Cert in Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

This certificate trains students to work in every part of a modern dental office, including the operatory, the laboratory and the front business desk. It suits people who want to enter a growing dental field quickly. Students practice in small groups with a low student-to-instructor ratio, learning infection control, dental ethics and law, and chairside assisting in the college's dental clinic and in partner offices with oral surgeons and orthodontists. They also work with intraoral cameras and scanners in the materials lab, earn radiology certification, and prepare for the DANB CDA exam. The program runs about ten months. Entry requires a high school diploma or equivalent plus either an information session on health programs or HLC 101 completed with at least a C. The program is organized over 4 semesters and totals 39 credits. Tuition is listed at $227 per credit for in-state students and $433 per credit for out-of-state and international students, and some programs carry extra program fees.