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Graduate students demonstrate the knowledge and skills required of a competent entry-level dental assistant.

Provide quality education and training that develops each student’s potential to become a productive, responsible, and professional member of society and a skilled member of the dental assisting workforce.

Provide our students with open access and a supportive environment that encourages student success in the classroom, laboratory, and externship sites.

Prepare students to organize, prioritize, and delegate care by communicating effectively with the dental team members.

Adhere to professional standards incorporating a Dental Assistant’s legal and ethical responsibilities.

Encourage professionalism, integrity, and high standards in students.

Adhere to professional standards incorporating a Dental Assistant’s legal and ethical responsibilities.

See what our 8 Month* Dental Assistant Program offers

*32 Approved Instructional Weeks

The program information

length, and schedule may change. Fill our form for more details.

The Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts Dental Assistant

program provides a library and classrooms with audiovisual teaching aids, textbooks, and simulators. The Instructor-to-Student ratio is 1:12 in the laboratory, 1:30 during residential lectures, and 1:25 during online lectures. Classes begin every four (4) weeks.

The program compromises seven (7)

didactic/laboratory courses in 4-week blocks. DA 100-Infection control is taught before the students start any other courses. After completing the DA-100 course, students will complete all courses. DA 200 through DA 205 is offered regardless of the sequence. Students must complete all didactic/laboratory courses before starting the DA 300 Externship course.

Students must be available

8:00 AM-6:00 PM Monday through Friday for didactic and laboratory coursework. Externships may be required to accommodate alternative schedules based on facility placement business during externship hours. Students must be able to complete those special rotations at the schedule provided.

Students receive

200 didactic instruction, 384 laboratory instruction, and 180 clinical externship hours. This allows students to apply their knowledge of lecture topics and hands-on lab skills to practical use when placed in a dental facility. Students will take technical courses that may be given on campus, online, or in both formats.

182.5 hours is the minimum

required outside work time. The curriculum provides students with the technical, clinical, and interpersonal skills necessary to succeed in the dental assisting field. Upon completion of the program, a certificate is awarded. This program’s standard completion time is 32 weeks, excluding holidays and vacation time.

Class times can and may be rescheduled

on an alternate day of the week (Sunday through Saturday) to ensure program completion is on time and the required program hours are fulfilled.

Additional Program Notes

Students may be required to accommodate alternative schedules based on facility placement business hours during the externship. Students must be able to complete their rotations according to the schedule provided.

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Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is Accredited & Approved

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