 Dental Assistant
As a Dental Assistant, you will be prepared to work chairside with the dentist; as well as with their front office.
At Concorde you will receive "multi-tasked" training, which means you will be trained in both clinical and administrative capabilities.
Clinical responsibilities include sterilizing and preparing instrument trays, exposing and processing x-rays, conducting oral inspections, preparing patients for treatment, and taking vital signs. Administrative responsibilities include patient charting, appointment setting, completing insurance forms, accounts payable and fee collections.
Our campus incorporates the Dental Assistant and Registered Dental Assistant programs together to provide training in these skills, as a student you will learn the proper techniques and/or methods in order to perfrom the following:
- Take vital signs
- Perform CPR
- Sterilize instruments
- Preparation of instrument trays
- Take oral inspections
- Expose and process x-rays
- Administer fluoride treatments
- Educate patients on proper oral care
- Schedule appointments
- Create patient charts
- Maintain records and supplies
- Process accounts payable and collections
- Work with insurance forms
A majority of Dental Assistants are employed by General Dentists. Some are employed by Specialists (orthodontists, oral surgeons, etc.). Some Assistants work part-time and sometimes in more than one office. Assistants may have some freedom to choose their own hours.
- Private Practice
- Group Practice
- Specialty Practices
- Public Health
- Hospital Dental Clinics
- Dental School
- Dental Supply Manufacturers
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