Dental Assisting Degree or Certificate
Dental Assistant prospective jobs have a fantastic forecast! Smile!
Make no mistake – your role as a dental assistant is very important, they work side-by-side with dentists, performing a wide variety of duties, including patient care, office work and laboratory tasks. Becoming an oral care professional can be a reality by registering for Carrington’s Dental Assisting associate degree or certificate program. Students learn multiple skills necessary to become a successful dental assistant. Graduates possible work environments include in patient-care centers like hospitals, clinics and dental offices.
Carrington’s intensive Dental Assisting program includes pertinent hands-on training. This is real-world experience that helps elevate your ability to be a successful dental assistant.
Check out a few excellent reasons to attend Carrington College’s Dental Assisting classes:
- The expansive program teaches patient preparation, charting and a gamut of administrative and office-related duties.
- Hands-on experience that includes lab and class sessions, as well as a clinical externship. Be prepared for real-life dental care situations!
- Preparation for the National Certification Exam**
- Dental assistants help patients’ well-being, both in preventative care and treatment procedure situations.
Dental Assisting: A skill set you can sink your teeth into!
Earning your degree form our Dental Assisting program means that you are ready to start a new career, using the skills and knowledge learned in our valuable coursework, via instructors who tutored and mentored you throughout the program. Your new knowledge of the clinical, laboratory and administrative responsibilities related to dental assisting will have you ready to embark on your new career. Our mix of classroom and lab work, along with a priceless externship, makes you a dynamic candidate. The externship is a wonderful way to understand the realities of working in an ideal practice. Our Dental Assisting program prepares graduates for the National Certification Exam. Completion of the exam results in the receipt of the Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) credential. **
Once you’ve successfully completed the Dental Assisting certificate or associate degree, you should have the skills and the confidence to:
- Perform all necessary dental assisting chair side duties.
- Perform coronal polish on patients.
- Take radiographs (x-rays) on patients.
- Demonstrate skills and aptitude in critical thinking, information management, personal and professional development, communication skills, respect and responsibility.
- Promote precision and safety through tasks like casting impressions and making temporary crowns.
- Perform necessary dental assisting chair side duties
- Inspire others to achieve success through Carrington College’s Dental Assisting associate degree or certificate program, via exuberance and passion for helping to benefit the lives of others
Dental Assisting: Something to grin about
According to forecasting by the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics, dental assisting will be one of the fastest growing occupations over the next few years, rising 36% from 2008 to 2018*.
The Carrington College Dental Assisting program is available at the following campus locations – Mesa, AZ, Phoenix, AZ, Tucson, AZ, Boise, ID, Albuquerque, NM, Portland, OR, and Spokane, WA; program availability varies by location, and culminates in either a Certificate of Achievement or an Associate of Science degree in Dental Assisting.
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*U.S. BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition
**CC prepares Students to take the appropriate certifications and licensure exams. The college does not guarantee students will successfully pass the exams or be certified or licensed as a result of completing the program.