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Dental Chairside

Class Number: DENTAL 31508302-1 - Dental Chairside
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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Course Description

31-508-302 DENTAL CHAIRSIDE...prepares dental assistant students to chart oral cavity structures, dental pathology, and restorations and to assist a dentist with basic dental procedures including examinations, pain control, amalgam restoration, and cosmetic restoration. Students will also develop the ability to educate patients about preventive dentistry, brushing and flossing techniques, and dental procedures, using lay terminology. Throughout the course, students will apply decoding strategies to the correct use and interpretation of dental terminology. (Prerequisites: 10-508-101, Dental Health Safety; 31-508-304, Dental & General Anatomy; all other second semester classes)

Course Typically Offered

  • Fall
  • Spring

Most NWTC classes are offered in 8-week sessions. Learn more about how our class schedule can help you succeed.

What will I learn?

  1. Decode dental terminology
  2. Operate dental equipment
  3. Apply the principles of chairside dentistry
  4. Transfer dental instruments for various dental procedures
  5. Maintain clear operating field
  6. Manage handpieces and rotary instruments
  7. Adapt dental assisting techniques when assisting with dental examinations
  8. Record reported examination findings of the oral cavity structures
  9. Record dental pathology in a chart
  10. Record restorations in a chart
  11. Record treatment plan in a chart
  12. Document treatment and procedures that have been performed
  13. Assist with chairside pain control
  14. Adapt dental assisting techniques when assisting with a direct restoration
  15. Place a matrix system
  16. Define preventive dentistry and its importance to the patient
  17. Demonstrate proper tooth brushing and interproximal cleaning techniques
  18. Interpret dental procedures to a patient, using lay terminology

Class Details

Class Number:
DENTAL 31508302-1 - Dental Chairside
Location:
NWTC Green Bay
Date:
-
Delivery:
Hybrid
Term:
2026 Spring Session 1

Meetings Times

Dates Day(s) / Time Location
1/20/2026 - 3/16/2026 Wednesday
12:30 PM - 4:20 PM
Green Bay Campus Room HS225
1/20/2026 - 3/16/2026 Thursday
7:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Green Bay Campus Room HS225
1/20/2026 - 3/16/2026 Monday
12:30 PM - 3:45 PM
Green Bay Campus Room HS225
1/20/2026 - 3/16/2026 Monday
7:30 AM - 11:20 AM
Green Bay Campus Room HS221
1/20/2026 - 3/16/2026 Online
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM

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