Dental Assistant Career
As oral health becomes an essential factor in America's public health agenda, the importance and role of the dental assistant has become more focused as job opportunities have increased.
By attending a dental assisting program, you'll learn how to maintain dental equipment, to expose and process x-ray film, to clean and sterilize instruments, to take
impressions, to make dental study models, and more. You will also learn the administrative skills essential to any successful practice and receive laboratory and clinical instruction in
infection control.
The Schools and Universities listed below offer the following programs:
- Dental Assisting
- Administrative Dental Assistant
Argosy University
Twin Cities - Minnesota
Argosy University offers an Associate of Science (AS) in Dental Hygiene Program. The mission of this program is to provide the community with qualified dental hygienists prepared to perform effectively and productively within the allied health arena. Enrolled students will experience an integrated curriculum providing opportunities for building skills in assessment, cognitive, and lifelong learning, as well as technical skills. Graduates will be prepared to provide preventative dental services as dental hygienists under the supervision of the dentist.
High-Tech Institute
Several campus locations across the country
Graduate from High-Tech Institute program, and you'll be qualified to provide instruments and materials to dentists, keep patients' mouths clear, sterilize instruments and equipment, and prepare tray setups for dental procedures.
* Dental Assistant - Associate of Science
ACT
Campus locations al Georgia & Florida
The Dental Assistant diploma program provides students with the dental office and laboratory skills required to gain successful employment in dental offices and clinics. Students will be required to attend a 60 hour clinical internship during their third quarter of coursework (one day per week). Upon completion of all coursework, students will be required to complete an additional 160 hours at the same or another facility affiliated with the institution.
