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SUMMARY:UNH PD&T Dental Assistant Program Spring 2022
DESCRIPTION:100 Hour Program | 60 Hour Classroom-with introduction to hands on | 40 Hour Clinical Externship (recommended)\n\nClass Dates for Portsmouth Location: Thursdays 5:30-9:00pm & Saturdays 9am-12:30pm- April 9-June 18\, 2022\n\nClass Dates for fall 2022 at Manchester Location: Coming Soon!\n\nThe Dental Assisting Program prepares students for entry-level positions in one of the fastest growing healthcare professions ? Dental Assisting. With the national increase in healthcare-related services\, and the national shortage of healthcare professionals\, the need for dental assistants is growing substantially. With a growing workforce over 300\,000 strong\, a career in dental assisting ranks as the fourth fastest growing occupation in the healthcare technician field. To meet our nation?s growing medical demands\, recent studies indicate that over 400\,000 assistants will be employed by 2021. \n\nThe purpose of this program is to familiarize students with all areas of administrative and clinical dental assisting focusing on the responsibilities required to function as an assistant in a dental practice. This course covers the following key areas and topics: \n\n\n \n Introduction to the dental and of dentistry and dental assisting\n \n \n Legal aspects of dentistry including policies and guidelines\n \n \n Introductory oral anatomy\, dental operatory\, and dental equipment\n \n \n Introductory tooth structure including primary and permanent\n \n \n The oral cavity and related structures\n \n \n Dental hand-pieces\, sterilization\, and other areas\n \n\n\nCourse Information:\n\n\n 100 hour program includes 60 hours of classroom course contact and 40 hours of clinical externship.\n We will help with placement for externship\n $1\,999 tuition fee includes all textbooks and materials.\n\n\nEducation & Certification Information:\n\n\n \n Dental assistants and aides should have or be pursuing a diploma or GED.\n \n Upon completion of this course students will be prepared to work as an entry level Dental Assistant. Following the course\, students will then need to have worked chairside for a total 3\,500 hours before taking the DANB CDA exam.\n Upon completion of this course students will not be able to perform radiology tasks until obtaining the RHS exam and certificate. There are courses to take for Dental Radiology at various institutions\, the radiology course is currently not part of this program\n \n \n \n In many states\, DANB-RHS certification is required to work in dental radiography.\n \n \n In addition to facilitating entry-level administrative positions\, this course is ideal for students interested in pursuing a future formal dental hygienist program.\n \n National and state examination fees are not included in program tuition.\n\n\nQuestions? Contact Zainab Qari at zainab.qari@unh.edu
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:100 \;Hour Program | 60 \;Hour Classroom-with introduction to hands on \;| 40 \;Hour Clinical Externship \;(recommended)
\n\nClass Dates for Portsmouth Location: \;Thursdays 5:30-9:00pm &\; Saturdays 9am-12:30pm- April 9-June 18\, 2022
\n\nClass Dates for fall 2022 at Manchester Location: Coming Soon!
\n\nThe Dental Assisting Program prepares students for entry-level positions in one of the fastest growing healthcare professions ? Dental Assisting. With the national increase in healthcare-related services\, and the national shortage of healthcare professionals\, the need for dental assistants is growing substantially. With a growing workforce over 300\,000 strong\, a career in dental assisting ranks as the fourth fastest growing occupation in the healthcare technician field. To meet our nation?s growing medical demands\, recent studies indicate that over 400\,000 assistants will be employed by 2021. \;
\n\nThe purpose of this program is to familiarize students with all areas of administrative and clinical dental assisting focusing on the responsibilities required to function as an assistant in a dental practice. This course covers the following key areas and topics: \; \;
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Introduction to the dental and of dentistry and dental assisting
\n \n - \n
Legal aspects of dentistry including policies and guidelines
\n \n - \n
Introductory oral anatomy\, dental operatory\, and dental equipment
\n \n - \n
Introductory tooth structure including primary and permanent
\n \n - \n
The oral cavity and related structures
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Dental hand-pieces\, sterilization\, and other areas
\n \n
\n\nCourse Information:
\n\n\n - 100 hour program includes 60 \;hours of classroom course contact \;and 40 \;hours of clinical externship.
\n - We will help with placement for externship
\n - $1\,999 tuition fee includes all textbooks and materials.
\n
\n\nEducation &\; Certification Information:
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Dental assistants and aides should have or be pursuing a diploma or GED.
\n \n - Upon completion of this course students will be prepared to work as an entry level Dental Assistant. \;Following the course\, students will \;then \;need to have worked chairside for a total 3\,500 hours before taking the DANB CDA exam.
\n - Upon completion of this course students will not be able to perform radiology tasks until obtaining the RHS exam and certificate. There are courses to take for Dental Radiology at various institutions\, the radiology course is currently not part of this program\n
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In many states\, DANB-RHS certification is required to work in dental radiography.
\n \n - \n
In addition to facilitating entry-level administrative positions\, this course is ideal for students interested in pursuing a future formal dental hygienist program.
\n \n - National and state examination fees are not included \;in program tuition.
\n
\n\nQuestions? Contact Zainab Qari at \;zainab.qari@unh.edu
\n
LOCATION:Portsmouth\, NH - 231 Corporate Drive
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DTSTAMP:20260517T160912Z
URL:https://www.dovernh.org/events/details/unh-pd-t-dental-assistant-program-spring-2022-05-14-2022-36388
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