The Dental Assisting Program at the University of Saskatchewan is a full-time, 9-month program and includes an internal practicum and a one-week unpaid external practicum. Classroom learning is integrated with practical clinical experience to develop competent oral health professionals through a step-wise series of educational activities including didactic/seminar knowledge acquisition, preclinical simulation, peer-as-a-patient early clinical experience, chairside clinical immersion, and a capstone clinical practicum placement in private and/or community dental clinics. Graduates of the program must write the National Dental Assisting Examining Board examination to be registered as a dental assistant.
Program Requirements (40.5 credit units)
Term 1 (28.5 credit units)
- DENA 11 Clinical Foundations (1.5 credit units)
- DENA 15 Infection Prevention and Control (1.5 credit units)
- DENA 18 Restorative Procedures I (4.5 credit units)
- DENA 20 Dental Radiography I (3.0 credit units)
- DENA 14 Preventive Procedures I (4.5 credit units)
- DENA 17 Dental Emergencies and Records (3.0 credit units)
- DENA 37 Oral Anatomy and Histology (3.0 credit units)
- DENA 28 Dental Specialties I (3 credit units)
- DENA 53 Prosthodontics I (4.5 credit units)
Term 2 (10.5 credit units)
- DENA 28 Dental Specialties I continued from Term 1
- DENA 30 Nutrition (1.5 credit units)
- DENA 37 Oral Anatomy and Histology continued from Term 1
- DENA 53 Prosthodontics I continued from Term 1
- DENA 50 Dental Radiography II (1.5 credit units)
- DENA 64 Preventative Procedures II (3 credit units)
- DENA 63 Professional Practice ( 3.0 credit units)
- DENA 80 Dental Assisting Practicum (1.5 credit units)
Term 3 (1.5 credit units)
- DENA 80 Dental Assisting Practicum (1.5 credit units)