Dental Assisting Certificate Program
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Program Length
Designed Program Length: 48 Weeks
The College of Health Care Professions Dental Assisting online program is designed with the busy student in mind. By combining our innovative online learning platform with hands-on training, our program will have you ready to become a certified dental assistant in less than a year.
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What Will I Learn?
In our innovative online dental assisting program, you will receive training and professional skills to prepare you for success in your future career as a Dental Assistant. These skills include:
- Personal oral hygiene
- Emergency medical treatment
- Taking/recording blood pressure
- Cleaning infectious spills
- Preparation and recalculation of instruments
- Exposing adult radiography
- Obtaining and recording patient histories
- Recording dental exams
- Medical terminology
- Tooth morphology
- Dental charting
- Office administration procedures
- Professionalism with other dental associates
- Compassionate patient care
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Job Outlook
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of Dental Assistants is expected to increase by 11% through 2028.
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Financial Services
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