DCDS Dental Assisting School provides foundational knowledge to prepare students to satisfy additional training and testing requirements of the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners in:
- BLS Certification
- United States Department of Health and Human Services required HIPAA/HB300 Safelock Certification
- Texas dental assistant registration including making x-rays
- Monitoring nitrous oxide conscious sedation
- Pit and fissure sealants
- Coronal polishing
Classroom + Labs
Topics covered during classroom and lab hours include:
Intro to Dental Profession
- Oral Health
- Nutrition
- Jurisprudence
Preparation for Patient Care
- Dental Charting
- Restorative Materials, Dental Dams, Matrix Bands & Wedges
- Charting
- Dentrix and Eaglesoft practice management software
Intro to Dental Radiography
- Production & Evaluation of Radiographs
- Extraoral & Digital Radiographs
Basic Dental Science
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Head & Neck
- Histology
- Tooth Morphology
Emergency Management
- CPR Training
- AED Use
Lab Materials & Techniques
- Liners, Bases & Cements
Dental Skills and Procedures
- Infection Control
- Management of Hazardous Materials
- Microbiology
- Pharmacology
- Anesthesia & Sedation
Basic Chairside Assisting
- Instruments & Trays
- Instrument Transfer
- Operating Field
Dental Specialties
- Oral Medicine
- Periodontics
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Cosmetic Dentistry & Teeth Whitening
- Endodontics
- Orthodontics
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Fixed Prosthodontics
- Removable Prosthodontics
Employment Strategies
- Job Preparation
- Communication
Externship
In addition to the curriculum, students are placed in an active Externship Program to gain valuable hands-on dental assisting hours in dental offices. We have over 1300 member dentists ready to consider you for externship and/or employment.
You’re gonna like what we have to say! Training at DCDS Dental Assisting School goes beyond the basics taught at most dental assisting schools.