Course Description
The 8-Week Dental Assisting Program is a hands-on course, taught in a state of the art, working dental facility. This allows full access to all modern dental instruments and equipment. Because it is a hands-on course, we cover a lot in a short amount of time. Hit the ground running with a dental assisting education that is accelerated and yet thorough.
This program is offered in the Albuquerque Metro Area, New Mexico, as well as at our sister locations in Colorado, Nevada and Washington state.
This Program includes training and certification in dental X-Rays that meets the requirements of New Mexico. The Program also includes CPR certification.
Course Objectives
After graduating from the Dental Assisting Program, students will be able to assist the dentist chairside using standard dental assisting procedures. Students will also be able to expose a diagnostic quality radiographic survey (take quality x-rays), take impressions, make a bleaching tray, sterilize instruments and disinfect the operating area and other standard procedures.
Course Objectives
After graduating from the Dental Assisting Program, students will be able to assist the dentist chairside using standard dental assisting procedures. Students will also be able to expose a diagnostic quality radiographic survey (take quality x-rays), take impressions, make a bleaching tray, sterilize instruments and disinfect the operating area and other standard procedures.
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This is the first module of the Dental Assisting Course.
Module Objectives
The student will be able to name the areas and personnel in the dental office.
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Students will begin impressions.
Module Objectives
Students will learn to take alginate Impressions
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Students learn to take and develop x-rays.
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Students will learn to take x-rays.
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Students will do coronal polishes on each other and also place sealants on dental models and typodonts..
Module Objectives
Students will learn to perform a coronal polish and to place sealants.
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Module Objectives
The students will learn to asssist chariside with restorative dentistry.
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Handouts and Readings.
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Students will learn to make temporaries.
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Students will learn to assist during various specialty procedures.
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Students will learn to assist the dentist with extractions.
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bleaching trays and chairside.
Module Objectives
Students will learn to make a bleaching tray as well as how to assist chairside during various procedures.
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