Intro to Dental Assisting (DAST 1401)

This first course in the program is designed to present an overview of the dental profession including a brief history of dentistry, discussion of dental team members and their roles, legalities, ethics, continued competency and life-long learning. Additionally, a unit of dental and medical terminology provides the student with the basic “language of dentistry” for the Certified Dental Assistant (CDA). This course is part of the Certified Dental Assisting (Distance) program.

Course code: DAST 1401

Credits: 1.5

Tuition: $0^*

Length: 45 hours

Course outline: https://www.vcc.ca/cfm-files/course-outline.cfm?subject=DAST&number=1401

Schedule†

DAST 1401 schedule for programs:

DASD

Course dates and times may vary throughout the term. Select the CRN number below to see a full schedule.

CRN #	Instructor	Dates	Instructor
44084	Dennett, Margaret	January 1, 2020 to April 30, 2020	Dennett, Margaret
44084 Online Delivery
44112	Dennett, Margaret	February 1, 2020 to May 31, 2020	Dennett, Margaret
44112 Online Delivery
44128	Dennett, Margaret	March 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020	Dennett, Margaret
44128 Online Delivery
45629	Dennett, Margaret	April 1, 2020 to July 31, 2020	Dennett, Margaret
45629 Online Delivery
60614	Dennett, Margaret	May 1, 2020 to August 31, 2020	Dennett, Margaret
60614 Online Delivery
60631	Larson, Cathy	June 1, 2020 to September 30, 2020	Larson, Cathy
60647	Dennett, Margaret	July 1, 2020 to October 31, 2020	Dennett, Margaret
60647 Online Delivery
60663	Dennett, Margaret	August 1, 2020 to November 30, 2020	Dennett, Margaret
60663 Online Delivery

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RESULTSET

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2	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	30-Apr-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50019744	44084	28	202040	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-04-30 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-01-01 00:00:00.0	01-Jan-2020	Internet
3	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	31-May-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50000996	44112	30	202040	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-05-31 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-02-01 00:00:00.0	01-Feb-2020	Internet
4	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	31-May-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50019744	44112	30	202040	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-05-31 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-02-01 00:00:00.0	01-Feb-2020	Internet
5	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	30-Jun-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50000996	44128	29	202040	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-06-30 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-03-01 00:00:00.0	01-Mar-2020	Internet
6	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	30-Jun-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50019744	44128	29	202040	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-06-30 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-03-01 00:00:00.0	01-Mar-2020	Internet
7	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	31-Jul-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50000996	45629	26	202040	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-07-31 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	01-Apr-2020	Internet
8	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	31-Jul-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50019744	45629	26	202040	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-07-31 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	01-Apr-2020	Internet
9	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	31-Aug-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50000996	60614	30	202060	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-08-31 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-05-01 00:00:00.0	01-May-2020	Internet
10	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	31-Aug-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50019744	60614	30	202060	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-08-31 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-05-01 00:00:00.0	01-May-2020	Internet
11	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	30-Sep-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50019744	60631	30	202060	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-09-30 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-06-01 00:00:00.0	01-Jun-2020	Internet
12	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	31-Oct-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50000996	60647	30	202060	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-10-31 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-07-01 00:00:00.0	01-Jul-2020	Internet
13	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	31-Oct-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50019744	60647	30	202060	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-10-31 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-07-01 00:00:00.0	01-Jul-2020	Internet
14	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	30-Nov-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50019744	60663	30	202060	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-11-30 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-08-01 00:00:00.0	01-Aug-2020	Internet
15	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	30-Nov-2020	2020-04-01 00:00:00.0	50000996	60663	30	202060	Y	0	[empty string]	[empty string]	ONLINE	2020-11-30 00:00:00.0	[empty string]	[empty string]	I	2020-08-01 00:00:00.0	01-Aug-2020	Internet

CACHED

false

EXECUTIONTIME

SQL

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Intro to Dental Assisting (DAST 1401)

Schedule†

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