Estimated Program Length:
Full time: 8 months
Part time: 16 months |
Location: Main Campus
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Average Program Length: 16 months |
Enrollment open to: Adults, High School Students
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Required Credits: 29.00
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Availability
This program is offered as hybrid. Hybrid instruction is a mixture of in-person work and online instruction. Complete coursework remotely and come into the classroom only for labs and hands-on skills. Classroom Hours Day: M-F 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Eve: M-TH 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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The Dental Assisting Program is designed to prepare for employment of the professional Chairside Assistant. Students focus on the basics of dental assisting, nutrition, dental prevention, dental disease, infection control, instruments and tray setups for dental procedures, dental materials, anatomy, radiology, dental specialties, law and ethics, CPR, and a clinical experience.
Program Objectives
- Correlate the knowledge of anatomy, physiology, psychology, microbiology to the roles and responsibilities of a dental assistant.
- Identify commonly used equipment, supplies, instrumentation, and medications used in the dental chairside setting.
- Apply the principles of asepsis to the dental office and its environment.
- Perform competently and safely the skills of a dental assistant.
- Use legal, moral, and ethical principles to evaluate the care of a dental patient.
- Demonstrate the professional attributes of a dental assistant.
- Pass the final exam and certifications for the dental field.
Admission Requirements
- Reading Testing - View the Admissions Requirements PDF
- Enrolled as a high school junior 2nd semester, senior or older
- Pass a background check
