Dental Assisting

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750 Hours

Program Length

Lehi, Orem and Spanish Fork

Locations

Day and Night

Times Available

$3,200

Approximate Costs

Yes

Financial Aid

The Dental Assisting Program consists of classroom and lab and trains students in all aspects of both clinical chairside assisting as well as introduction to office administration. Clinical Chairside includes:

Chairside and laboratory procedures
Sterilization
Preparing instruments/materials for use
Charting
Obtaining dental x-rays
Medical emergency skills

Office Administration includes:

Introduction to front office and customer service
Entering patient records and data
Privacy of health information
Basic software knowledge

Students will work on classmates and bring in patients for learning non-invasive procedures such as suctioning and taking impressions. The classroom/lab portion will primarily be held on campus, but also includes field trips and a few “work from home” days, also known as hybrid. This is a valuable introduction in to the dental field for students interested in becoming chairside assistants, hygienists, lab technicians, specialty assistants, dentists, product representatives, etc.

The Dental Assisting Externship is completed after the classroom/lab portion of the program. In this segment, the students works on-site at a dental office where the students observes and assists in daily tasks. This gives the students hands-on experience in the industry and a chance to practice the skills they have learned throughout the program.

Students will be responsible to arrange their own externship site, in coordination with the instructor. Students are expected to have at least 15 hours per week during the externship.

Outcomes

MTECH Dental Assisting Program Certificate
Healthcare Provider BLS and First Aid Certification
OSHA Certification
Radiology Certification
Gainful employment Data

Prerequisites

Schedule

With the exception of the Heber Location, all locations have a Hybrid component. This means that there is 3 hours of work, in addition to any personal studying done by a student, that is expected to be completed during the week.

Students begin their externship when class ends on 5/6/19 and will be expected to meet with their instructor once each week after that point until their externship hours are complete (6/13 for the night class)

Session	Location	Start Date	End Date	Start Time	End Time	Days
Dental Assistant	Lehi Campus Rm 212 or Orem Campus Rm 110 or Spanish Fork Rm 118	8/20/2018	5/6/2019	7:30 AM	10:30 AM	M-Th
Dental Assistant	Lehi Campus Rm 212 or Orem Campus Rm 110	8/20/2018	5/6/2019	11:30 AM	2:30 PM	M-Th
Dental Assistant	Lehi Campus Rm 212	8/20/2018	7/15/2019	6:00 PM	8:30 PM	M-Th
Dental Assistant	Spanish Fork Rm 118	8/20/2018	5/6/2019	11:45 AM	2:45 AM	M-Th
Dental Assistant	Heber Rm 221	8/20/2018	5/31/2019	7:30 AM	10:30 AM	M-F

Tuition and Fees

Item	Cost	Notes
Application Fee	$0.00	There is no cost to apply.
Registration Fee	$40.00
Facilities Fee	$50.00
Program Fees	$390.00
Externship Hours for High School Students	$506.00	Approximate amount – Students will be refunded any externship hours done while still in high school
Tuition	$1,500.00	All tuition and fees are due at the time of registration.
Total :	$2,486.00

Financial Aid Eligible:Yes.
VA Eligible:Yes
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Required Supplies

Item	Cost	Notes
Modern Dental Assisting Textbook/Workbook	$169.00
The Administrative Dental Assistant Textbook	$109.00	ISBN: 9781437713619
Dental Instrument Pocket Guide	$55.00
Dental Assisting Training Modules	$22.00
TB Test	$20.00
Hepatitis B (series of 3)	$120.00	$40.00 each
Scrubs	$22.00	It is recommended to have at least two pairs of scrubs

Total :	$508.00

Optional Item	Cost	Notes
Dental Convention	$30.00	This is a two-day event in Salt Lake City; price is subject to change
Total :	$30.00

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Dental Assisting

750 Hours

Lehi, Orem and Spanish Fork

Day and Night

$3,200

Yes

Need Advice or Have Questions?

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Simple and Easy Steps to Get You Started

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