Dental Assistant - Mandl The College of Allied Health

Dental Assistant from Mandl The College of Allied Health is a Campus Certificate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Description and Program Objectives The Mandl Dental Assistant licensure-qualifying program includes patient care, experiences in a fully-equipped, on-site facility and externship experiences in clinics and dental offices. This program educates you in all aspects of working with a dentist, including patient care, office and laboratory duties. Our balance of hands-on experience with classroom instruction covers all aspects of Dental Assistant skills and related theory. As a dental assistant , you will prepare patients to see the dentist, assist the dentist during patient care, and care for the treatment room and instruments, including all infection control procedures. You will be responsible for taking and processing dental x-rays, performing basic laboratory procedures and providing patient education. Dental Assistants are employed in fulfilling careers at places such as: Dental offices, dentist clinics, private and government hospitals, state and local public health departments, dental schools, and dental laboratories. This program offers modern, hands-on training with our well-equipped dental lab. You will learn skills such as patient education, chairside patient care assisting , laboratory procedures, and front office management. Dental Assistants are highly valued by the dental profession and have a choice of work environments from private offices to hospitals and clinics. They are involved in a variety of duties including managing the front office, preparing the patient, taking radiographs, and mixing dental materials. Now with expanded function, they not only assist chairside, but perform certain procedures in the mouth. View more details on Mandl The College of Allied Health . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.