NHTI is firmly committed to developing and delivering continuing education programs that will enhance the professional lives of dental assistants and dental hygienists. Our courses feature a state-of-the-art clinic, highly qualified and experienced faculty, and continuing education approved by N.H. Board of Dental Examiners.
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Hours: 4
This covers the Introduction to Dental Assisting in 302.06. With online and hands-on components, this course prepares dental assistants to perform a preliminary oral inspection on patients and includes taking medical/dental histories, obtaining/reading vital signs, basic oral anatomy and terminology, and dental charting.
Course not required for dental assistant graduates from ADA accredited programs; course not appropriate for RDH.
Prerequisites and required documentation
- Employment Verification Form – minimum 400 hours of chairside experience
Required materials
- Manual blood pressure cuff
- Stethoscope
PPE requirements: Face masks, safety glasses, scrubs, lab coat, and gloves
Hours: 4
With online and hands-on components, course topics include barrier techniques, limiting contamination, hand washing, handling of sharps, sterilization, disinfection, and disposal of waste materials.
- Course not designed to meet annual OSHA training requirement.
- Course not required for dental assistant graduates from ADA accredited programs.
PPE requirements: 2 surgical masks, N95, safety shield, gloves, scrubs, and lab jacket
Hours: 2.5
Per Den 403.03 – Starting April 1, 2020, at least 2 CEUs shall be earned in Medical Emergency Training
Lecture and practice drills will focus on the prevention and management of medical emergencies in the dental office. Common systemic conditions, etiologies of disease, and risk assessment will be discussed.
This course reviews OSHA laws and CDC guidelines including the Bloodborne Pathogen Standard, Chemical Hazard Standard, Infection control techniques, annual employee training and ways to prevent cross contamination in the dental office.
CEUs: 3.5
PPE requirements: Surgical masks, scrubs, and lab coat
This course provides infection control guidelines and recommendations for the dental office. The course is based on the CDC infection and prevention guidelines, and includes information on disinfection and sterilization, products, and asepsis protocols. This course fulfills the NH dental infection control requirements for certification and license renewal.
CEU: 3
Lecture and clinical sessions provide an in-depth study of dental sealants. Upon satisfactory completion of the course, the participant will be qualified to legally apply sealants in N.H. The student will take the didactic, place sealants on extracted teeth and models, and place sealants under the supervision of their dentist.
Prerequisites, required documents, and materials – email to NHTIbtc@ccsnh.edu
- ADA Graduate Dental Assistant or proof of completion of POI and ICP courses
Materials required:
- Lab coat
- Safety glasses
- Two extracted teeth
- Patient requiring sealants on at least four occlusal surfaces
PPE requirements: 2 surgical masks, N95, face shield, gloves, scrubs, and lab jacket
Hours: 8
This course qualifies the orthodontic dental assistant to perform those expanded orthodontic duties designated by the N.H. Board of Dental Examiners.
Prerequisites and required forms – email to NHTIbtc@ccsnh.edu
PPE requirements: 3-4 surgical masks, gloves, face shields, scrubs, and lab jackets
Hours: 6
This course prepares dental assistants and dental hygienists to monitor nitrous oxide use during dental procedures. Upon successful completion of the course, the participant will meet the qualifications stipulated by the N.H. Board of Dental Examiners.
Prerequisites and required documentation – email to NHTIbtc@ccsnh.edu
- RDH, ADA Graduate Dental Assistant or proof of completion of POI and ICP courses
PPE Requirements: face mask
Online portion: April 26-June 19, 2021*
Clinical portion (NHTI Campus): 4 days, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Online lectures and learning activities are coordinated with lab practice to develop dental radiographic techniques. Students are required to schedule two clients. Techniques covered include: digital radiography, processing, mounting and evaluating films. Emphasis placed on client and operator protection, exposure and processing errors, asepsis protocol, radiographic techniques and equipment function. Following this course, passing of RHS portion of DANB exam is required according to NH law.
This course does not meet the radiology course requirements for the NHTI Dental Assisting or Dental Hygiene programs.
Textbook: Dental Radiography: Principles and Techniques, Iannucci Howerton, 5th Edition, ISBN: 978-0-323-29742-4
Participants will learn indications and contraindications to sealants and ITR placement and will have an opportunity to place glass ionomer pit and fissure sealants, as well as practice ITR placement on teeth. Evidence supporting this technique will be presented.
CEUs: 10 (4 Didactic/6 Lab)
Prerequisites and required documents – email to NHTIbtc@ccsnh.edu
- Active RDH license
PPE requirements: face mask, safety glasses or safety shield, gloves, scrubs, and lab jacket
Hours: 8
This training qualifies the dental assistant, according to the N.H. Board of Dental Examiners’ regulations. The focus is on techniques and materials used in temporary fabrication, finishing margins, and duplicating tooth anatomy. Participants will create temporary crowns and bridges on typodonts only.
Prerequisites and required documents – email to NHTIbtc@ccsnh.edu
- ADA Graduate Dental Assistant or Completion of the POI and ICP courses at NHTI
Required Materials:
- Two models of the same tooth, one before the prep was done, and one after the prep was done. (Both models need to have the soft tissue around the prep.)
- Impression material and temporary crown material used in your office for 5-6 impressions. No impression material will be provided.
PPE requirements: 2 surgical masks, face shield gloves, scrubs, and a lab jacket
Following the guidelines of the NH Board of Dental Examiners, this course is designed to provide participating dental assistants with the proper background knowledge and clinical experience in coronal polishing to enable them to perform this procedure in a practice setting.
Prerequisites and required documentation – email to NHTIbtc@ccsnh.edu
- Proof of ADA Dental Assistant Graduate or Completion of the POI and ICP courses
- Medical History Form
- Informed Consent Form
PPE requirements: Lab coat, safety glasses, 2 face masks, N95 mask
This course reviews the new Periodontal Classification System established by the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) and the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP). The new classification involves some significant changes, including a new system for staging and grading periodontitis, the modification and/or elimination of certain concepts and, introduces a classification for peri-implant diseases and conditions.
Topics covered include the following:
- The main categories within the new classification system
- Differences between the current classification and the previous classification system
- Rationale and evidence to support the new staging and grading, and how to classify your patients.
This course will review content in lecture format with clinical discussion and case studies for practical application.
CEUS: 4
Hours: 6
This course meets the requirements established by the N.H. Board of Dental Examiners for dental assistants and dental hygienists. Topics: prescription/non-prescription products and safety considerations.
Prerequisites and required documents:
- RDH or ADA Graduate Dental Assistant or Completion of the POI and ICP courses
- Medical History Form
- Informed Consent Form
- Clinic attire (lab coat and safety glasses)
Course lectures for this introductory study of the concepts and techniques of delivering intraoral anesthesia are provided online and coordinated with clinical practice. Emphasis is on the prediction and prevention of medical complications.
Curriculum includes head and neck anatomy, armamentarium, pharmacology, neurophysiology, patient evaluation and management, record keeping and risk management. The goal is to safely select and administer adequate local anesthesia for use in painless periodontal treatment.
Course consists of 24 lecture hours and 21.5 clinical hours in which students practice injection techniques on partners under the supervision of NH-licensed dentists and qualified dental hygienists.
Upon successful completion of the course and the ADEX exam and obtaining NH permit, hygienists will be qualified to administer local anesthesia according to NH law.
CEUs: 48
Required textbook: Local Anesthesia for the Dental Professional, 2nd edition, 2015, by Bassett, DiMarco & Naughton, ISBN- 978-0-13-307771-1
Prerequisites and required documents – email to NHTIbtc@ccsnh.edu
- Proof of current CPR
- Copy of current RDH license
- Medical History Form
- Informed Consent Form
- Local Anesthesia Consent Form
PPE requirements: N95 face mask, face shield, gloves, scrubs, and a fluid resistant lab jacket
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