Cert in Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

This certificate introduces students to dental assisting, a field the college describes as in high demand. Dental assistants support the wider care team, and the training here covers the range of tasks the job involves. Chairside work is a central focus, including helping during examinations and treatment, preparing and sterilizing instruments, and applying agents that protect teeth from decay. Students also learn laboratory skills such as making impressions and fabricating temporary crowns. Front-office instruction covers scheduling and confirming appointments, maintaining treatment records and ordering supplies. Coursework spans radiology, dental materials, occupational health, specialty areas, practice management and clinical experience. Students treat patients in a well-equipped clinic on campus, then continue in externships at off-campus sites. The plan of study maps out the sequence, and each course needs a mark of C or higher, or a pass, for the certificate to be granted.