Dental Assistant Certificate
The Dental Assistant Certificate is a non-credit program offered at LSC-Kingwood.
Program Description
Dental assistants fill a wide variety of roles in the dental office, including: preparing patients for dental procedures, ensuring the sterility of the dental environment, assisting dentists during procedures by providing tools and materials, working with suppliers to schedule deliveries, helping patients schedule appointments, teaching patients about proper oral health, and taking patient x-rays.
This program prepares a student for and includes a Texas State Board of Dental Examiners exam.
- Contact Hours: 332
- Cost of Program: $2,604
- Median Wage: $31,3001
Program Plan
| Course | Number | Title | Classes |
| DNTAC | 2105303 | Dental Assisting - Lecture I | Search |
| DNTAC | 2101502 | Dental Assisting - Lecture II | Search |
| DNTAC | 2106002 | Dental Assisting - Clinical | Search |
| DNTAC | 2100302 | Registered Dental Assistant Exam Review (TSBDE) | Search |
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TOTAL Contact Hours for Dental Assistant Certificate: |
332 | ||
- Median Wage information obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission and the U.S. Department of Labor for 2009 (most recent data available).
