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Dental Assisting

The Registered Dental Assisting program, fully accredited by national and state boards, prepares students for employment in all dental specialties and the following licenses: RDA, CDA, California X-ray and Coronal Polishing.

Department Chair: Karoline Grasmuck
Office Phone:  (831) 646-4137
Office Location:  T 601
Counselor:
Michael Torres
Division: Life Science

Related Career Cluster Brief
Click below for related career information and links to the Occupational Outlook Handbook

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Courses:
 

  • DNTL 100 Orientation To Dental Careers
  • DNTL 101 Dental Anatomy
  • DNTL 102 Chairside Assisting I
  • DNTL 103 Radiography for Dental Assistants
  • DNTL 104 Chairside Assisting II
  • DNTL 105 Dental Health Science
  • DNTL 107 Coronal Polish
  • DNTL 108 Pit and Fissure Sealants
  • DNTL 111 Dental Pharmacology and Oral Pathology
  • DNTL 112 Office Management
  • DNTL 115 Dental Specialties
  • DNTL 116 Supervised Clinical Experience
  • DNTL 213 Dental Radiography Certification
  • DNTL 215 Registered Dental Assisting Review/ Preparation

 

Dental Board Of California Registered Dental Assistant pass/fail statistics

      Completion time Completions Program costs, based on 1 semester and Budget Code "SC"
(sharing living expenses)
MPC Program Name SOC Code SOC Job Title In months # semesters Completers 2009-10 On-time Books & supplies Personal expenses Room & Board Tuition Trans-portation SUB- TOTAL Total program cost
Dental Assistant 25-1071.00 Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 12 months 3 11 4           $7,451.00 $22,353.00
31-9091.00 Dental Assistants $828.00 $1,427.00 $4,129.00 $464.00 $603.00