Army Dental Specialist Course
The Army Dental Specialist (ADSP) course provides students with formal education and training that develops them into entry-level dental assistants within fixed and deployable medical facilities.
Students are trained in the basic dental disciplines of head anatomy, elementary physiology, dental administration, and dental procedures. Performance-based training is conducted for infection control, general chairside and surgical assisting, and radiology procedures in simulated and on-the-job clinical environments. Students mix dental materials, maintain dental equipment, and perform basic oral hygiene procedures. Dental skill demonstrations and practice are provided in laboratory settings.
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Students must demonstrate entry-level mastery of the following: professional behavior, written and verbal communication, chairside assisting skills, radiology, and general skills including safety, charting, infection control (via central sterilization room), and patient verification.
The instructional design of this course’s courses is group lockstep. Methods of instruction include, but are not limited to, lecture, demonstration, online materials, simulations, laboratory practice, and practical exercises. Quality control and safety techniques are emphasized throughout the course. With the implementation of the FTX, students will have to ensure they continue their learning process when they are assigned to medical treatment facilities (MTF). Once assigned to the MTFs, it will be the gaining unit's and the student's responsibility to gain exposure to clinical rotations in a dental clinic or the oral surgery wing of the hospital allowing them to be active participants in chairside dentistry to include, but not limited to, the following: operative procedures, sick call/exams, oral surgery, endodontics, and prosthodontics.
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 US Air Force
AFSC: N/A
 US Army
MOS: Dental Specialist
Course Length: 320 hours
Iterations per year: 17
 US Navy
NEC: N/A School Code 083
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