High-Tech Institute

Dental Assistant

By their detail-oriented nature, Dental Assistants are very meticulous. They care about health, they seem to have an inborn desire to help others, and some even get pleasure offering themselves for volunteer work.

The Dental Assistant is very organized, practices good hygiene, and enjoys working with their hands.

What Career Do We Train You For?

When you successfully complete our Dental Assisting program, you'll have all of the qualifications necessary to assist dentists by providing instruments and materials, helping to keep patient's mouths clear, maintaining sterile instruments and equipment, and organizing trays with tools for dental procedures.

In the course of a normal work day, you may instruct patients on proper oral care, remove sutures, apply anesthetics to gums or cavity-preventive agents to teeth, and more.

What is offered to you by our Dental Assistant Program?

• Dental x-ray fundamentals
• Dental science and CPR certification
• Complete chairside training
• Proper lab techniques
• Intro to dental health and preventative dentistry
• Basic dental office administration tasks for large/small offices
• An externship with valuable hands-on training.

What are my career options after graduation?

After graduation you will have the qualifications to work in:

• Pediatric Dentistry (Children's Dentistry)
• General Dentistry
• Oral Surgery
• Endodontics (Root Canals)
• Orthodontics (Braces)
• Periodontics (Gum Disease)