Course Standards

2026-2027 Academic Year

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HL31 Dental Anatomy I

Course Type: Developed

Standard/Objective Number	Standard/Objective	Course Weight	RBT Designation
1.00	Introduction of dentistry	9%	A1 Remember Factual
1.01	History and trends of dentistry	-	-
1.02	Demonstrate knowledge of dental careers.	-	-
1.03	Analyze licensing requirement for dental professionals.	-	-
1.04	Understand healthcare systems.	-	-
1.05	Ethics and code of conducts in dentistry	-	-
1.06	Dentistry and the law	-	-
2.00	Dental anatomy	47%	A1 Remember Factual
2.01	Identify dental terminology: prefixes, root words, and suffixes.	-	-
2.02	Identify body systems.	-	-
2.03	Identify and label anatomic parts and tissues of a tooth.	-	-
2.04	List landmarks of face and oral cavity.	-	-
2.05	Describe bones, muscles, nerves, and blood route of head and neck.	-	-
2.06	Identify oral embryology, life cycle of tooth, differentiation, and components of the periodontium.	-	-
2.07	Identify tooth morphology; dental arches, quadrants, primary and permanent and mixed dentition, eruption schedule, tooth surfaces and locations, and numbering system.	-	-
3.00	Infection control	8%	A1 Remember Factual
3.01	Define microbiology and related terminology.	-	-
3.02	Cite pioneers in microbiology.	-	-
3.03	Disease and chain of infection transmission in dentistry	-	-
3.04	Principles and techniques in disinfection	-	-
3.05	Principles and techniques in Instrument processing and sterilization	-	-
4.00	Execute infection control, disinfection, and sterilization procedures.	36%	A1 Remember Factual
4.01	Demonstrate disease transmission and infection control.	-	-
4.02	Explain the role of the immune system.	-	-
4.03	Identify diseases of concern for dental healthcare workers.	-	-
4.04	List roles and responsibilities of CDC and OSHA in infection control.	-	-
4.05	Explain OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and universal/standard precautions.	-	-
4.06	Demonstrate proper hand washing procedures, Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), and proper removal and disposal of PPEs.	-	-
4.07	Discuss post exposure follow-up and written exposure control plan.	-	-
4.08	Explain EPA, CDC, and OSAP recommendations and levels and OSHA Communication standards.	-	-
4.09	Demonstrate dental waste management procedures.	-	-

Essential standards (highlighted in green) are big, powerful ideas that are necessary and essential for students to know to be successful in a course. Essential standards identify the appropriate verb and cognitive process intended for the student to accomplish. Essential standards provide value throughout a student's career, in other courses, and translate to the next level of education or world of work.

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Adapted or Adopted Course includes essential standards and, in many cases, specific objectives/indicators aligned with business and industry standards and/or criteria for credentials or certifications. The course standards are designed using the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy (RBT). If the POL is a CTE State Assessment, the course is written at the level of the ESSENTIAL STANDARD and assesses the intended outcome of the sum of its objectives/indicators.

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Standard/Objective Number: The essential standard is denoted by the digits before the dot; objectives/indicators are indicated by the final 2 digits.
Standard/Objective: Essential standard and specific objective/indicator statements per essential standard. Each essential standard statement or specific objective/indicator begins with an action verb and makes a complete sentence when combined with The learner will be able to... Outcome behavior in each essential standard or objective/indicator statement is denoted by the verb plus its object.
Course Weight: Shows the relative importance of each essential standard or objective/indicator. Course weight is used to help determine the percentage of total class time that is spent on each objective/indicator.
RBT Designation: Classification of outcome behavior in essential standards and indicator statements in Dimensions according to the Revised Bloom's Taxonomy:
Cognitive Process Dimension: 1 Remember, 2 Understand, 3 Apply, 4 Analyze, 5 Evaluate, 6 Create.
Knowledge Dimension: A Factual Knowledge, B Conceptual Knowledge, C Procedural Knowledge.