The dental assistant is an important member of the dental health care team. Dental assistants perform a variety of services in collaboration with other health care professionals to provide oral health care and to plan and implement programs to maintain, improve or prevent dental disease.
Dental assistants apply clinical skills and promote oral health in a variety of settings.
They are involved in chairside assisting, dental education, practice management, marketing, direct patient care, and basic laboratory procedures. Our training approach emphasizes practical experience in the skills and technology used in the workplace. Small group size, which allows for the optimum number of students per instructor. Curriculum that is in tune with the needs of the workplace and is kept relevant through curriculum validation, program accreditation and an active advisory committee involving key dental professionals in the community. A practical, hands-on approach to training that prepares students to be immediately effective in the workplace.