Certificate Programs
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There are two certificate programs: Basic Dental Business Assistant and Basic Dental Clinical Assistant. These programs prepare you to be cross-trained to work in the business office and assist the dentist. All classes must be taken in the order listed.
Basic Dental Assisting Program
Overview:
An accelerated, 8-week program, with two concurrently-running classes. The Basic Dental Assisting and Basic Dental Business courses will prepare you to work in both the clinical and business office environments of a dental office. With a 6:1 student ratio, and over 10 years of teaching experience, we can put you on the fast track to the career you desire.
The course also includes a 160-hour externship in a working dental office.
Certificates:
- Basic Dental Assisting
- Basic Dental Business
- Radiation Safety & Radiation Technique
Clinical Topics Covered:
- Dental Charting
- Dental X-Ray Techniques (Includes Certificates For Both Radiation Safety & Dental Radiation Technique)
- Indiana Radiation Certificate Available
- Dental Materials (Filling & Impression)
- Preventive Dentistry
- Dental Anatomy & Physiology
- Sterilization & Infection Control
- Instrumentation (4-handed Dentistry)
- Clinical Procedures
Business Topics Covered:
- Dental Software Training (Eaglesoft)
- The Dental Team
- Customer Service
- Appointment Control
- The Dental Record
- Suppy Management
- Payment Options
- Billing & Collections
- Interacting with Third Party Payers
- Personnel Management
- Infection Control & OSHA
- Patient Education
- Dental Anatomy
- Patient Relations
- Legal Considerations
- Dealing with Challenging Situations
- Record Management
- Dental Office Correspondence
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Advanced Dental Assisting Program
Expanded Duties Dental Assistant (EDDA)
Overview:
Prepare to become an Expanded Duty Dental Assistant (EDDA), making you more attractive to employers. The 14-week training course combines the Basic Dental Assisting Program with the addition of the Expanded Duties Dental Assisting Program.
This allows you to accelerate your career path while taking the most extensive course of its kind. We help you become an EDDA in months, rather than years.
Certificates:
Expanded Duties Dental Assisting approved by the Kentucky Board of Dentistry for 32 hours CE credit.
Topics Covered:
- Dental Materials
- Oral Environment
- Finishing and Polishing
- Rubber Dam Placement
- Sealants
- Toffelmeir Bands
- Custom Trays
- Mylar Strips
- Custom Bases
- Compositite
- Dental Cements
- Wedging
- Temporary Crowns
- MSDS Labeling
- Principle of Bonding
- Composite Material
- Placement of Amalgam and Composie Restorations