Dental Assistants

Dental Assistants have a detail-oriented mindset that makes them very meticulous. They are interested in healthcare, seem to have an innate desire to help others, and may enjoy patient care and administrative tasks.  

As a Dental Assistant Professional, you are an integral healthcare team member. Your organizational skills and understanding of medical, dental and insurance coding terminology keep your workplace running efficiently.  
 
Your duties may include, 

• transcription, coding, billing, word processing,  
• filing, and working with various office software. 

• responsible for patient care, preparation,  
• follow-up services, and patient education  

At medicollege, you will receive “multi-task” instruction training in patient care & administrative capabilities. 

What does a Dental Assistant do? 

Dental assistants perform various patient care, office and laboratory duties in small and large dental practices. They’re responsible for making patients comfortable, preparing them for treatment, and obtaining dental records. Dental assistants hand instruments and materials to dentists during a patient exam and keep patients’ mouths clear by using suction or other devices. 

They also sterilize instruments and equipment, prepare tray setups for dental procedures, and instruct patients on postoperative and general oral health care. Some dental assistants prepare materials for making impressions and restorations, expose radiographs, and process dental x-ray films, which are done by computers now.

Dental Assistants may also perform the following, 

• Remove sutures. 
• apply anesthetics to gums or cavity-preventive agents to teeth.  
• remove excess cement used in the filling process. 
• place rubber dams on the teeth to isolate them for treatment 
   

Those with laboratory duties, 

• make casts of the teeth and mouth from impressions 
• clean and polish removable appliances,  
• make temporary crowns.  

Dental assistants with office duties schedule and confirm appointments, receive patients, keep treatment records, send bills, receive payments, and order dental supplies. 

What Does Our Dental Assistant Program Offer You? 

• The fundamentals of dental x-ray 
• Education in dental hygiene science 
• Chair-side familiarity with dental equipment, instruments & tray set-ups 

• Knowledge of laboratory procedures 
• Introduction to dental health and preventative dentistry 
• Externship in a dental facility 
• Preparing medical charts and reports 
• Medical correspondence from dictation 
• Anesthetics to gums or cavity-preventive agents 
• Sterilization process of equipment 
• Preparation for National Board Exam 
• Registration and Certification of our Graduates 
• Provinces (Canada) and States (the USA) Licensing Pathways 
   

Mode of Course Delivery: 

All courses include Online Theory Sessions, and an Externship Clinical Practice. The entire program is 600 hours (20 weeks) 445 hours of theory sessions and 155 hours of practicum.  

Theory Classes 

Theory classes are hosted in class and the material is available on the Canvas LMS Platform, an updated educational standard in the industry.  

Clinical Practice and Training 

Most students begin side-by-side training in a clinic near their residences. Clinical Practice will include 300 hours of on-the-job training. Students are considered volunteers at this stage of the training.  

• On the Job Training 
• In your Neighborhood 

• Dental Patient Care, topical anesthesia, fluoride treatment,  
• Chairside Assisting, Equipment Sterilization, Preparation 
• Oral Hygiene Instruction to Patients and More. 
• Office Administration and Patient Follow-up Calls. 

Licensing and Locations 

• Practice Locations are Available across Canada and the USA. 
• Licensing information and Board Exam Preparation both in Canada and the USA