Dental Assistant - Des Moines Area Community College

Dental Assistant from Des Moines Area Community College is a Campus Certificate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Dental Assistant program prepares the student, as a member of the dental health team, to assist the dentist in all phases of dentistry. The program includes general and specialty dentistry, chairside procedures, radiology, laboratory, and business office assisting . An integral part of the educational program is clinical experience; this is provided by rotation through various dental facilities. The Dental Assistant program is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation, a specialized accrediting body recognized by the Council of Postsecondary Accreditation and the United States Department of Education. What Kind of Work Will You Do? Assist dentist at chairside in delivering care to a patient. This may include seating the patients, adjusting the chair, placing a bib on the patient, operating the x-ray machine, developing and mounting x-rays, mixing filling materials and dental cements, and handing them to the dentist when they are needed May serve as a receptionist, office manager, bookkeeper, secretary, laboratory assistant or preventive assistant Might work for a specialist in the dental field such as an orthodontist who straightens teeth, an oral surgeon who removes teeth and performs other surgical procedures on the mouth, or a pedodontist who works on child patients only Perform intraoral functions as delegated by the dentist within the limits of the State Practice Act Sterilize instruments and pour plaster and stone models in the laboratory Infection control and hazardous waste management View more details on Des Moines Area Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.