Programs

Dental Assistants are key members of the dental team. Dentists rely upon their assistants to perform a wide range of patient, clinical and laboratory procedures including X-rays, dental impressions, coronal polishing, and oral measurements.  Dental Assistant students will practice these procedures in a spacious and modern dental laboratory and use equipment, materials, and instruments comparable to those used in actual dental facilities.

 

The program prepares students for Coronal Polish Certification*, Pit and Fissure Certification* and the requirements necessary to earn a California Radiation Safety Certificate (limited to dental X-ray).  Student coursework emphasis is placed on the Registered Dental Assistant practical and written examinations.

 

 

Graduates of the Dental Assisting program work in many areas of dentistry, such as oral surgery, aesthetic dentistry, pediatrics, and orthodontics, in places like public health facilities, hospital dental departments, correctional facilities, schools/universities, clinics, and dental suppliers.


Class Modules

  • Fundamentals of Dental Assisting
  • Science of Dentistry
  • Restorative Dentistry
  • Laboratory/Pharmacology
  • Pediatric Dentistry/Orthodontics
  • CPR/Preventative Dentistry
  • Endodontics/Radiography
  • Oral Surgery/Anesthetics
  • Externship

Length of Program
The Dental Assisting program takes approximately nine months to complete.


GED Prep and Testing
If you do not have your high school diploma or the equivalent, we offer one more advantage to attending ACC. By enrolling in this program, you qualify for our complimentary GED Prep and Testing program. Talk to your Admissions Representative for all the details.


Accreditation
ACC is approved by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.

ABHES (www.abhes.org)

 

In addition, the Dental Assisting program at our LA and OC campuses is approved by the Dental Board of California (www.dbc.ca.gov).


Campuses
Program available at LA Campus, OC Campus and Ontario Campus.


Requirements
Each program has entrance requirements. While this may seem scary, our admissions team is there to help you succeed through every step of the process – including the entrance exams. Everyone worries about tests – just remember that thousands of ACC grads made it through the process on the way to the same change you are starting today.
Some of the admissions requirements include:

  • Must be at least 18 or have a parent of guardian’s signature
  • High school graduates or the equivalent will take an entrance exam before admission and need to achieve a score of 120 or higher on the CPAt exam.
  • Candidates without a high school may enroll in this program as well but must exceed 200 (Verbal) and 210 (Quantitative) on the Wonderlic basic skills ability to benefit exam

Be sure to consult with an Admissions Representative to get all the information on admission to the Dental Assisting program. 

 

*The Coronal Polish Certificate and Pit and Fissure Certification are awarded by the State of California upon successful completion of the RDA exams and completion of a state approved course (LA and OC campuses only).  Students must successfully complete coronal polish, pit and fissure and radiation safety written and practical examinations with a minimum score of 75 percent.


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Programs

Dental Assistants are key members of the dental team. Dentists rely upon their assistants to perform a wide range of patient, clinical and laboratory procedures including X-rays, dental impressions, coronal polishing, and oral measurements.  Dental Assistant students will practice these procedures in a spacious and modern dental laboratory and use equipment, materials, and instruments comparable to those used in actual dental facilities.

 

The program prepares students for Coronal Polish Certification*, Pit and Fissure Certification* and the requirements necessary to earn a California Radiation Safety Certificate (limited to dental X-ray).  Student coursework emphasis is placed on the Registered Dental Assistant practical and written examinations.

 

 

Graduates of the Dental Assisting program work in many areas of dentistry, such as oral surgery, aesthetic dentistry, pediatrics, and orthodontics, in places like public health facilities, hospital dental departments, correctional facilities, schools/universities, clinics, and dental suppliers.


Class Modules

  • Fundamentals of Dental Assisting
  • Science of Dentistry
  • Restorative Dentistry
  • Laboratory/Pharmacology
  • Pediatric Dentistry/Orthodontics
  • CPR/Preventative Dentistry
  • Endodontics/Radiography
  • Oral Surgery/Anesthetics
  • Externship

Length of Program
The Dental Assisting program takes approximately nine months to complete.


GED Prep and Testing
If you do not have your high school diploma or the equivalent, we offer one more advantage to attending ACC. By enrolling in this program, you qualify for our complimentary GED Prep and Testing program. Talk to your Admissions Representative for all the details.


Accreditation
ACC is approved by the Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools.

ABHES (www.abhes.org)

 

In addition, the Dental Assisting program at our LA and OC campuses is approved by the Dental Board of California (www.dbc.ca.gov).


Campuses
Program available at LA Campus, OC Campus and Ontario Campus.


Requirements
Each program has entrance requirements. While this may seem scary, our admissions team is there to help you succeed through every step of the process – including the entrance exams. Everyone worries about tests – just remember that thousands of ACC grads made it through the process on the way to the same change you are starting today.
Some of the admissions requirements include:

  • Must be at least 18 or have a parent of guardian’s signature
  • High school graduates or the equivalent will take an entrance exam before admission and need to achieve a score of 120 or higher on the CPAt exam.
  • Candidates without a high school may enroll in this program as well but must exceed 200 (Verbal) and 210 (Quantitative) on the Wonderlic basic skills ability to benefit exam

Be sure to consult with an Admissions Representative to get all the information on admission to the Dental Assisting program. 

 

*The Coronal Polish Certificate and Pit and Fissure Certification are awarded by the State of California upon successful completion of the RDA exams and completion of a state approved course (LA and OC campuses only).  Students must successfully complete coronal polish, pit and fissure and radiation safety written and practical examinations with a minimum score of 75 percent.


download PDF brochure 		dental assisting