Hours of Clinical Dental Radiography is required. 2 Credits.

Corequisite(s): DAS 100

DAS 105 - DART Specialty Dentistry
This course will focus on the didactic background and skill required for treatment procedures specific to a variety of dental specialty practices. Lecture topics will include dental specialty treatment procedures, instrumentation and armamentarium for specialty treatment, patient education, pre and post- operative instruction, patient management techniques and the role and responsibility of the dental assistant in each specialty practice. Laboratory practice will focus on application of didactic knowledge to the practice of competency skills including expanded functions that support and deliver patient treatment in the dental specialties. A minimum of 150 Hours of Dental Specialty Clinical Experience required. 2 Credits.

Corequisite(s): DAS 100

DAS 106 - DART Biomedical Sciences
The DART dental assisting student will meet the New York State Department of Education Office of the Professions educational requirements in the content areas of biomedical sciences; body structure and function, basic nutrition, basic dental and oral anatomy, introductory content in oral histology, embryology, pathology, cariology, therapeutics, patient education, and preventive dentistry. Preparation for the NYS DANB Professional Dental Assisting Examination. 3 Credits.

Corequisite(s): DAS 100

DAS 107 - DART Completion
This course will include modules that will guide the student through the overall completion of the DART program. Topics will include completion information, clinical hours logs, examination processes, licensure procedures, and additional topics for successful completion of the program and achievement of NYS Licensure and advancement of their professional goals. Lecture Hours 2, 1000 hours of documented precepted clinical dental assisting experience obtained throughout the program. 2 Credits.

Prerequisite(s): DAS 100

DAS 110 - Preclinical Dental Assisting
This course provides foundational didactic content and preclinical/laboratory practice of essential dental assisting skills and chair-side dental assisting functions. Topics include examination and assessment procedures, equipment and materials, instrumentation techniques, treatment procedures and the legal supportive functions/skills performed by a licensed dental assistant during restorative procedures. Preclinical practice will prepare students for clinical externship experiences. 4 Credits.