BA/BS in Dental Assisting

The programme trains competent dental assistants to work within a team supporting dentists and oral health specialists, carrying out intraoral procedures within their competence and taking part in preventive oral health activities. Compulsory subjects span oral anatomy, microbiology and histology, general anatomy and physiology, pharmacology, dental materials, biochemistry and immunology, cariesology and endodontology, pain management, dental radiology, orthodontics and orthopedic dentistry, taught alongside professional ethics and bioethics and communication psychology. Five practice placements, worth 42 credits in total, cover infection control, assisting a dentist, team-based professional activity and a final placement, followed by a qualification exam and graduation paper. The programme places strong emphasis on practical chairside skills such as documentation, administration, use of diagnostic equipment and infection control, alongside ethics, communication and interdisciplinary collaboration.