Dental Assistant
The Objective
of the Dental
Assistant Program
is to train students to acquire satisfactory skills and
demonstrate competence in a variety of dental office procedures
and laboratorytechniques. The procedures and lab techniques
include preliminary examination procedure, assisting at
chairside using four-handed dentistry, charting, appointment
scheduling, keeping patient records and sterilizing instruments.
Under the direct supervision of a dentist the assistant
may perform expanded functions such as intraoral procedures
in restorative dentistry and oral surgery. The assistant
qualified in radiology may also take and expose radiographs.
 Upon
satisfactory completion of the training, students will
be qualified to assume entry-level positions as a dental
assistant in dental offices and clinics performing the
lab techniques and office procedures described above.
This program
is accredited by the Commission on
Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association.
Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the
Certified Dental Assistant
Exam (CDA) sponsored by the Dental Assisting
National Board, Inc. Graduates who pass the CDA exam
become nationally Certified Dental Assistants.
 ** Note: The Dental Assistant program described above is a different curriculum at each Medix campus. Contact the individual Medix campus to find out more about the eligible certification exams available.
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