The Dental Assistant program is designed to train students to acquire satisfactory skills and demonstrate competence in a variety of dental office procedures and laboratory techniques. The procedures and lab techniques include preliminary examination procedure, assisting at chair-side using four-handed dentistry, charting, appointment scheduling, keeping patient records and sterilizing instruments. The assistant qualified in radiology may also take and expose radiographs.
Graduates of the Dental Assistant program will be qualified to assume entry-level positions as a Dental Assistant in dental offices and clinics performing the lab techniques and office procedures described above. Students enrolled in the Dental Assistant program are required to participate in Live Patient Dental Screening/Radiography Scenarios. Graduates of the program will be eligible to sit for the Radiation Health and Safety Examination (RHS) and the Infection Control Examination (ICE). Graduates will also be eligible to apply to do Ohio State Dental Board for Radiology Certification.
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