Dental Assisting

The program prepares individuals to provide patient care, take dental radiographs (x-rays), prepare patients and equipment for dental procedures as well as discharge office administrative functions under the supervision of dentists. The curriculum includes instructions in dental office management tasks, general office duties, reception and patient intake, patient scheduling, equipment maintenance and sterilization, dental radiography and radiation safety, pre and post-operative patient care and instructions, chair-side assisting and direct patient care in general and specialty practice, taking impressions, infection control, Dental Practice Act, pit and fissure sealant application, coronal polish and supervised clinical practice.