The Dental Health programs at MATC can provide you with the training that you'll need to function as an integral member of a dental health team. Dental assistants are trained to work at the chairside, while dentists examine and treat patients. Dental Hygienists provide preventive and therapeutic services, and perform dental health counseling. MATC offers you an associate degree program in Dental Hygiene. The Dental Laboratory Technology program at MATC is an associate degree program.
Dental technicians design, fabricate, and repair dental appliances and prosthetic restorations.
The programs in Dental Hygiene and Dental Laboratory Technology are accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation. The commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and by the United States Department of Education. The Dental Health programs may require off-campus clinical experiences. Many health care facilities are required by Wisconsin law to conduct criminal background checks. Such external requirements can prevent clinical placements in those facilities.