VATTEROTT COLLEGE
Dental Assistant Specialist - Des Moines
Program offered is an Associate.
The Dental Assistant Specialist program is designed with educational objective to provide graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary to obtain entry-level positions as Dental Assistants or office personnel in private dental offices or dental clinics.
Registration with the state which includes examination, application, and fee are required to practice as a Dental Assistant in the state of Iowa.
Admissions requirement: High School diploma or GED.
Other requirements: Proof of Hepatitis B series and Tuberculosis screening (with negative results or proof of INH treatment) before phase 3.
Note: Past criminal history may have an effect on one's ability to obtain employment in this field. Students are encouraged to be vaccinated against and/or tested for infectious diseases, such as mumps, measles, rubella and tuberculosis prior to contact with patients and/or infectious objects or materials, so as to minimize the risk to patients and dental personnel. Additional information regarding policies on ionizing radiation, and bloodborne and infectious diseases is available upon request.
Curriculum: This program length is 70 weeks. The total number of credit hours for completion is 91.5 quarter credit hours consisting of 77.5 Quarter Credit Hours of theory and associated lab including 14 Quarter Credit Hours of Applied General Education instruction.
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