The Certificate in Dental Assisting program prepares students to seek entry-level employment in a variety of dental settings. Typical job titles for a graduate entering the field would be chair-side dental assistant, and dental X-ray technician. The content of the program provides students with didactic, laboratory and clinical instruction in chair-side assisting procedures, infection control and treatment procedures commonly performed in a dental office setting. Students will also receive basic training in front office procedures. In addition to attendance in all courses, students will be required to complete out-of-class assignments. These assignments include butare not limited to reading, exercises and problem solving, projects, research, papers, and presentations. A student can anticipate out-of-class activities that equal about two (2) hours for every one (1) hour of lecture. Upon successful completion of the program (seeGraduation Requirements section of the catalog), students could seek or obtain entry-level employment in a dental assisting related field.
Financial information
Total tuition
$24,318.00
Total required fees
$0.00
Books and supplies
$400.00
Locations
Pasco
Instructional methods
Hybrid or Blended Program
Is this program offered on evenings and weekends?
No
Additional details
Award name
Certificate
Education Prerequisites
None
Prerequisite courses and other requirements
All students must attest to having one (1) of the following:
A high school diploma; A recognized equivalency certificate (e.g., GED); or Having passed a State-authorized examination recognized as the equivalent of a high school diploma (e.g., High School Equivalent Test (HiSET) or Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC), or other State authorized examination). If a student does not meet one those requirements, then they must: Provide documentation of an official passing score for an approved ability to benefit test prior to the first scheduled course; or, Be simultaneously enrolled in C4L Academy’s adult high school program and a certificate-level Career Pathway Program (CPP) offered by Charter College.
Is this program approved to train veterans?
No
Program languages
English
Certification/license obtained as part of training program
RDA
Certification/license test preparation provided
Employment performance results
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Top industries for graduates
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
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