Course Content and Outcomes Guides (CCOG)

CCOG for DA 171 Winter 2025


Course Number:
DA 171
Course Title:
Practicum Seminar I
Credit Hours:
1
Lecture Hours:
10
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Provides opportunities to discuss and debrief about the practical experiences encountered while attending initial externship sites. Explores ethical problem solving and appropriate resolutions using real life examples. Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Dental Assisting program. Corequisites: DA 170.

Intended Outcomes for the course

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

  1. Demonstrate conflict resolution skills.

  2. Demonstrate professionalism towards fellow students while communicating and problem solving.

Outcome Assessment Strategies

  • Attendance 

  • Weekly Journals

  • In class discussions/participation

  • Successful completion of the DANB ICE (infection control) Exam

Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)

Themes:

  • professionalism

  • teamwork

  • communication

Concepts:

  • patient management

Issues:

  • dynamics of working in a dental setting

  • Time management

Skills:

  • collaboration with others