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Preparation and internship for students who aspire to be dental assistants, dental hygienists, and dentists. Acquire chair-side assisting skills, laboratory, and x-ray capabilities. Qualified students may earn state certification in radiation safety and infection control. Dental Assisting is in demand and is one fast-growing profession, there are many dental pathways. There is a demand for Dental Assistants, both at entry-level and as skills and experience advance. Assistants progress in the occupation becoming a Registered Dental Assistant (RDA), Registered Dental Assistant Extended Function (RDAEF), Orthodontic Assistant (OA), Dental Sedation Assistant (DSA), Hygienist, Lab Technician, a Dentist and even possibly a Teacher. The class focuses on academic, technical skills, and employability practices. Students will develop personal and professional skills in the classroom that will transfer to the workplace:
- How to take impressions
- How to take, process, and mount both standard and digital x-rays
- How to pour and trim study models
- How to seat patients and set up treatment trays
- How to sterilize instruments to OSHA standards
- How to interact with other students and work in teams
- How to work with a dentist, utilizing four-handed dentistry techniques
- How to assemble bleaching trays
- Employability skills and resume writing
- SkillsUSA membership and competition opportunities
