Dental Assisting Clinical - Community College of Southern Nevada

Dental Assisting Clinical from Community College of Southern Nevada is a Campus Certificate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The dental assisting curriculum is open-entry and may be completed on a full or part time basis. The program is accredited by the American Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation and is designed to prepare students for the national certification through the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB). After completing the English Placement test and qualifying for English 101 or 113. Dental assistants are primarily employed in private dental offices but may also work in public clinics, hospitals and dental schools. The curriculum includes classroom and laboratory experience in dental sciences, dental materials, radiology, chairside assisting and dental office management. During the second semester, students will be placed in at least three clinical sites where they must complete 300 hours of clinical experience. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES - Graduates of this program will have the opportunity to: Demonstrate current dental assistant practice and educational standards. Demonstrate competency to apply principles of the psychological and socio-cultural concepts to develop effective interpersonal skills necessary to provide supportive treatment to diverse populations of dental clients. Demonstrate competency to function as a member of the dental team by recognizing and recording general and oral conditions, providing preventive care and implementing current dental technology. View more details on College of Southern Nevada . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.