Health Science Dental Assisting - Berkshire Community College - Great Barrington MA

Health Science Dental Assisting from Berkshire Community College - Great Barrington MA is a Campus Associate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. Dental assistants perform a wide variety of tasks requiring both interpersonal and technical skills. Under the supervision of a dentist, the dental assistant prepares all instruments, materials and equipment used in dental procedures, takes dental radiographs (x-rays), assists the dentist in all procedures, provides oral care instruction to patients, and performs office administration tasks. Most dental assistants work in private general dental practices or dental specialty offices. Employment opportunities also exist in insurance companies and public health or hospital-based clinics. The McCann dental assistant program, in existence since 1962, has been fully accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation since 1972. Graduates are eligible to take the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) certification examination. Those who pass this examination may use the designation of Certified Dental Assistant (CDA). Students aleady enrolled in the McCann program may begin taking Berkshire Community College courses concurrent with their dental assisting coursework and then continue as full- or part-time students to complete required Berkshire Community College courses for the associate degree . Other students may wish to pursue some or all of the associate degree requirements at Berkshire Community College before applying to McCann for the dental assistant program. Previous graduates of the McCann program are encouraged to contact Berkshire Community College for specific advising regarding the courses necessary to qualify for the associate degree . View more details on Berkshire Community College - Great Barrington MA . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.