Dental Assistant Diploma
Remington College's Dental Assisting diploma program provides training in the skills and knowledge that can help you qualify for an entry-level position as a dental assistant.(1)
Just as professional dental assistants may enjoy a wide variety in their day-to-day functions, the eight modules of our Dental Assisting school cover an array of topics like oral anatomy, oral radiology as well as other specific dental procedures and topics. Still, the entire dental assistant program can be completed in as few as 8 months.
Dental Assistant Diploma Program Overview
Dental assisting is more than just a growth industry, it's also a personally satisfying way to help improve people's quality of life by helping them better care for their teeth and gums. Dental assistants are critical to performing a number of fascinating and challenging functions, such as:
- Making impressions and casts of patients' teeth
- Creating temporary crowns
- Assisting a dentist with oral procedures and surgery
- Educating dental patients on preventive dentistry
- Taking dental x-rays
The comprehensive dental assisting coursework culminates in a real-world externship where you can polish your skills and the hands-on practice will yield invaluable experience as well as transferable dental assisting skills.(3)
Dental Assistant Career Outlook
The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that employment for dental assistants will grow by 18% from 2014 to 2024 much faster than the average of all occupations(2), thanks to population growth, rising emphasis on dental care, and the increasingly important role dental assistants play.