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Cardiovascular Sonography Diploma (D45160)

Courses requiring a grade of “C” or better: BIO, CVS, ENG, MAT, PHY, and SON

Preadmission Requirements

BIO-163 Basic Anatomy and Physiology ENG-111 Writing and Inquiry MAT-152 Statistical Methods I PHY-125 Health Sciences Physics

Credits

5 3 4 4

First Semester (Fall)

CVS-160 CVS Clinical Ed I CVS-163 Echo I SON-111 Sonographic Physics

Second Semester (Spring)

CVS-161 CVS Clinical Education II CVS-164 Echo II SON-250 Vascular Sonography 5 4 4

8 4 2

Third Semester (Summer)

CVS-162 CVS Clinical Education II

Total Credit Hours Required

5

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Dental Assisting

This curriculum prepares individuals to assist the dentist in the delivery of dental treatment and to function as integral members of the dental team while performing chair-side and related office and laboratory procedures� Course work includes instruction in general studies, biomedical sciences, dental sciences, clinical sciences, and clinical practice� A combination of lecture, laboratory, and clinical experiences provide students with knowledge in infection/hazard control, radiography, dental materials, preventive dentistry, and clinical procedures� Graduates of this program may be eligible to take the Dental Assisting National Board Examination to become Certified Dental Assistants� As Dental Assistant IIs, defined by the dental laws of North Carolina, graduates work in dental offices and other related areas� This program is accredited by:

American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)

211 East Chicago Avenue Chicago, IL 60611 Phone: (800) 621-8099, Ext� 2705

www.ada.org

Specific Program Requirements:

1� General college admission requirements� 2� This program has a selective admission process�

See Selective Allied Health Program Criteria on the

Selective and Limited Programs page of the A-B

Tech website� www�abtech�edu/selective-limitedprograms 3� Acceptable report of medical examination by first day of class� 4� Completion of required immunizations by first day of class, including first two doses of Hepatitis B vaccine� 5� Students applying to the Dental Assisting program are encouraged to have successfully completed all

General Education requirements prior to program admission due to the rigorous nature of the Dental

Assisting curriculum�

Dental Assisting Diploma (D45240)

Courses requiring a grade of “C” or better: ACA, BIO, DEN

First Semester (Fall)

ACA-115 Success and Study Skills DEN-100 Basic Orofacial Anatomy DEN-101 Preclinical Procedures DEN-103 Dental Sciences DEN-111 Infection/Hazard Control DEN-112 Dental Radiography

Credits

1 2 7 2 2 3

Second Semester (Spring)

DEN-102 Dental Materials DEN-104 Dental Health Education 4 3

DEN-105 Practice Management

2 DEN-106 Clinical Practice I 6 COM-120 Intro Interpersonal Communications 3

Third Semester (Summer)

BIO-161 Intro to Human Biology1 DEN-107 Clinical Practice II PSY-150 General Psychology

Total Credit Hours Required

3 5 3

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1For students planning to pursue a Dental Hygiene AAS, BIO 163 is recommended in place of BIO 161.