Dental Assistant

Dental Assistant

在不到一年的时间里，用一个密集的项目来蚕食稳定的职业, and make a great impression with dental field employers. 如果你是一个有条理的多任务处理者，并且喜欢与人交流，那么你的工作就会变得很好 Dental Assistant technical diploma at Gateway Technical College could be ideal for you. You’ll gain 300 hours of clinical chairside experience at the only technical college program in southeast Wisconsin with accreditation from 美国牙医协会牙科认证委员会 (ADA CODA).

  • State-of-the-art labs are designed to simulate a professional dental practice and equipped with the tools used in the field to help you learn cutting-edge procedures.
  • Learn hands-on and work with professional dental equipment, like digital radiography, 电子牙科健康记录和扩展材料在我们的牙科实验室.
  • Gain real-world experience 从临床实习和服务学习志愿者工作到像男孩这样的团体 & Girls Club of Kenosha.
  • Qualify for dental assistant scholarships 以及其他奖学金提供给学生通过 Gateway Foundation.
  • Graduate and get certified. You’ll be prepared to take the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) Certified Dental Assistant (CDA) Exam, which may increase your chances of employment.
  • Secure a stable career. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts this field will grow 19% in the coming years–much faster than average.
Program Credits

33

Location

Kenosha Campus

Financial Aid Eligible

Yes

Estimated Program Cost

Tuition & Fees: $6,295
Books & Supplies: $2,481

Start Dates

Summer

Salary Outlook

$44,283

Career Opportunities: Dental Assistant, Surgical Dental Assistant, Certified Dental Assistant, Orthodontic Assistant, Dental Receptionist

Dental Assistant Career Pathway

Career Pathways are designed to help you reach your educational goals and explore college and career options. Pathways are made up of related certificates, 建立在共同技能和知识基础上的文凭和学位. 你可以从职业道路的任何一点开始，并根据你的目标定制你的道路. View the pathway for your area of interest.

Full Time Curriculum:
PDF icon 31-508-1牙科助理全日制2024-2025课程表.pdf

Course Number: 508-101 Credits: 1.00

本课程培养牙科辅助学生积极应对牙科紧急情况, control infection, prevent disease, adhere to OSHA standards, and safely manage hazardous materials. 学生们还会记录病人的生命体征，收集病人的医疗/牙科病史. 在开始本课程之前，学生将被要求出示心肺复苏认证证明.

Course Number: 890-155 Credits: 1.00

在本课程中，学生将探索盖特威技术学院社区. They examine college resources and services, investigate skills that lead to academic success, 确定实现教育和个人目标的策略.

Course Number: 508-304 Credits: 2.00

This course prepares dental assistant students to apply fundamentals of general and dental anatomy to informed decision making and to professional communication with colleagues and patients. 本课程相当于WTCS其他学校的508-304课程.

Course Number: 508-306 Credits: 3.00

学生应用在牙科和一般解剖学学到的技能, Dental Health Safety, Dental Chairside, Dental Materials, Dental Radiography, and Professionalism in a clinical setting with patients. 本课程强调核心能力与基本职业技能的整合.

Course Number: 508-307 Credits: 1.00

This course prepares Dental Assistant students for professional success in a dental practice or other dental health care environment. Students develop professional appearance and image. 更重要的是，他们学会在道德准则和法律框架内工作. In preparation for entering the workforce, students customize or develop their portfolios and lay out an ongoing professional development plan. This course is equivalent to 508-307 at other WTCS schools.

Course Number: 508-302 Credits: 5.00

本课程训练牙科助理学生绘制口腔结构图, dental pathology, 为牙医做修复，并协助牙医进行基本的牙科手术，包括检查, pain control, amalgam restoration, and cosmetic restoration. 学生还将培养对患者进行预防性牙科教育的能力, brushing and flossing techniques, and dental procedures, using lay terminology. Throughout the course, students will apply decoding strategies to the correct use and interpretation of dental terminology. This course is equivalent to 508-302 at other WTCS schools.

Course Number: 508-113 Credits: 2.00

This course prepares Dental Assistant students to handle and prepare dental materials such as liners, bases, cements, amalgam, resin restorative materials, gypsum products, and impression materials. 他们还学习海藻酸盐在人体模型上的印痕和清洁可移动的器具.

Course Number: 508-103 Credits: 2.00

本课程训练牙科助理学生操作x光机及暴露咬牙, periapical, extra oral, and occusal radiographs. Emphasis is placed on protection against x-ray hazards. 学生还处理、安装和评估x光片的诊断价值. 在这个过程中，学生展示能力的人体模型. 此外，学生们将咬人的x光片暴露在同伴身上，扮演病人的角色.

Course Number: 508-311 Credits: 2.00

牙科助理学生应用在牙科主席-高级发展的技能, Dental Lab Procedures, Dental Radiography - Advanced, and Dental Office Procedures in a clinical setting with patients that emphasizes integration of core abilities and basic and advanced occupational skills. This course is equivalent to 508-311 at other WTCS schools.

Course Number: 508-308 Credits: 5.00

This course prepares Dental Assistant students to adapt chairside skills to assisting with dental specialties as they are performed in general practice. It focuses on pediatric dentistry, orthodontics, oral maxillofacial surgery, endodontics, periodontics, and prosthodontics. 学生也将发展协助使用密封剂的能力, perform coronal polishing, and apply topical fluoride and topical anesthetics. 本课程相当于WTCS其他学校的508-308课程.

Course Number: 508-309 Credits: 4.00

This course prepares Dental Assistant students to produce alginate impressions and fabricate diagnostic models, oral appliances, temporary restorations, and custom trays. Students also polish oral appliances. 本课程相当于WTCS其他学校的508-309课程.

Course Number: 508-120 Credits: 2.00

本课程训练牙科助理学生管理电话, appointments, recall systems, and inventory. 学生们还发展了处理应收账款和应付账款所需的技能, collections, and third party reimbursements.

Course Number: 508-310 Credits: 1.00

本课程以牙科放射学的原理和技能为基础. Dental Assistant students expose full mouth series, extra-oral, and specialized radiographs on adult and child patients. Emphasis is placed on protection against x-ray hazards. 学生还将处理、安装和评估x光片的诊断价值. In addition, they will use radiographs to explain dental health and treatment plans to patients. 本课程相当于WTCS其他学校的508-310课程.

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Admissions Requirements

  • Application for Admission & Application Fee
  • 正式高中成绩单或GED/HSED证书，包括毕业或通过日期.
  • Students must meet one of the following multiple measures获得技术文凭或更高学历，*高中平均成绩不低于2分.6, earned a minimum college GPA of 2.0 or submit ACT or Accuplacer test scores. Submit any needed transcripts or test scores. *请注意，短期技术文凭不符合多项标准. These programs include Nursing Assistant, Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced EMT, and Truck Driving.
  • Order Background Check ONLY (CBC). 完成您的订单后，BID将在您的待办事项列表中. 下载，打印，然后将完成的BID上传到您的 myCB within 30 days of your CBC order. 如果未在30天内上传BID，则可能需要下新的CBC订单.
  • 要了解更多背景调查信息，请阅读并理解 犯罪背景调查和健康计划学生信息.

Petitioning

This program has a required admission petition. 学生通过满足项目申请要求获得席位, program acceptance date and current residency status. 项目接受日期较早的学生和Gateway地区(基诺沙), Racine and Walworth counties) residence have priority over students with later program acceptance dates or who are outside of the Gateway district and/or residents outside of Wisconsin. See our Petitioning webpage for additional information.

Clinicals

你所选择的学习项目有毕业所需的临床部分. Each clinical placement has site specific requirements which may include COVID-19 vaccination requirements. There is a limited availability for clinical sections that accept waivers for COVID-19 vaccinations. It is the student's responsibility to register for sections that allow waivers for COVID-19 vaccinations. 临床需求可能会在很少或没有通知的情况下发生变化.

Note: Due to federal clock-to-credit regulations在美国，有三门牙科助理课程不完全符合经济援助资格. Students can reduce the financial aid impact by following their scheduled part-time or full-time curriculum track. Learn more.

After Petitioning

在通过请愿程序获得席位后: 

This program has a required admission petition. Click for details on petitioning.

  • Order Medical Document Manager ONLY (health forms/records and CPR). Upon completing your order, the required health forms and CPR requirements will need to be uploaded. 在申请之前，你只需要上传一份你的 valid CPR. After being awarded a seat, you will be required to complete the remainder of the items in your Health Portal and eLearning as soon as possible so that you can receive clearance to participate in clinicals.
  • Castlebranch是目前犯罪背景调查的供应商, Health Portal/Medical Document Managers, and e-learning. Students who previously ordered through Viewpoint Screening are still eligible to use their Viewpoint Screening Portal for Medical Documentation and eLearning. 如果先前通过视点进行的犯罪背景调查已经过期, new orders will be placed through Castlebranch

Background and Health Information requirement questions?
Please contact the Admissions Office at admissionsoffice@f2468.com.

The program in dental assisting is accredited by the 美国牙医协会牙科认证委员会 (ADA CODA) [并被授予“批准不要求报告”的认可地位。]. The Commission is a specialized accrediting body recognized by the United States Department of Education. The Commission on Dental Accreditation can be contacted at 312-440-4653 or at 211 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611.

Because we are accredited by ADA CODA, our graduates are eligible to apply for the Certified Dental Assistant examination offered through the DANB. Passing the exam signifies the dental assistant holds the highest level of proficiency in their occupation and makes graduates more attractive to employers.

Infection Control Policy Statement

A student in the Dental Assistant program is at an increased risk for exposure to a variety of diseases, including but not limited to, Hepatitis B, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and COVID-19. Because of these risks, students will be expected to follow all infection control/exposure control guidelines that have been established by the program and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Infection control is a priority consideration in dental practice and in the Dental Assistant Program. 随着对传染病的宣传越来越多, dentists and dental personnel are becoming more aware that the dental environment is a potential source for one or more of these diseases. Accordingly, infection control in dentistry is undergoing changes and will continue to be a rapidly evolving and dynamic issue as new technology, research information, and legal precedents emerge.

防止交叉污染和传染给所有人, whether patients, dentists, dental personnel or non-clinical staff, 是否所有牙科人员都有专业责任. 有效的感染控制规划的一个基本原则是谨慎行事, follow standard precautions and effective control techniques that can keep infectious microbes within the manageable limits of the body’s normal resistance to disease. To achieve this goal, 根据其提供安全治疗环境的承诺, the Dental Assistant program has adopted policies and procedures which represent a comprehensive and practical infection control program.

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