8/19/2024 – 5/27/2025
740 Hour Program
Monday – Thursday 5:30p – 9:30p
Cost: $7,830* (Pell Grant Eligible; GI Bill)
Class Size Limited to 17 Students
Registration Closes: 8/12/2024
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Topics include:
- Patient Education
- Radiographic Imaging and Certification
- Dental Terminology/Anatomy/Pathology
- Dental Specialties
- Impression Materials and Techniques
- Principles and Techniques of Instrument Processing and Sterilization
- OSHA and Bloodborne Pathogens Training
- CPR
- Resume Writing, Interviewing, and Job Readiness
- 160 Hours Non-Paid Externship
Students will sit for the National Career Readiness assessments (ACT WorkKeys), the Commission on Ohio Dental Assistant Certification (CODA), and the Dental Assisting Radiographer Certificate from the Ohio State Dental Board. College Credit is available through Franklin University and Career Technical Credit Transfer (CT)2.
- 580 hours of instructional time
- 160 hours of non-paid externship experience
- Hands-on practice in fully-equipped dental lab
- Textbooks
- Uniforms
- Hepatitis B series vaccination
- One-step TB skin test
- Exam fees: CODA (Commission on Ohio Dental Assistants Certification)
- CPR – certification
- Basic computer skills
- Resume writing, interviewing and job readiness
- Job placement assistance available
- Chair-side Skills
- Dental Specialties
- Dental Anatomy
- Insurance
- Dental Materials
- Preventative Procedures
- Dental Medical Emergency Skills
- Radiology
- Dental Office Procedures
- Sterilization Techniques
- Basic Laboratory Skills
- Patient Education
- Job & Work Readiness Skills
- Terminology/anatomy/pathology related to head and neck
- Commission on Ohio Dental Assistant Certification (CODA)
- CPR Certification
- Dental Assisting Radiographer Certificate, Ohio State Dental Board
- OSHA Certification
| Dr. | Kate | Cartwright | South Court Dental Medicine |
| Ms. | Erin | Cline | Rea and Associates |
| Dr. | Scott | Cunningham | Scott Cunningham, DDS |
| Dr. | Juliann | Demand-Balski | Demand-Balski DDS |
| Ms. | Bev | Kreiner | Medina County Health Dept. |
| Ms. | Theresa | Laffey | Retired |
| Mrs. | Phyllis | Neal | Herzing University |
| Dr. | Jennie | Nichols | Nichols Family Dentistry |
| Dr. | Chuck | Pfister | Pfister Orthodontics |
| Ms. | Courtney | Pincombe | Strongsville Smile Keepers |
| Dr. | Darren | Thomas | Darren Thomas, DDS |
| Mr. | Richard | Wooddell | Precision Dental Arts |
Financial Aid may be available for qualified students
In Ohio, Employment of dental assistants is projected to grow 7 percent from 2022 to 2032, faster than the average for all occupations.
Dental Assistants Job Outlook According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (CIP Code-51.0601)
(SOC Code 31-9091)
Employment of dental assistants is projected to grow 7 percent from 2022 to 2032, faster than the average for all occupations. About 55,100 openings for dental assistants are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire. The median annual wage for dental assistants was $44,8200 in May 2022.
Medina County Career Center Adult Education division is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 300, Suite 325, Atlanta, GA 30350, Telephone 770-396-3898/FAX: 770-396-3790.
*Included book/supply fee is non-refundable