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2025-2026

Dental Assisting (45240) CIP 51.0601

Last updated on Aug. 28, 2024, 2:38 p.m.

The dental assisting curriculum prepares individuals to assist the dentist in the delivery of dental treatment and to function as integral members of the dental team while performing chairside and related office and laboratory procedures.

Course work includes instruction in general studies, biomedical sciences, dental sciences, clinical sciences and clinical practice. A combination of lecture, laboratory and clinical experiences provide students with knowledge in infection and hazard control, radiography, dental materials, preventive dentistry, and clinical procedures.

Graduates may be eligible to take the Dental Assisting National Board Examination to become Certified Dental Assistants. As a Dental Assistant II, defined by the Dental Laws of North Carolina, graduates work in dental offices and other related areas.

Curriculum Offerings:

SHC - Semester Hour Credits

Dental Assisting Diploma D45240

45 SHC total

Additional Information:

The program in dental assisting is accredited by the Commision on Dental Accreditation and has been granted the accredidation status of "approval with reporting requirements." The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Departmenmt of Education. The Commission on Dental Accredidation can be contacted at (312)-440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-2678. The Commission's web address is http://www.ada.org/en/coda.