Start Term
2026-2027
Course Title
Dental Anatomy
Course Code
TEDE1100
Course Hours
60
Course Credits
2
Description
The Dental Anatomy course lays out the fundamentals of dental terminology. This course provides a basic overview of the anatomy and physiology of the human body, with an emphasis on head and neck anatomy.
Upon course completion, students will be able to:
• Identify and describe the four levels of organization in the human body.
• Locate the major systems of the body; explain their purposes, components, and functions: and
describe the signs and symptoms of each of their common disorders.
• Explain why understanding dental anatomy and physiology is important to the dental assistant.
• Identify the regions of the head.
• Locate and identify the bones of the skull.
• Discuss the symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorders.
• Identify locations of the muscles, salivary glands, blood vessels and nerves of the head and neck.
