Course Description:
The dental assisting program consists of 10 consecutive weeks of classroom instruction for a total of 80 classroom hours. Lecture material, as well as clinical, “hands-on” training are included each week. Topics covered are Dental Theory and terminology, front desk operations, Radiology and sterilization techniques. The lecture portion is held in a classroom setting, while the clinical/lab portions are held in the dental operatories at Norge Dental Center. In addition, approximately 60 hours of home study, plus voluntary 10-15 hours of “practical” on-the-job training. This constitutes approximately 155 course work hours.
Students will be prepared to work in a general dental practice as a dental assistant.
Students will also have their Dental Radiation Safety Certificate and CPR certification.
Program Objectives:
Educate students didactically and clinically in all aspects of dental assisting, preparing them to work competently in a private practice or institutional setting, and to prepare them to successfully pass the state administered exam in dental radiology.
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