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Dental assistants handle a diverse range of patient care, office tasks, and lab responsibilities. In their patient care role, they prioritize patient comfort in the dental chair, readying them for treatments and securing dental records. They assist dentists by providing instruments and materials, ensuring sterilization and disinfection, setting up trays for procedures, and guiding patients on postoperative and overall oral care. Beyond this role, with additional training, students can advance to become Registered Dental Hygienists, specializing in teeth cleaning and oral examinations.

This certificate has required hours that meet in person as well as asynchronous/online. In person and online requirements are both mandatory. To be eligible for this certification, students must successfully complete the specified courses:
> HTH-8300 DENTAL ASSISTANT

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After successfully finishing the course and verifying grades, students will receive their completion certificate within 2-3 weeks. Applicants must be at least 18 years old and in sound health. Those who complete the course are eligible to take the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) Radiation Health and Safety Examination.

Note: If you're enrolling in the Dental Assistant program, there's no need to separately register for Oral Radiography, as it's already incorporated within the Dental Assistant curriculum.


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HTH-7380

Class ID: 6755

Schedule : Multiple Class Schedules:   Face-to-Face: Weekly - Wed 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM; 10 sessions starting 3/26/2025, ending 5/28/2025. 
   Real-Time Technology (RTT): Weekly - Wed 4:30 PM - 8:30 PM; 10 sessions starting 3/26/2025, ending 5/28/2025. <

Start date: 03/26/25

End date: 05/28/25

Instructor : Jennifer Gaglione 

Location : Multiple Location : 
  La Plata, La Plata Campus: Community Education (CE) Building
  Virtual, Virtual Campus: Virtual Class.

Please read: This class will meet in-person some nights ...More

Instructional Method: Face-to-Face, Real-Time Technology (RTT)

Tuition and Fees: $549.00

HTH-8300

Class ID: 8177

Schedule : Multiple Class Schedules:   Real-Time Technology (RTT): Weekly - Tue 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM; 11 sessions starting 5/27/2025, ending 8/5/2025. 
   Face-to-Face: Weekly - Sat 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM; 11 sessions starting 5/31/2025, ending 8/9/2025. <

Start date: 05/27/25

End date: 08/09/25

Instructor : Workforce Instructor 

Location : Multiple Location : 
  Waldorf, Charles County : Dental One Associates LLC
  Virtual, Virtual Campus: Virtual Class.

Please read: Students must have a high school diploma or ...More

Instructional Method: Face-to-Face, Real-Time Technology (RTT)

Tuition and Fees: $3,269.00

 

 

 
 

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