Scholarships and Awards Students can apply for scholarships from the American Dental Association Endowment and Assistance Fund. The Department also grants awards to first and second year students from contributions made to the Dental Technology Development Fund. There are also a number of scholarships, awards, and grants that students may be eligible for within the College of Applied Sciences and Arts and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Continuing Education Opportunities Enrollment in the program enables the student to experience diverse continuing education opportunities. Each year dental company representatives give clinics on the most recent advances in the various specialty areas of dental technology.
Students have an opportunity to make professional contacts, as well as meet prospective employers.
Continuing education opportunities are also available to alumni of the program. Profile of the Graduates Graduates are located in virtually all of the 50 states and in a number of foreign nations. Their positions vary from owners of dental laboratories to dental educators, laboratory managers, laboratory department supervisors and employees, and dental technical and sales representatives. Graduates have also continued their education and are now practicing dentists. Others have continued their educations for a Bachelor of Science degree with an emphasis in education, business, or health care management.