DLAS-8001 Dental and Oral Anatomy

Prerequisites None
Corequisites WKSP 8026  DLAS 8000  DLAS 8002 
Explore human anatomy, the extra-orofacial area, and the oral cavity.  Students will examine tooth morphology, terminology, function, and identification systems commonly used in the dental community.  Content includes eruption and arrangement of teeth in various dentitions. The laboratory sessions are dedicated to looking at types of teeth, their identification and arrangement, and their functions.  Textbook required.

Contact Hours: 16
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• student learns landmarks of the face and oral cavity, head and neck anatomy
• student to understand the overview of permanent and primary dentitions
• student will learn oral embryology and histology

• oral embryology and histology, head and neck anatomy
• tooth anatomy of primary and permanent dentitions

 
Activities/Resources

• Students will pick partners each lab day and identify all extraoral and intraoral anatomy and record findings
• Student will pick partners each lab day and identify all hard and soft tissue anomalies and normal findings; these will be recorded and graded

 

Evaluation
Students will confidentially evaluate this course by completing the Student Evaluation of Class form distributed at the last class session.

Successful Completion
The instructor will evaluate the student’s skills learned using attendance, participation, feedback, testing where appropriate, and projects completed. 

85 % attendance is required; 100% attendance is recommended, as no special arrangements will be made for missing class. 

% = 13.6 hours.

Upon successful completion, this course will appear on the student’s Macomb Community College non-credit transcript. 

 

Textbook
Modern Dental Assisting 13th Edition