Dental Assisting Certificate

Prerequisite Courses (8 hours)

• ENG 101 - Rhetoric and Composition I: Literacy and the Self Credits: 3
• CMST 101 - Introduction to Public Speaking Credits: 3
• HP 115 - Medical Terminology For The Health Professions Credits: 2

First Semester (16 hours)

• DTHY 308 - Applied Dental Materials Credits: 3
• DTHY 303 - Oral Radiology Credits: 3
• DTHY 314 - Oral Anatomy Credits: 2
• DTAS 122 - Clinical Science I Credits: 5
• DTAS 156 - Human Systems I Credits: 3

Second Semester (17 hours)

• DTAS 111 - Oral Pathology Credits: 1
• DTAS 158 - Practice Management, Ethics, and Jurisprudence Credits: 3
• DTAS 166 - Human Systems II Credits: 3
• DTAS 175 - Preventive Dentistry Credits: 2
• DTAS 181 - Clinical Science II Credits: 5
• DTAS 183 - Clinical Science Applications Credits: 3

Elective Courses (3 hours)

• DTAS 291 - Expanded Functions Dental Assisting Credits: 3

Note(s):

Descriptions for DTHY courses are found in the dental hygiene list of course descriptions.