Who should consider enrolling in the Dental Assisting program?
You might enjoy the work of a professional dental assistant if you like interaction with people and working in teams, have good communication skills, enjoy variety in your work and working with your hands as well as your mind, and are looking for excellent working opportunities and conditions. Dental assisting is a rewarding and stable career. What will you study? Dental assisting courses address the issues of patient dental care and oral health. The program includes California dental law, ethics, professionalism, infection control, head and neck anatomy, dental radiology, dental materials and chairside skills. Fall semester courses introduce basic theory and chairside skills, leading to more advanced studies during the spring semester, which include internship and advanced use of technology within dentistry. The program includes lecture and laboratory practice in the classroom. Clinical experience is required in the dental clinics of the University of California and the University of
