- Address:
- 4500 Steilacoom Boulevard SW
Lakewood, WA 98499
- Phone:
- (253) 589-5678
- Website:
- http://www.cptc.edu
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- Company Information:
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Designed to prepare students for positions in the dental field, including both front office and dental assistant career tracks.
Graduates of the program will have a foundation of knowledge of dental sciences, dental assisting skills, dental materials, dental laboratory procedures, radiography, infection control, and dental business office management skills.
Students will develop an understanding of the role of the dental assistant and dental business office assistant within the dental care team. Graduates are qualified for entry-level positions as expanded duties dental assistants and coordinating assistants, as well as dental business office assistants within a dental office. The last Friday in each of the last three quarters of study, students will be required to take one of the three components of the Dental Assistant National Board Certification Examination.
Completion of the appropriate component of the exam will be a Prerequisite for continuation into the third and fourth quarters of study in the Dental Office Specialist program.
In addition, successful completion of the first component (Infection Control), completed at the end of the second quarter of study, is a Prerequisite to entering the fourth quarter clinical experience. The third component of the exam is a requirement for graduation from the program and when successfully completed, will result in the student receiving his or her national certification from DANB enti
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