Dental Assisting
- Degrees/Certificates Offered: See Below
- Courses: List and Details
- Faculty: Full-Time Faculty
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- School: Health Sciences / Public Service
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Degrees/Certificates
Certificate of Achievement
Associate in Science
Student Learning Outcomes
Students who complete the Dental Assisting Program will be able to:
- Perform safe and effective interventions and data collection within the unlicensed Dental Assistant and licensed Registered Dental Assistant's scope of practice.
- Be knowledgeable of the California Dental Practice Act, which are the laws and regulations as they relate to the dental health care professionals
- Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, as appropriate for a Dental Assistant.
- Become a chairside Dental Assistant
- Become a chairside Registered Dental Assistant
