Modern Dental Assisting

The history of dentistry; the dental health team; anatomy and physiology; oral embryology; tooth morphology; microbiology and oral pathology; disease transmission and infection control; pharmacology and pain control; dental materials; preventive dentistry; nutrition; applied psychology; the special patient; medical emergencies; dental instruments; dental equipment; instrument transfer and oral evacuation; dental radiography; complete diagnosis and treatment planning; coronal polishing technique; rubber dam application; operative dentistry; paediatric dentistry; orthodontics; endodontics; fixed prosthodontics; removable prosthodontics; periodontics; oral surgery; the administrative assistant; accounts receivable; dental insurance; expenses and disbursements; employment.