Dental Assistant - Texas State Technical College - Waco

Dental Assistant from Texas State Technical College - Waco is a Campus Certificate Dentistry degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The dental assistant is a vitally important member of the dental office team. Dental assisting requires diverse and challenging skills, but it is a growing career field that offers many opportunities and benefits. Dental assistants are responsible for setting up exam rooms, measuring blood pressure, exposing radiographs, processing dental X-ray film, performing oral examinations, preparing charts, making teeth impressions, pouring molds and fabricat?ing temporary crowns. Dental assistants also use their skills and knowledge in office management, oral health counseling, laboratory procedures, dental radiography and radiation safety to assist in all phases of dental treatments. As a self-paced program, the Dental Assistant (DA) certificate plan allows students to sign up for courses they can suc?cessfully complete each term. Students advance to the next course after completing the requirements of the first, at their own pace. The program takes dedication and students with excellent study habits. TSTC graduates can boost their professional credibility with industry certifications. TSTC's accreditation from the Ameri?can Dental Association's Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) allows graduates eligibility to take the Dental Assis?tant National Board Examination and the Texas Dental Radia?tion Health and Safety, Jurisprudence and Infection Control Examination. And with the program's CODA standing, all TSTC DA students can take the state exam within the program prior to graduation - providing them the convenience and comfort of testing in a familiar place. View more details on Texas State Technical College - Waco . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Dentistry courses.