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TCC Catalog 2014-15 
    
TCC Catalog 2014-15 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

DES1020L Dental Anatomy Lab

1 credit hour(s) | Fall
Prerequisite(s): acceptance into the dental assisting or dental hygiene program.
Corequisite(s):  .
This course is designed to provide an in-depth study of tooth morphology for dental assisting, and hygiene students. Laboratory exercises will include identification, characteristics and eruption/exfoliation dates of each of the primary and permanent teeth, distinguishing right and left. Students will use acrylic replicas and natural teeth to locate landmarks and characteristics on each of the primary and permanent teeth. Basic information about orofacial landmarks and anatomy of the support structures of the teeth will be provided. Laboratory exercises will be supplemented with a study guide. Contact: 1 hour per week. Does not count toward A.A. degree.