Dental Assisting

Dental assistants are an important part of the successful operation of a dental practice. They perform a variety of jobs, including patient care, office management and laboratory duties. Dental assisting is an outstanding career for someone who is a stickler for details, driven to help people and enjoys hands-on work.

ATA offers college courses to train you for a career as a dental assistant, including:

• ANA 105 Basic Oral & Facial Anatomy (4 credits)
• DEN 101 Intro to Dental Assisting (4 credits)
• DEN 140 Advanced Operative Procedures (4 credits)

All ATA graduates are accepted into the University of Louisville School of Dentistry's Expanded Duty Dental Auxiliary (EDDA) course.

In addition to the basic coursework for dental assistants, ATA also provides:

• CPR certification for healthcare providers through the American Heart Association
• Kentucky certification in Radiology Safety and Technique
• 300 hours of externship in a dental office
• Hands-on lab experience at an actual dentist's office
• Instruction from dentists and dental assistants
• Training in 4 handed dentistry

Career choices for Dental Assistants

• Oral surgery
• Pedodontics (children's dentistry)
• General dentistry practices
• Endodontics (root canals)
• Orthodontics (braces)
• Periodontics (gum disease)

If you are interested in this School

Dental Assisting program is taught at following Campus location: