DENTAL ASSISTING PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Dental assistant program takes 10 weeks to complete. It includes 20 modules/2.5 hours each. The program will give you the necessary practical skills and offers comprehensive study material to feel confident and competent in your new dental assistant career. Dental assistant training includes theoretical and clinical components, covering dental and oral anatomy and physiology, chair side assisting, radiology, impressions, instrument identification, restorative materials and procedures, lab materials and techniques, including pit and fissure sealants placement and coronal polishing, infection control, sterilization and assisting in dental specialties (check out full program’s curriculum in School Catalog: Dental Assisting Program Curriculum and the program’s schedule in School Catalog: Academic Calendar)
ORTHODONTIC ASSISTING PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Orthodontic assistant program takes 9 weeks to complete. It includes 10 modules/2.5 hours each and additional 20 hours of internship. The orthodontic assistant program provides you with the necessary practical skills and extensive theoretical knowledge to feel confident as an orthodontic assistant. The course covers advanced dental and oral anatomy and physiology, basic to advanced orthodontic chairside assisting, orthodontic materials and supplies, orthodontic instruments and procedures, appliances, invisalign, radiology and impressions (check out full program’s curriculum in School Catalog: Orthodontic Assisting Program Curriculum and the program’s schedule in School Catalog: Academic Calendar)