The dental assisting program is a limited-enrollment program designed to prepare students for a career as a dental assistant. The program is 10 months in length, and most accepted students have completed one year of college. The program integrates off-campus clinical experiences in a variety of dental offices with a core of biological and on-site laboratory and clinical courses.
Career placement is excellent, and most graduates are employed in general or specialty dental practices. The roles of the dental assistant vary, depending on the state regulations, and may include: assisting the dentist during a variety of procedures, exposing radiographs, taking impressions of patient’s teeth and applying preventive agents such as fluoride or pit and fissure sealants.
Dental HygieneThe dental hygiene program is a limited-enrollment program designed to prepare students for a career as a dental hygienist. The program is two years in length and requires as least one year of prerequisite courses. The program blends clinical dental hygiene experiences with a core of biological, behavioral and social sciences.
Career placement is excellent and most graduates are employed in general dental practices. The roles of the dental hygienist vary depending on the state board regulations and may include: patient screening procedures, exposing radiographs, removing hard and soft deposits from the teeth and providing patient education regarding, oral hygiene, nutrition and risk factors that influence oral disease.
The Dental Assisting and Dental Hygiene Programs are fully accredited by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611-2678 or view the Web site.
