Dental Assisting

Career Opportunities

Many of our Dental Assistants find jobs in the following areas:

Dental offices, Dental clinics, and Dental labs

The Dental Assistant is an important member of a professional health team. A Dental Assistant performs many duties at chairside to assist the dentist during patient treatment and then to complete patient records. The assistant must also be skilled in related office tasks and procedures including appointment scheduling and telephone communications, as well as laboratory procedures. This program prepares you for the Registered Dental Assistant Practical Examination.

A Registered Dental Assistant is able to perform all expanded duties authorized by the California Committee on Dental Auxiliaries. Several of these duties are taking radiographs (x-rays), polishing teeth, placing pit and fissure sealant, taking impressions, performing orthodontic procedures, placing and removing of rubber dams. A registered dental assistant is able to perform all expanded duties authorized by the Dental Board of California.