PROGRAM INFORMATION

The Certificate of Completion in the Dental Assistant Program consists of part-time and full-time educational tracts. The part-time tract includes fall and spring semesters, along with a winter intersession and summer session over a two-year period. The full-time tract includes fall, winter, and spring semesters over a one-year period. Upon completion of the Dental Assistant Program, the student will earn a Certificate of Completion.

Each summer semester, up to 32 candidates meeting all qualification requirements will be selected for admission into the Dental Assistant Program. See Selection Process for Admission into the Dental Assistant Program for more information on this process.

Required Courses - Full-Time Students

Required Courses (42 units

 

Fall Semester Courses:
DEA-10+ (4 Units) Introduction to Dental Assisting & Chairside Assisting
DEA-20 (2 Units) Infection Control for Dental Assistants
DEA-21 (2 Units) Introduction to Radiology for Dental Assistants
DEA-22 (1.5 Units) Introduction to Supervised Externships
DEA-23 (3 Units) Introduction to Dental Sciences
DEA-24 (2 Units) Dental Materials for Dental Assistants
MAT-50* (3 Units)
ENG-50* (4 Units)

Winter Intersession Courses:
DEA-30 (2 Units) Intermediate Chairside Dental Assisting
DEA-31 (1.5 Units) Radiology for Dental Assistants
DEA-32 (1 Unit) Intermediate Supervised Externships

Spring Semester Courses:
DEA-40A (4 Units) Advanced Chairside Dental Assisting in Surgery**
DEA-40B (3.5 Units) Advanced Chairside Dental Assisting in Orthodontics**
DEA-40C (4.5 Units) Advanced Chairside Dental Assisting in Restorative Dentistry
DEA-41 (4 Units) Dental Office Procedures

*MAT-50 and ENG-50 can be taken prior to entrance into the Dental Assistant Program or the equivalence can be met through testing.
**Students are required to take only one the following: DEA-40A or DEA-40B.

Required Courses - Part-Time Students

Required Courses (42 units)

 

First Fall Semester Courses:
DEA-10+ (4 Units) Introduction to Dental Assisting & Chairside Assisting
DEA-20 (2 Units) Infection Control for Dental Assistants
DEA-21 (2 Units) Introduction to Radiology for Dental Assistants
ENG-50* (4 Units)

First Winter Intersession Courses:
DEA-31 (1.5 Units) Radiology for Dental Assistants

First Spring Semester Courses:
DEA-41 (4 Units) Dental Office Procedures
MAT-50* (3 Units)

Second Fall Semester Courses:
DEA-22 (1.5 Units) Introduction to Supervised Externships
DEA-23 (3 Units) Introduction to Dental Sciences
DEA-24 (2 Units) Dental Materials for Dental Assistants

Second Spring Semester Courses:
DEA-40A (4 Units) Advanced Chairside Dental Assisting in Surgery**
DEA-40B (3.5 Units) Advanced Chairside Dental Assisting in Orthodontics**
DEA-40C (4.5 Units) Advanced Chairside Dental Assisting in Restorative Dentistry

*MAT-50 and ENG-50 can be taken prior to entrance into the Dental Assistant Program or the equivalence can be met through testing.
**Students are required to take only one of the following: DEA-40A or DEA-40B.

Health and CPR Requirements

Students selected for the program will be admitted pending submission of a valid: CPR Certification card (Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider Course); verification of receiving the Hepatitis B vaccination; tetanus; mumps, measles, and rubella (MMR); and tuberculosis (TB) testing.The CPR card must be kept current throughout the program.

Dental Assistant Program Expenses/General Information:
(All expenses are approximate, not necessarily all-inclusive and are subject to change.)

1. Books and supplies: $400 for the program

2. Health Services fee: $14 per year
3. Student fees of $10 per year
4. Enrollment fee of $20 per unit
5. Students must have a current CPR card (Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider Course). If the CPR card expires prior to completing the program, re-certification is required.