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CERTIFICATE
Dental Assisting Certificate
Catalog: Fall 2023
Pathway: Health Sciences
Credits Required: 41
The Dental Assisting Program allows students to participate in classroom instruction, laboratory demonstration and practice, perform chair-side assisting, radiographic procedures and clinical experiences.
Sample Plan
Spring 2026
| Course Name |
Term |
Cr. |
|
DENTAL OFFICE MANAGEMENT
|
16 Week
|
2
|
|
DENTAL RADIOLOGY IN CLINIC
|
16 Week
|
3
|
|
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
|
1st 8 Week
|
3
|
|
COMPOSITION 1
|
1st 8 Week
|
3
|
|
CLINICAL DENTAL ASSISTING/ASSISTANT
|
Minimester
|
2
|
|
|
Total: 13
|
Fall 2026
| Course Name |
Term |
Cr. |
|
PREVENTIVE DENTISTRY
|
16 Week
|
2
|
|
DENTAL RADIOLOGY 1
|
16 Week
|
3
|
|
DENTAL SCIENCE
|
16 Week
|
3
|
|
CHAIRSIDE ASSISTING
|
16 Week
|
3
|
|
COMMUNICATION & BEHAVIOR
|
16 Week
|
2
|
|
|
Total: 13
|
Spring 2027
| Course Name |
Term |
Cr. |
|
ADVANCED DENTAL SCIENCE
|
16 Week
|
3
|
|
DENTAL ASSISTING APPLICATIONS
|
16 Week
|
3
|
|
SEMINAR FOR THE DENTAL ASSISTANT
|
16 Week
|
2
|
|
CLINICAL DENTAL ASSISTING/ASSISTANT
|
16 Week
|
4
|
|
|
Total: 12
|
Remaining Courses
| Course Name |
Term |
Cr. |
|
DENTAL MATERIALS
|
Remaining
|
3
|
|
|
Total: 3
|
