Course Content and Outcomes Guides (CCOG)

CCOG for DA 114 Winter 2025


Course Number:
DA 114
Course Title:
Public Health and Community-Based Learning II
Credit Hours:
1
Lecture Hours:
10
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Covers the clinical application of equipment, maintenance and best practices in a dental office. Visits to public health organizations and/or guest speakers reinforces the community-based learning project. Prerequisites: Acceptance in the Dental Assisting Program.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon successful completion of the course students should be able to:

  1. Explain responsible, safe, and effective methods for the disposal of hazardous waste following best practices.

  2. Describe the importance of individual involvement in Public Health Dentistry and the impact it has on the community.

  3. Produce a presentation about the community-based learning project.

  4. Employ collaborative skills and teamwork with classmates during  presentation development.

  5. Identify proper equipment maintenance techniques and best practices as they relate to the dental office.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  1. Attendance

  2. Presentation of CBL project to stakeholders/classmates

  3. Reflection Paper

  4. Quizzes

  5. Final Exam

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Themes:

  • professionalism

  • communication

  • teamwork

  • collaboration

Concepts:

  • Public Health Dentistry

  • Best practices management

  • EPA

  • Hazardous wastes

Issues:

  • time management

  • organization

  • self direction

  • ethics

Skills:

  • Effective communication

  • Creative planning,  development and implementation

  • Recognition of the importance of public health dentistry on a local and global level

  • Recognize best practices management and safe disposal methods of dental waste

  • Recognize the impact of dental waste on the environment