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A new career in 10 weeks
Evening classes that won’t interfere with your current job
Training in a real dental office, not a classroom.
Most dentists, dental hygienists, and office managers start out as dental assistants first.
A new career in 10 weeks
Classes that won’t interfere with your current job
Training in a real dental office, not a classroom.
Most dentists, dental hygienists, and office managers start out
as dental assistants first.
Dental Assistant Information:
Want to give people something to smile about? Consider training to become a dental
assistant.
Dental Assisting job outlook
Dental Assistant is predicted by the US Labor Bureau to be one of the fastest-growing occupations over the next decade. Employment is expected to increase by about 29% in the next decade, adding about 81,200 new jobs.
Demand in the field is being caused by greater focus on preventative dental care, as well as greater use of assistants by younger dentists. Growth is also fueled by an increasing population and rapid expansion of the entire health care industry.
Healthy dental careers
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) expects employment of dental assistants to grow much faster than the average for all occupations through 2014, ranking these dental careers among the fastest growing occupations.
Earnings
The Mean hourly earnings of dental assistants were $16.30 in May 2008. The highest 10 percent earned more than $22.19 an hour. Annual salaries for California Dental Assistants ranged from $22-50,000.00 per year (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics).
Choose a dental assisting program, and sink your teeth into a desirable dental career. With Dental Assisting listed as one of the nation's fastest growing careers, Dental Assisting schools are filling up quickly.
Dental Assisting programs teach students how to work in a dental office, where they will handle sterilized equipment and prepare patients for dental examinations. Our programs is short, focusing on the real world skills and medical knowledge needed for a successful career.
Industry Average Salaries for Dental Assistants:
Industry Average salary
OUTSTANDING INCOME POTENTIAL
• experienced dental assistants earn in the high $30,000's
• insurance benefits
• paid vacations
• pension participation
OUTSTANDING DYNAMIC PROFESSION
• be a healthcare professional
• work in a highly professional environment
• actively interact with people all day - every day (it's anything but a desk job!)
OUTSTANDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
• dental assistants are in great demand - there are more than 80,000 annual openings
• full time and part time positions always available
• transportable profession - anywhere in the United States
OUTSTANDING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES
• office manager (most office managers were dental assistants)
• expanded functions assistant
• treatment coordinator
• anesthesia tech
• specialty assistants (orthodontics; oral surgery; periodontics
TESTAMONIALS:
What Students Say about our Program.
... I was recently laid off after working for a company for 18 years. The Dental Assistant training gave me the opportunity to change my career. I did not have to take two or more years of college programs, which I cannot afford or have time for.
... I began training with a complete lack of confidence. I never did well in science-related programs and was convinced that there wasn't a chance I would even pass. Now with the training completed, I feel surer of myself than I could have believed nine weeks ago.
At Santa Clarita School of Dental Assisting You Benefit from the High Demand for Dental Assistants. There is a high demand for trained Dental Assistants nationwide. Employment is expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupations at least through the year 2010. At Santa Clarita School of Dental Assisting you benefit From Hands-on Learning in a Real Dental Office
All classes are taught in a modern working dental office in the evening after the hours for patient care. Teachers are all working dental assistants and the program is hands on learning by doing. There is one teacher for each group of five students and you learn what dentists want you to learn.
You learn how to use modern equipment and the latest technology!
At Santa Clarita School of Dental Assisting, you Become A Dental Assistant in Just
10 Weeks Classes are held 8 hours a week, evenings from 6pm to 10pm. This means you can keep your current job and income until you graduate and enter your new profession.
It takes just 10 weeks from start to finish to have a new career.
At Santa Clarita School of Dental Assisting, you Learn to Advance Quickly on the Job. Many people start out as dental assistants and discover other opportunities in the dental field such as treatment coordinator, senior dental assistant, or office manager. Other of our students have gone on to become dental hygienists and dentists. Most all of the careers in the dental field are begun by first becoming a dental assistant.
Student Services:
We Offer The Extras to Ensure Your Success
Course Work Assistance
We know it you may have been in school a while ago. Or perhaps getting good grades was a challenge. That's why our instructors oversee your progress and offer techniques so your studying is effective and you are successful on your exams.
Professional Information
Our instructors and staff are working professionals in the dental field. They can tell you about jobs and career potential from their own experience.
Employment Skills and Placement Assistance
Our program includes the specific how-to's to get you ready to look for your first job. We network with the local dental community to find out about job openings as soon as they occur. Santa Clarita School Of Dental Assisting provides placement assistance but cannot guarantee employment.
We Are Focused on Your Success
We train students for entry level dental clinical assisting and front office positions
which are plentiful; all one needs to do is to look at the classified sections of
newspapers. After 8 months of part time employment (or interning) in any U.S.
dental office, our graduates are eligible to sit for the California R.D.A. exam; this is
the same exam R.O.P. and other programs' students take after attending school for
almost 1 year! The difference being our graduates are earning income and work
experience while they wait to take their R.D.A. exam. Contact us to find out how!
Dental Assisting Course Syllabus
Basic Anatomy & Charting
This unit consists of basic anatomy, basic charting and symbols, tooth numbering, surfaces of the teeth and basic structure of dental anatomy.
Infection Control
This unit covers basic infection control techniques that include OSHA / Cal OSHA recommendations, barriers,
pre and post clean up procedures and public relations.
Resume Writing Skills
You will learn how to write a resume and interview skills.
Dental Procedures
You will learn how to assist in most all daily dental procedures, and be a vital part of the dental team.
Orthodontics, Endodontics, Oral Surgery, Specialty Training
You will learn the basics of working in all fields of dentisty
Radiation Safety
This course includes an optional California State Radiation Safety Course.
There is no extra charge (It is an $800.00 course, included for free) .
You will be certified to take x-rays in a dental office.
Basic Dental Instruments and Passing Instruments
This unit covers the techniques of passing and receiving dental instruments to the doctor and proper positions forsuctioning.
Whitening Trays
You will learn how to take impressions and receive bleaching trays that you make on yourself. This is a $300.00 value for free.
CPR & Vital Signs
The student will complete the required basic life support class for your CPR
card. You will learn how to use a professional defibrillator.
This is a $50.00 course included for free.
Lab Procedures - Alginate Impressions - Plaster Pour
Bleaching Trays - Model Trimming
Students will be taught how to take alginate impressions on patients. They will then learn how to pour up the impressions that will duplicate the patient's teeth. From these impressions students will learn how to make bleaching trays for patients to whiten their teeth.
Students will also learn to pour and trim plaster models.
Job Possibilities in Dentistry
Santa Clarita School of Dental Assisting
27450 Tourney Road Suite 250
Valencia, CA 91355
661-799-9JOB
661-259-4474