Students are trained in clinical, radiographic and preventive dentistry procedures. The program is 34 weeks long and consists of eight modules. The first seven modules are 90 hours each and are conducted in a classroom and laboratory environment on campus. Tests and/or quizzes are administered weekly during each didactic module; however, there is no final examination for the program. The eighth module is spent in an externship consisting of 170 hours of on-the-job training at an approved extern employment site in the community. Dental Assistant classes have a maximum student teacher ratio of 21:1 for lab classes.
Financial information
Total tuition
$19,900.00
Total required fees
$0.00
Books and supplies
$263.66
Locations
Tacoma
Instructional methods
In-person Primary Location
Additional details
Award name
Diploma
Prerequisites
No Selection
Other prerequisites
Applicants to UEI must be at least 17 years of age and must be a High School graduate or GED holder. Applicants 18 years of age or older, who are not High School graduates or GED holders, may apply as Ability to Benefit students.
Program languages
English
Certification/license obtained as part of training program
N/A
Certification/license test preparation provided
N/A
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.
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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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