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Dental Assisting (Adult)

Dental Assisting - Atrium Campus

Dental assisting lesson
640 Hours, Location: WCCC Atrium Campus  

This program is fully accredited by the Council on Occupational Education (COE).
 
The Adult Dental Assisting Program of the Warren County Career Center is designed to give adult learners relevant preparation to become successfully employed in Dental Assisting. Inherent in the program are opportunities for adult learners to emerge as skilled, productive individuals, trained in the latest technology, to meet the needs of industry.

Students are required to complete a 40 hour, unpaid externship in a local dental office as part of the 640 hour program. The externship is scheduled after all course work is completed.

Admission Requirements:
• High School diploma or GED
• WorkKeys assessment
• Attend orientation meeting with program coordinator

Required Prior to Externship:
• Pass FBI/BCI background check
• Required immunizations: Physical with TB (one-step) skin test, Hepatitis B Series
Please note: WCCC does not require proof of COVID-19 vaccination. However, all of WCCC's partner clinical and externship sites do require the vaccination. Therefore, in order to complete the program, you will be required at some point to show your vaccination card.
 
Employment Requirements:
• 18 years old
• High School Diploma or GED® or equivalent
• Hepatitis B series vaccination

Certifications:
• Registered Dental Assisting (RDA) with AMT (American Medical Technologists)
• State of Ohio Dental Radiographer's License
• Health Care Provider CPR/First Aid
• WCCC Certificate of Program Completion
• Dental Assisting National Board Exam (DANB) Students are eligible to sit for the exam when employed: not included in fees

Curriculum:
• Theory Hours: 205
• Lab Hours: 395
• Clinical Hours: 40 

CAREER-TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONAL MODULES

THEORY

LAB

CLINICAL

DENTAL TECHNOLOGY

75

125

40

Intro to Dentistry & Dental Assisting

 

 

 

Employability Skills

 

 

 

Principle & Techniques of Disinfection, Instrument Processing & Sterilization

 

 

 

General Dentistry

 

 

 

Dental Restorative Materials

 

 

 

Dental Laboratory Materials & Procedures

 

 

 

Dental Specialties

 

 

 

DENTAL RADIOGRAPHY

40

110

 

Dental Radiography Equipment & Radiation Safety

 

 

 

Dental Radiography

 

 

 

Intra-Oral Imaging

 

 

 

Extra-Oral Imaging

 

 

 

ORAL DIAGNOSIS & TREATMENT PLANNING

55

95

 

Preventive Dentistry

 

 

 

Oral Diagnosis & Treatment

 

 

 

Dental Charting

 

 

 

Treatment Planning & Presentation

 

 

 

Dental Specialties

 

 

 

DENTAL OFFICE TECHNOLOGY

35

65

 

Dental Office Management Systems

 

 

 

Dental Insurance Processing

 

 

 

TOTAL

205

395

40


Program Fees:
• Tuition-$7250.00 Fees Include - textbooks, 1 set of scrubs, FBI/BCI background check, testing fees
 
Program Dates:
4:00-9:30pm Monday thru Thursday. Click HERE for program start dates.

Program Contact:
Theresa Orloff, Program Coordinator
513-932-8145 ext. 5356 I [email protected].

Information on all medical programs HERE.
 
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