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East Ohio – Dental Assisting Program

Dental assistants are crucial members of a healthcare team, offering support in many areas in a dental facility. With your Dental Assisting Associate Degree, a dream career in dental assisting can become a reality. The Dental Assisting program at East Ohio College (East Ohio) does not just provide career training, it also prepares you for the Nationally Registered Certified Dental Assistant (NRCDA) certification test.

Dental Assisting Program Highlight

Dental assistants are an essential part of the oral care team, and East Ohio wants to help every student advance on to a successful career. If you’re in East Liverpool, Ohio, or surrounding cities like Calcutta, Wellsville, Chester, Beaver Falls, or Midland, and you’re interested in dental assistant training you can start your career training at any time during our rolling enrollment period and graduate in as little as two years.

Many local colleges or training programs may offer similar training, but the difference at East Ohio is that we pride ourselves on providing six-week classes per course, with students typically taking two courses at a time. Instructors at East Ohio encourage a student-driven environment, with an average of 16-18 students per class. This provides adequate laboratory time and ensures small class sizes to give the one on one training.

Students who participate in our dental assistant training in East Liverpool, Ohio benefit from a wealth of advantages and acquire all-encompassing training. Our dedicated instructors will teach you how to:

  • Expose and develop radiographs
  • Assist a dentist during dental procedures
  • Sterilize dental instruments and equipment
  • Manage patient records
  • Schedule procedures
  • Educate patients on postoperative and oral healthcare
  • Develop the leadership skills needed to manage a dental office
  • Take dental impressions and perform laboratory duties
  • Mix dental cement
  • Identify oral pathology

Certifications can strengthen your appeal in the job market and successful completion of them allow students to not only sit for the Nationally Registered Certified Dental Assistant (NRCDA) certification test but also partake in the OSDB Approved Dental Assistant Radiographer Course.

 

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