Starter: Premium Academic Pathway (graded)nfo

Week 1 — Orientation + Dental Office Foundations

Course description: Orientation, professionalism, and basic dental office workflow—introduces roles, zones, and foundational safety expectations.
Course Outcome: Students understand office roles, flow, and baseline conduct expectations
Includes: Program orientation • operatory zones + roles • professionalism baseline

Week 2 — Infection Control + Safety (Academic)

Course description: Core infection control principles with OSHA/CDC-aligned protocols, PPE/barriers, sterilization basics, and safe turnover sequencing.
Course Outcome: Foundational infection control knowledge supports safer clinical participation
Includes: Standard precautions • PPE/barriers • turnover sequencing basics

Week 3 — Anatomy & Dental Charting

Course description: Tooth anatomy, numbering systems, surfaces, and terminology—builds charting fundamentals for accuracy and communication.
Course Outcome: Charting accuracy and terminology reduce clinical communication errors
Includes: Tooth/surface systems • terminology • charting practice fundamentals

Week 4 — Chairside Assisting Fundamentals

Course description: Four-handed foundations, positioning, transfers, and suction fundamentals with classroom-to-lab progression.
Course Outcome: Students build foundational assisting mechanics through structured progression
Includes: Positioning fundamentals • transfer basics • suction fundamentals

Week 5 — Radiography & Diagnostics I (State-dependent)

Course description: Radiographic theory, safety, and basic imaging concepts; introduces state pathway requirements and diagnostic expectations.
Course Outcome: Students understand imaging safety and diagnostic basics before advancing
Includes: Imaging theory • safety principles • state pathway orientation (as applicable)

Week 6 — Radiography & Diagnostics II (State-dependent)

Course description: Continued instruction on positioning and image quality; reinforces safety, error prevention, and workflow fundamentals.
Course Outcome: Imaging positioning + quality awareness becomes repeatable
Includes: Positioning principles • image quality concepts • error prevention reinforcement

Week 7 — Dental Materials & Restorative Dentistry I (Basics)

Course description: Material properties and basic restorative support concepts—tray setups, isolation basics, and handling fundamentals.
Course Outcome: Foundational restorative support concepts reduce setup and materials mistakes
Includes: Material properties basics • tray setup fundamentals • isolation basics

Week 8 — Restorative Dentistry II (Crown & Bridge)

Course description: Crown & bridge workflow overview including impressions/temporaries concepts and basic support—focuses on sequence understanding and readiness.
Outcome: Students understand crown/bridge sequence and chairside readiness fundamentals
Includes: Workflow sequencing • impressions/temporaries concepts • support readiness basics

Week 9 — Specialty Dentistry (Oral Surgery/Ortho basics)

Course description: Intro to specialty workflows and instruments with emphasis on assisting roles, safety, and setup exposure.
Course Outcome: Specialty procedure exposure builds safer setup awareness
Includes: Specialty workflow overview • instrument familiarity intro • safety considerations

Week 10 — Specialty Dentistry (Pediatric/Perio basics)

Course description: Pediatric and perio foundational concepts—terminology, patient management basics, and assisting considerations.
Course Outcome: Students can support pediatric/perio environments with basic competence
Includes: Terminology basics • patient management fundamentals • assisting considerations

Week 11 — Practice Management

Course description: Scheduling, communication, records, and front-to-back coordination—reinforces professionalism and patient experience fundamentals.
Course Outcome: Front-to-back coordination improves consistency and patient experience
Includes: Scheduling basics • communication habits • records/workflow overview

Week 12 — Final Exam + Skills Checkoffs (graded)

Course description: Academic assessment and cumulative skills checkoffs confirming coursework completion and lab competencies under the graded model.
Course Outcome: Graded completion and lab competency are formally confirmed
Includes: Cumulative assessment • skills checkoffs • completion verification

Externship (Optional / State-dependent)

Course description: Supervised observation/participation (where allowed/available) to reinforce classroom learning with real-world exposure.
Course Outcome: Real-world exposure reinforces classroom-to-clinic transition
Includes: Supervised participation • real-world reinforcement • site expectations overview