Dental Assistant

College/School: AmeriTech College

AmeriTech College offers a 38 week Dental Assistant program at our Provo campus. This program provides students with the knowledge and skills necessary to assist a dentist or hygienist. Students learn patient preparation, chair-side assisting, front office skills, radiology techniques, laboratory procedures, dental materials preparation as well as sterilizing and disinfecting instruments and equipment, preparation of tray setups and various dental procedures. Graduates are qualified to sit for the Certified Dental Assistant exams.

The Dental Assistant program is 34 semester credit hours in length. It consists of 30 weeks of classroom training followed by an externship of 8 weeks (300 hours) in nearby dental offices for a total of 38 weeks. Student externships may be completed in a general dentistry office or in a specialty practice such as oral surgery, pediatric dentistry, periodontics or orthodontics.

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Program Description

College/School: AmeriTech College
Category: Dental Assistant
Degree: Career Diploma
Language: English
Accreditation: Accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools (ABHES) a national accrediting body recognized by the Secretary of the United States Department of Education.