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Dental Assisting

NEWTOWN, Pennsylvania | Bucks County Community College - Newtown | ID: 171045

Overview

275 SWAMP RD NEWTOWN, Pennsylvania 18940-4106
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Admissions Office:
215-504-8581
Online Training
Classroom Training
Distance Learning
Dental Assisting National Board Radiation Health & Safety Examination
Employment Skill Gain
Industry Recognized Certificate/Certification
Community College Certificate
$2,769.00 - $2,769.00
Training(ETPL)

Description of Training Provider

Bucks County Community College (Bucks) is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Bucks is an open access and affordable higher education institution with high-quality credit and non-credit academic, career training, and continuing

Program Description

This 100-hour Dental Assisting program prepares participants for entry level positions in one of the fastest growing health care professions- Dental Assisting.  The purpose of this course is to familiarize participants with all areas of pre-clinical dental assisting and provide training in the professional skills required to function as an assistant in the dental practice.

Skills & Competencies

  • Introduction to Dental Assisting
  • Professionalism
  • Infection control, hand washing, and dental PPE
  • Dental specialties
  • General dental staff job descriptions
  • Anatomy of jaw and mouth
  • Oral embryology and histology
  • Tooth charting
  • Tooth surfaces and classifications of restorations of a tooth- crown, bridge, implant, partial denture, and full denture.
  • Periodontal disease
  • Preventative dentistry
  • Dental equipment and accesories/equipment in a treatment room
  • Oral pathology
  • Microbiology
  • Techniques of instrument processing and sterilization
  • Chemical and waste management
  • Dental unit and water lines
  • Moisture control
  • Dental radiography

Additional Information

  • High School Diploma or Its Equivalent
  • 319091 - Dental Assistants
  • 07/31/2024
  • Part Time, Evening, Online

Service Costs

2,300.00
2,300.00
199.00
270.00

Performance Measures

Of those individuals who completed this course/program,
100% earned a post-secondary credential.
82% were employed within six months after completing training.