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Online Associate's Degrees in Dental Assisting

Find online Associate's Degrees, courses, and programs in Dental Assisting . Curriculum & programs in this area cover a broad range of subjects and are designed to provide students with a broad-based education.

Dental Hygiene

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Offered by: Sanford-Brown Institute

Dental Assistant

Offered by: Fortis Institute

Dental Hygiene

Program description coming soon.

Offered by: Missouri College

Dental Assisting (Hattiesburg Campus)

Our Associates Degree in Dental Assisting can prepare you to work in the dental assisting field. From general dentistry, oral surgery, endodontics to pediatric dentistry and prosthodontics, many opportunities are available to a dental assistant. Our curriculum includes administrative training that can enable you to work in administrative offices, as well as clinical settings. An internship, along with more advanced computer classes, can help you enter the workforce with advanced clinical and clerical skills in the dental field. Successful graduates can be prepared to fill entry-level dental assisting positions. Dental assistants perform a variety of patient care and office and laboratory duties. Our students gain the knowledge base to perform clinical chairside duties, including, but not limited to, charting patient treatments, applying topical anesthetics, placing rubber dams and temporary crowns, and mixing cements for molds. Students also learn to take and process radiographs in standard film and digital radiography. The programs also allow students to do many lab duties such as take preliminary impressions; study casts; pour and trim models; and make nightguards, splints and bleaching trays. Upon graduation from this Mississippi Dental Assisting degree program, students can have a complete understanding and working knowledge of OSHA regulations in infection control, sterilization and regulated medical waste.

Offered by: Antonelli College

Dental Assisting

IS A CAREER AS A DENTAL ASSISTANT RIGHT FOR ME?
Dental Assistants provide care and comfort to people with dental care needs. They're good with their hands and work well as a part of a team.

WHAT'S THE JOB OUTLOOK?
Dental assisting is expected to be one of the fastest growing occupations through the year 2012.* This growth is fueled by an increasing population and greater retention of natural teeth by middle-aged and older people. As dentists' workloads increase, they are expected to hire more assistants to perform routine tasks, so they can devote their time to more complex procedures.

WHAT WILL I DO WITH MY EDUCATION?
Graduates of Heald's Dental Assisting program pursue rewarding careers in a variety of settings, including general and specialty practices, dental clinics and hospitals, armed forces dental facilities, dental supply manufacturers, and insurance companies. You'll succeed in positions, such as Dental Assistant, Chairside Assistant, Dental Receptionist, Dental Secretary-Bookkeeper, Office Manager, Dental Supply Salesperson, or Dental Insurance Specialist.

RECEIVE HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN FULLY EQUIPPED LABS:

  • Training rooms with dental chairs
  • Digital radiography equipment
  • A dark room for dental x-ray development
  • Sterilization and materials labs

Offered by: Heald College

Dental Assisting - Associate

The Dental Assisting Program will provide you with the skills and knowledge you need to qualify for a career entry position as a Dental Assistant. Dental Assistants are trained in clinical, radiographic, and administrative procedures, and become employed in dental offices, dental supply manufacturers, hospital dental departments, and insurance companies.

Offered by: Medical Career Institute

A.S. - Dental Assistant

Dental Assistants deliver patient care, laboratory, and office services in dental practices.

The Dental Assistant program offered by the schools and colleges of Anthem Education Group, also called Dental Assisting at some campuses, uses a career-focused approach to prepare students for entry-level positions in dental offices and clinics.

Students are introduced to dental science and learn basic dental office laboratory and administrative procedures. They receive hands-on training in chair side skills, as well as instrument and tray set up.

Students who graduate from the Dental Assistant program are candidates for entry-level positions as chair side assistants and dental receptionists.

Offered by: Anthem College

AS in Dental Assisting

Dental assistants perform a wide range of duties in dental care facilities, from patient care to office tasks and laboratory procedures. Carrington’s Dental Assisting certificate and degree programs adhere to the guidelines of the Dental Board of California to prepare students for entry-level jobs. Each program has emphasis on demonstration and instrumentation. Students become skillful at taking x-rays and impressions as well as performing coronal polishing and assisting with restorative, oral surgery, and orthodontic procedures. The program covers patient preparation, law, ethics, administrative duties, office administrative functions. Students gain hands-on experience during lab class sessions and clinical experience. Dental Assisting students are prepared to seek x-ray certification and coronal polish certification. Upon completing the program, graduates are able to apply for and take the State of California Dental Board examination for licensure as a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA). The program culminates in a Certificate of Achievement or an Associate of Science degree in Dental Assisting.  Learn More

Carrington College California prepares students to take appropriate certification and licensure exams related to their individual majors. The College does not guarantee students will successfully pass these exams or be certified or licensed as a result of completing the program.

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Offered by: Carrington College California

Dental Assistant Specialist

This program is designed to train students to assist the dentist or dental hygienist in chair side work as well as amalgam, matrices, rubber dams, take dental x-rays, record dental histories, record accurate charting, and other office procedures. Students are also encouraged to develop a professional attitude and a genuine desire to serve their patients in a mature and dependable manner.

Offered by: Keystone Technical Institute

Dental Administrative Assistant, AAS

Coming soon.

Offered by: Lincoln College of New England

Dental Assistant - Associate in Occupational Studies Program

Offered by: St. Paul's School of Nursing

Dental Assistant

Dental Assistants perform various patient care, office and laboratory duties in both small and large dental practices. They're responsible for making patients as comfortable as possible, preparing them for treatment, and obtaining dental records. During a patient exam, Dental Assistants hand instruments and materials to dentists, and keep patients' mouths clear by using suction or other devices. What does our Dental Assistant program offer you?

- The fundamentals of dental x-ray
- Education in dental science and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification
- Chairside training with regard to dental equipment, instruments and tray set-ups
- Knowledge of proper laboratory procedures
- An introduction to dental health and preventative dentistry
- Basic dental office administration duties for large or small dental practices
- Externship in a dental facility

Offered by: The Bryman School of Arizona
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