Dental Assisting Technician, C.C.

  Health Services  

(Limited-Entry Program)

Intended Program Outcomes:

This one-year certificate program will prepare the student to be effective in the workplace in the following areas:

• Assist dentist with patient treatment
• Radiographic proficiency (exposure, processing, and mount)
• Material manipulation (selection, classification, safe handling, and disposal)
• Infection control (instrument and room processing to prevent disease transmission, OSHA compliance)
• Business office procedures (computer data entry, scheduling, and records management)
• Employment readiness (professionalism, writing skills, ethics, legal and HIPAA procedures)

Students must receive a “C” grade or above in all prerequisite and dental coursework to be considered as having successfully completed the program.

Admission Requirements

To enroll, you must have a high school diploma or GED certificate. Additional enrollment information is available from the Office of Enrollment Management in Morrow Hall on the BMCC Pendleton campus or online at BMCC’s Website. Completed enrollment application materials will be accepted beginning January 1 through the last Friday in April (or until all available positions are filled) for admission for the following fall term. (Applications will not be held over for subsequent years’ admission.) Students must meet the criteria below before being accepted to the program.