Our Program
Tuition covers all costs for the course. Our courses are conducted 3 to 4 times a year and are limited to 20 students in each session. Except for certain holiday weekends, each session runs 10 consecutive weeks. Students will receive eight classroom/clinical hours of instruction per week for a total of 80 hours of instruction. All sessions are taught on Friday's. Additionally, there are 60 hours of home study and 10-15 voluntary hours of practical on-the-job training for a total of approximately 155 coursework hours. We also offer the opportunity to work with real practicing dentists and dental specialists.
Tuition Fees Include:
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Textbook: "Modern Dental Assisting”, Torres & Ehrlich, 12th Edition (Saunders)​
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Workbook: "Concepts in Dental Assisting", Richard Erickson, DDS, 5th Edition (DCI Publishing)
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​All training and teaching aids, materials, and dental supplies used in the clinical training.
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​Use of all equipment, instrumentation, and specialized dental and laboratory materials.
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​Job Referral and placement assistance in addition to job interview training.
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​Customer service training.
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​A Certificate in Dental Assisting, a Dental Assistant Pin, and a Letter of Recommendation outlining your training and experience will be awarded to all students who have attained a 70% or above grade average.
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​X-ray training which complies with all state regulations in dental radiology.
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Real clinical experience through our unique hands-on training program. You will be trained in all phases of general dentistry, as well as specialties.
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All training is done by dental professionals in a practicing dental office, not a classroom.
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One set of scrubs
Training Includes:
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Radiology
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Oral Anatomy
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Oral Disease
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Impressions
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Sterilization
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Nitrous Sedation
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Crown & Bridge
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Four-handed Dentistry
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Restorative Dentistry
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Cosmetic Dentistry
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Pediatric Dentistry
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Orthodontics
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Endodontics
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Periodontics
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Front Desk, Eaglesoft
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Dental Insurance
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Shadowing Opportunities