This program is designed to prepare students to provide patient care, prepare patients and equipment for dental procedures, take dental radiographs (x-ray photographs), and discharge office administrative functions under the supervision of dentists and dental hygienists. This program frequently includes in depth instruction in medical record-keeping, reception and patient intake, general office duties, taking tooth and mouth impressions, basic radiography, scheduling, equipment maintenance and sterilization, chairside assisting, pre- and post-operative patient care and instruction, and supervised practice.
Below are colleges and universities providing majors, degrees, and training programs in Dental Assisting.
- Aiken Technical College Graniteville, SC
- Athens Technical College Athens, GA
- Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
- Broward College Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Camden County College Blackwood, NJ
- Central Lakes College Brainerd, MN
- Daytona State College Daytona Beach, FL
- Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill, CA
- Eastern Idaho Technical College Idaho Falls, ID
- Essex County College Newark, NJ
- Fox Valley Technical College Appleton, WI
- Gateway Technical College Kenosha, WI
- Gwinnett Technical College Lawrenceville, GA
- Harcum College Bryn Mawr, PA
- Illinois Central College East Peoria, IL
- Iowa Western Community College Council Bluffs, IA
- Kaskaskia College Centralia, IL
- Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor, MI
- Manor College Jenkintown, PA
- North Dakota State College of Science Wahpeton, ND
- Orange Coast College Costa Mesa, CA
- Reedley College Reedley, CA
- Rock Valley College Rockford, IL
- Salish Kootenai College Pablo, MT
- San Jose City College San Jose, CA
- Tarrant County College Fort Worth, TX
- Trident Technical College North Charleston, SC
- University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK
- Western Iowa Tech Community College Sioux City, IA
- Wilkes Community College Wilkesboro, NC
- Yakima Valley Community College Yakima, WA
- York Technical College Rock Hill, SC