Certificate in Dental Assisting
(40 Credits)
Information for Current and Future Students
Prerequisites:
| HCHS 111 | Medical Terminology | 3cr hours | 3 lecture |
| HCHS 113 | Basic Body Structure & Function I | 4cr hours | 4 lecture |
Semester One (Fall):
| HCDA 101 | Introduction to Dental Assisting | 3cr hours | 1 lec 2 lab |
| HCDA 120 | Pre-Clinical Dental Assisting | 4cr hours | 2 lec 2 lab |
| HCDA 140 | Preventive Dentistry | 3cr hours | 1 lec 2 lab |
| HCDA 110 | Ethics and Professionalism | 3cr hours | 3 lecture |
| HLED 1115 | American Heart Association CPR | 1cr hours |
Semester Two (Spring):
| HCDA 130 | Dental Radiology | 3cr hours | 1 lec 2 lab |
| HCDA 125 | Pre-Clinical III | 3cr hours | 1 lec 2 lab |
| HCDA 164 | Seminar in Dental Assisting | 3cr hours | 3 lecture |
| HCDA 135 | UNMG Clinical | 3cr hours | 1 lec 2 lab |
Semester Three (Summer):
| HCDA 145 | Clinical Dental Assisting I | 3cr hours | 3 lab |
| HCDA 155 | Clinical Dental Assisting II | 4cr hours | 4 lab |
FOR ADVISEMENT: Contact the Advisement Center at (505) 863-7706
Course transferability:
Medical Terminology, Basic Body Structure and Function, and BLS CPR are requirements in other health career programs and may transfer to those programs.
