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Dental & General Anatomy

Class Number: DENTAL 31508304-1 - Dental & General Anatomy
Offering Status: Open
Academic Level: Post_Secondary
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Course Description

31-508-304 DENTAL & GENERAL ANATOMY...prepares dental assistant students to apply fundamentals of general and dental anatomy to informed decision-making and to professional communication with colleagues and patients. (Prerequisite: Accepted into the Dental Assistant Technical Diploma or Expanded Function Dental Auxiliary Certificate; Corequisites: 10-508-101, Dental Health Safety)

Course Typically Offered

  • Summer
  • Fall

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. Apply descriptive, anatomical, physiological, and directional terminology to the human body and its organization.
  2. Compare primary tissue types of the body
  3. Illustrate the relationship among body systems and functions
  4. Identify the anatomical components of the head and neck according to their structure and functions
  5. Characterize the structures of the oral cavity
  6. Classify the types of teeth
  7. Characterize tooth structure
  8. Identify classes and factors of occlusion
  9. Characterize the supporting structure of the teeth
  10. Relate oral pathologies to dental health and treatment

Class Details

Class Number:
DENTAL 31508304-1 - Dental & General Anatomy
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 Online
12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
1/20/2026 - 3/16/2026 Thursday
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Green Bay Campus Room HS222

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