CIP Code:
31.51.0601.00
Program Description:
The Dental Assisting program prepares students to become members of the dental health care team. The course includes theory with demonstrations and classroom instruction. Students receive supervised experience performing procedures using study models, mannequins, and other simulated methods.
Program content includes OSHA standards, CDC guidelines, infection control procedures, anatomy and physiology, radiographs, teaching adults and children oral hygiene and nutrition information, as well as 12 weeks of external rotation in general dentist offices, clinics, and specialty practices.
Program Outcomes:
The mission of the Dental Assisting Program is to guide selected individuals through an educational experience to become personally, professionally, and socially effective dental assistants.
Professional Accrediting Body:
Commission on Dental Accreditation
211 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
312.440.4660
www.ada.org/coda
State Agency/Entity Oversight:
Tennessee State Board of Dentistry
664 Mainstream Drive
Nashville, TN 37243
1-800-778-4123 ext. 5325073
Applicable Certification/License or Industry-recognized certificates to be awarded:
Upon completion of the program students will receive a diploma from the college and are eligible to become a Registered Dental Assistant in the State of Tennessee as well as sit for the Dental Assisting National Board to become a Certified Dental Assistant.
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