Have you always dreamed of working a in the healthcare field? Do you enjoy working with your hands? If you answered yes to either of these questions then our Dental Assisting Program could be right for you. Click on the link below to read about some of the common personality traits of the Dental Assistant:
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This program prepares the dental assistant to assist the dentist at the chairside in the dental operatory, to perform reception and clerical functions, and to carry out selected dental laboratory work that may be assigned by a dentist. Instruction includes a combination of theory, laboratory, and supportive courses. Chairside Clinical experience is provided through affiliation with the private dental practices in the surrounding geographical area. Classes begin each July. Applications are available throughout the year. The Hepatitis B immunization series (3 doses) is recommended. Successful completion of the dental assisting course qualifies the student to sit for the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB). The program is accredited by the American Dental Association Council on Dental Accreditation.
Additional steps in the registration process are required for this program.
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Subjects taught in the Dental Assisting Program include:
- Basic Healthcare Worker
- Dental Sterile Technician
- Dental Assistant I
- Dental Assistant II
- Dental Assistant III
Click the links below to print the forms for the application packet:
Admission Matrix
Registration Instructions
Application
Time Line
Request for Transcripts
Cost Sheet – Dental Assisting
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