Dental Assistant Training

CEU's:

Price: $4000

All supplies furnished

Get your training in San Diego’s premier Dental Assisting School. A dental assistant performs many tasks in the dental office. A dental assistant’s tasks include getting a patient ready for examination, preparing patients for dental procedures, managing dental records, sterilizing dental instruments, providing instruments to the dentist when requested, preparing anesthetics, managing suction devices, taking dental x-rays, and more. The dental assistant (DA) may also remove dental sutures, clean away extra dental cement after a temp or permanent crown has been placed, and provide instructions to patients on dental care. A DA may also be involved in administrative duties such as setting and confirming appointments, processing dental bills, collection payments, reminding patients of a dental appointment, and ordering dental supplies.

No Previous Dental Experience is required for this Course.

LENGTH OF COURSE

This Course will Be held on Saturdays & Sundays from 9am to 5pm for 4 weeks (1month).

Special time accommodations may be an option for evening or weekday training.

COURSE CERTIFICATIONS

• Dental Assisting Certification
• Dental Assisting Transcript
• X-Ray Certification
• Coronal Polish Certification
• Ultrasonic Certification
• CPR / AED Adult, Child & Infant -2 Year AHA CPR Card
• 8 Hour Infection Control
• 2 Hour Infection Control
• California  Dental Practice Act (Law)
• Basic First Aid
• Epinephrine Auto-Injector Administration
• Asthma Inhaler Administration
• Bloodborne Pathogens

COURSE SUBJECTS

• Dental Anatomy
• Charting
• X-ray Processing
• X-ray Mounting
• Sterilization Protocol
• Dental Equipment
• Patient Protocol
• Vital Signs
• Alginate Impressions
• Stone Pour
• Bleaching Tray
• Aspiration Techniques
• Basic Dental Instruments & Operative Materials
• Instrument Passing
• Professional Development & Record Keeping

*All students must be at least 16 years of age.

Important Information to Know Before Your Course