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Thinking about pursuing a career in dental health? At the College of Health Care Professions, our certificate training program is designed to help prepare you to take the certification test and help you develop the skills you will need to join the ranks of oral health professionals as a state-registered dental assistant.
Dental assistants are on the front line of oral health, helping dentists with a number of different treatments and procedures. Every day, these certified dental assistants are tasked with taking dental radiographs, implementing tooth impressions for study casts, preparing dental equipment, providing oral care instructions to patients, and much more.
With a dental assistant certificate from the College of Health Care Professions, you can pursue a key role in an in-demand dental health profession such as…
- Dental Assistant
- Chair-Side Assistant
- Dental Billing Clerk
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics*, job openings for dental assistants are projected to grow 7% through 2032 – a faster than average pace. Overall, employment in healthcare occupations is projected to grow 12.6% from 2021 to 2031*, much faster than the average for all occupations.
AVAILABLE AT CHCP CAMPUSES THROUGHOUT TEXAS AND ONLINE
On Campus
Complete the program on weekdays in as few as 35 weeks, during evenings in as few as 54 weeks, or through blended online and on campus classes in as few as 36 weeks. The Dental Assistant Program is available at these CHCP campuses…Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, McAllen, San Antonio, and 3 campuses in Houston.
Online
Formatted for the working student or parent – designed to be completed in as few as 48 weeks. This program incorporates online instruction with the benefit of nine hands-on clinical skill training sessions on Fridays and Saturdays, spread out over the entire 48 weeks at our campus locations where the program is offered.
On Campus
Complete the program on weekdays in as few as 35 weeks, during evenings in as few as 54 weeks, or through blended online and on campus classes in as few as 36 weeks. The Dental Assistant Program is available at these CHCP campuses…Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, McAllen, San Antonio, and 3 campuses in Houston.
Online
Formatted for the working student or parent – designed to be completed in as few as 48 weeks. This program incorporates online instruction with the benefit of nine hands-on clinical skill training sessions on Fridays and Saturdays, spread out over the entire 48 weeks at our campus locations where the program is offered.
EDUCATIONAL CLASSES
- Master Study Skills
- Introduction to Dental Assisting
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Dental Terminology
- Preventative Dentistry Nutrition
- Dental Skills & Procedures
- Restorative Periodontics
- Endodontics and Prosthodontics
- Externship
- And More!
POTENTIAL OCCUPATIONS
- Dental Administrative Assistant
- Dental Assistant
- Dental Billing Clerk
- Chair-Side Assistant
- Dental Collection Assistant
- And More!
CHCP, founded by physicians, has been educating students for allied health careers for over 35 years.
